Minister Hunt I assume that you are aware of the discovery of Night Parrot remains that indicate predation by a feral cat. While this loss of one of a newly discovered population of Night Parrots is potentially catastrophic, it serves to highlight the threat to Australian avifauna and smaller mammals, reptiles and amphibians posed by … Read more
Cyclone Marcia is due to cross the coast near St Lawrence this time tomorrow morning. Possibly due to warm sea temperatures, it has rapidly intensified. It was originally expected to be a category 1 event crossing the coast near Gladstone. It is now expected to be a category 5 and crossing the coast north of … Read more
To all those in the path of Cyclone Marcia, my thoughts are with you. Take care. Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow PO Box 71 Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841 PhD candidate, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia Nominated by Earthfoot for Condé Nast’s International Ecotourism Award, 2004. 043 8650 835 Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org … Read more
If you have been birding during 13-16 Feb, you have until 28 Feb to log your sightings at http://gbbc.birdcount.org When I last checked 510 species had been logged for “mainland” Australia (744 checklists) – 524 species when observations from Norfolk and Christmas Island were observed. In comparison 661 species were logged in the United States … Read more
Apparently parrots are much tougher on backpacks than other species (and I imagine Keas are as tough as they come) see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150218165836.htm Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org