birding Australia (No Subject)

James, You must realise it takes a man to admit he is wrong. The last bloke that never made a mistake they nailed him on a cross. You have now got it off your chest as it was obviously worrying you so kick that Black dog in the guts and look forward and don’t look … Read more

Weight of bird backpacks reduced to 0.5 grams

see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331215844.htm The data generated by the geolocators demonstrated that blackpolls (songbirds) migrate 2,500 km over water 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

Mystery Call at Night (from Dharug NP, NSW)

A couple of nights ago, I left microphones out all night in Dharug National Park, NSW and this call was recorded just before midnight. The habitat was temperate rainforest and wet eucalypt forest in a valley, around the Mill Creek camping area. http://wildambience.com/2015/04/mystery-call-dharug/ There are a couple of very soft notes after 2-3 seconds, but … Read more

Petrichor

I wonder if this is one of the cues birds use to direct them to high-rainfall areas, particularly in the arid zone? https://theconversation.com/the-smell-of-rain-how-csiro-invented-a-new-word- 39231 Stephen Ambrose Ryde NSW 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

Birding Contacts in Darwin

Hi Birders, My mother is heading up to Darwin soon and would like a couple of local birding contacts in Darwin that might be able to help her out. She will be restricted in where she can go birding and would like someone with local knowledge to help her out. With thanks Glenn McRae Description: … Read more