Some interesting research. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150512-bird-grows-face-of-dinosaur Carl Clifford 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
Birds at high altitude are protected from nest predation from snakes by the cool climate. Climate change is likely to see snakes active at higher altitudes. see http://e360.yale.edu/feature/as_andes_warm_deciphering_the_future_for_tropical_birds/2873/ 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
The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, May 11, 2015 to Sunday, May 17, 2015: Area: SA Location: Freemans KNob Port Elliot 5212 Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera) (1) Gliding low over the wave tops close into the lookout. Big surf and a strong SW wind. Australasian Gannet (Morus … Read more
White-throated Grasswren was also my first grasswren at Gunlom in July 1992 on a ‘Great Grasswren Tour’ from Derby to Melbourne organised by Chris Doughty and Kevin Coate. A great trip. We all missed Black Grasswren at Manning Gorge (it had been burnt). About half of us saw WTGW at Gunlom. A few people saw … Read more