night parrot

There are a few new snippets of information about the Night Parrots in south-west Queensland reported this week. See here: http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/night-parrot-exciting-developments.html Greg Robertsninderry@westnet.com.auhttp://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com/ 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

Powerful Owls -Sydney Botanic Gardens & Centennial Par

Hi Folks I’m taking a couple of visitors birding for a few days over this coming weekend They are particularly keen to see PO’s I know one was hanging around the Botanic Gardens late last year and Ive heard there are a pair in Centennial I would be very grateful for any site tips if . . . → Read More: Powerful Owls -Sydney Botanic Gardens & Centennial Par

First Dog on the Moon comes to rescue of the Cassowary

Politicians listen to social media? Who knew? https://twitter.com/AnnastaciaMP/status/630930467852713984 ” User Actions Follow AnnastaciaPalaszczukVerified account ‏@AnnastaciaMP Hi @wendy_harmer & @firstdogonmoon the govt has provided $50,000 to help Cassowary rehabilitation http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2015/8/11/cassowary-rehabilitation-re ceives-emergency-funding … #qldpol” —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of Denise Goodfellow Sent: Monday, 10 August 2015 8:29 PM To: Carl Clifford Cc: birding-aus Subject: . . . → Read More: First Dog on the Moon comes to rescue of the Cassowary

Night Parrot – a faux pas

In my email re the Night Parrot, I wrote in part Ground Parrot. This of course was a typo. 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

Leave the Night Parrot alone

While the Night Parrot is undoubtedly, the Holy Grail of Australian (and probably international) birders, we should do the right thing and not attempt either find it, or if a population is found to be on an accessible site, not attempt to “tick” it. Birders have been a significant factor in the decline of a . . . → Read More: Leave the Night Parrot alone

SBBs & Liquidambar

For those who collect forage data: During the past week, Satin Bowerbirds have been twisting the flowers off the Liquidambar. These seem to fall ?immediately to the ground, so the birds might be getting only a skerrick from each one. The bees that mob the tree each year have not yet arrived, so the flowers . . . → Read More: SBBs & Liquidambar