Do these raptors spread fire in the Australian savanna?

All, My abstract and discussion of my presentations at two US conferences – one on Raptors, the other Fire – can be seen at my Crikey blog, The Northern Myth here: Do these raptors spread fire in the Australian savanna? – [image: image] Do these raptors spread fire in the Australian savanna? … Use of . . . → Read More: Do these raptors spread fire in the Australian savanna?

White-winged Black Tern at Lake Cargellico STW

Unidentified tern at Lake Cargellico

Hi Birders I was at the Sewage Works at L Cargellico, NSW, last week (Tue 6th Oct) with a number of birders from Birdlife Shoalhaven. There were numerous Gull-billed and Whiskered terns there and one other tern that was not in summer plumage. It was resting on a mud bar along with many other GB . . . → Read More: Unidentified tern at Lake Cargellico

Enquiry re status of Brown Gerygone in the Melbourne region

Hi James. Further to Martin O’Brien’s post on this species (hopefully not too much overlap with this post), I’m interested in your Birding-aus post. I got the impression that the birds were irregularly recorded in the Dandenongs (i.e. not every year for the past decade or two), being based on reported sightings. This does not . . . → Read More: Enquiry re status of Brown Gerygone in the Melbourne region