Month: January 2020

Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 75, Issue 23

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Ah , so “Cryptic” is not so much descriptive of the bird itself, as say is “White-plumed Honeyeater” ?? Sent from my iPhone > On 29 Jan 2020, at 4:00 am, birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org wrote: > > Send Birding-Aus mailing list submissions to > birding-aus@birding-aus.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit … Read more

“Death by Barbed Wire”

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In reply to Greg Roberts’ email of 21 Jan “Death by barbed wire”:   “This subject was addressed in Andrew Ley’s paper “Bird casualties in fences in Diamantina National Park, Queensland, 1996-2008” published in Australian Field Ornithology in 2008.”   Shirley Cook

Advertisement Mitchell Plateau charter for Black Grasswren 24 May 2020

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Mitchell Plateau charter for Black Grasswren 24 May 2020  As per previous years, Australian Ornithological Services will run a one-day charter to the Mitchell Plateau at the end of our 2020 Top End tour. It involves fixed-wing to the Mitchell Plateau airstrip and then helicopters to the campground. The plane booked is a Cessna 208B … Read more

Imitatress

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Phil, That “imitatress” could even be considered as a common name for any bird outside the Roman or Greek Republics indicates how out of touch with common birders committees can occasionally be. With any due respect, these committees sometimes seem to confuse themselves with Academia, and must secretly lust for Scientific standing. I don’t suppose … Read more