We saw a pair of glossy black cockatoos arrive in a tall eucalypt at Richmond Gap (Lions Road, border of Qld and NSW) a few days ago, and then keep moving on into the Border Ranges NP. John Flanagan, who owns the property with the eucalypt and is a keen birder, told us they’ve been doing that in the late afternoon every day for a week or so.
Cheers
Ronda
On 08/04/2011, at 12:00 PM, birding-aus-request@lists.vicnet.net.au wrote:
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Re: Perth Airport Birding, Kids lists and Northern Pintail > (Arwen B. Ximenes) > 10. ooT – Snakes on islands N of Australia, Nusa Tenggara > (Colin Trainor) > 11. Alice Springs Sewage Ponds back open for birders (Chris Watson) > 12. RFI: Flocks of Young Brolgas in western NSW (Tim Hosking) > > > ———————————————————————- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 03:09:33 +0000 > From: Tim Dolby > To: “‘birding-aus@vicnet.net.au’” > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Danggali Conservation Park > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” > > Hi all, > > I’m thinking about a trip to Danggali Conservation Park (just west of Gluepot in SA). Does anyone know what the current access status to the park is? Any current / past observations in the park? > > Cheers, > > Tim Dolby > > > > > > This email, including any attachment, is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. It is confidential and may contain personal information or be subject to legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use, disclosure, reproduction or storage of it is unauthorised. If you have received this email in error, please advise the sender via return email and delete it from your system immediately. Victoria University does not warrant that this email is free from viruses or defects and accepts no liability for any damage caused by such viruses or defects. > > > —————————— > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 13:19:31 +1000 > From: Debbie Lustig > To: birding-aus > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Duck shooting email addresses > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”iso-8859-1″ > > > ted.baillieu@parliament.vic.gov.au for Ted Baillieu, Victorialara.giddings@dpac.tas.gov.au for Lara Giddings, Tasmaniahttp://www.premier.sa.gov.au/index.php?option=com_forme&fid=1 (online form) for Mike Rann, South AustraliaThese are the three duck-hunting states. It’s banned in NSW, QLD and WA. > > —————————— > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 11:22:51 +1000 > From: “Philip Veerman” > To: > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Raven stone ‘fossiking’ > Message-ID: <04C5B41F62374AACA4058F775D29FBC5@workventd2bdc8> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” > > Hello Peter, > > Ravens commonly do the same thing with golf balls, presumably for the > same reason. The likely answer is they think they are edible, in > particular an egg. Although stones being natural, one would think that > the mistake would have evolved out of them. But according to this, it > hasn’t. I guess the advantage that the occasional round white thing will > be an egg outweighs the disadvantage of the frequent wasted energy on > stones and golf balls. > > Philip > > —–Original Message—– > From: birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au > [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of Peter > Ridgeway > Sent: Thursday, 7 April 2011 10:27 AM > To: birding-aus@lists.vicnet.net.au > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Raven stone ‘fossiking’ > > > An interesting observation from colleague Phil Mulhearn: > > > > ‘In front of my apartment is a large flat roof covered with pebbles. One > morning recently I observed a raven fossicking among the pebbles – > surprising as there is nothing to eat there. I observed that he had a > large pebble in his bill, about 15mm diameter (too big to swallow). > Around the pebbled roof there is a low wall and it is very difficult to > access. Yet every now and again a new pebble appears on top of it. Could > the ravens be putting them there and if so why?’ > > > > Has anyone seen similar behaviour before? > > > > Peter Ridgeway | Volunteer Coordinator| Birds Australia Discovery Centre > > > > —————————— > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 16:27:48 +1000 > From: “Roger McGovern” > To: “birding-aus ” > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Sydney Pelagic – Saturday 9 April > Message-ID: <000001cbf4ec$ea0b9d40$be22d7c0$@net.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” > > Further to David James posting yesterday indicating that Saturday’s pelagic > trip might have to be cancelled due to lack of numbers, I can confirm that > the trip IS definitely going out, that the weather forecast is great, and > that the shearwaters may or may not be Great! > > If you want to come along, please call Hal at 0411 311 236. > > Cheers > > Roger McGovern > > > > —————————— > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 16:28:06 +1000 > From: Penny Brockman > To: birding-aus@vicnet.net.au > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Gloucester Tops access NSW > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear all > > For any thinking of visiting Gloucester Tops, section of Barrington Tops > National Park accessed by Bucketts Way and Gloucester, should know that the > track after the NP camping area is closed to 2WD vehicles – only 4WD to the > Tops. > > We are still having more rain in Gloucester, and it is possible the track > will next be closed to all traffic. Phone Nat.Parks Glos office Friday > (closed Sat) if you want up to date info – 02 6538 5300 > > > —————————— > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 14:47:48 +1000 > From: Carl Clifford > To: Birding-Aus Aus > Subject: [Birding-Aus] T&AD Poyser Books > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > Some on the list may be interested to know that the ornithological > publishing house T&AD Poyser is offering their entire backlist as > “print on demand” and has begun digitising their current list into > Amazon Kindle and ePUB formats. You can check out what is on offer at http://www.poyserbooks.co.uk/ > > Cheers, > > Carl Clifford > > —————————— > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 15:19:28 +1000 > From: “Shirley Cook” > To: “Debbie Lustig” , “birding-aus” > > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Shot ducks > Message-ID: <00c001cbf4e3$5e15c670$0100000a@shirleybf3c786> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=”iso-8859-1″; > reply-type=original > > Dear Debbie > > Keep your reports coming, Debbie. In NSW we are now facing the prospect, > with a change of government and the Shooters and Fishers raising their > voices, of the re-introduction of a duck season, and permits to choot in > national parks. > > The fight to preserve habitat for our native species is difficult enough, > the thought that they may be subject to mindless slaughter apals me. > > Regards > Shirley > > —– Original Message —– > From: “Debbie Lustig” > To: “birding-aus” > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 8:16 PM > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Shot ducks > > >> >> It is my melancholy task to inform readers that a Freckled Duck – listed >> as endangered in Victoria – was among 25 shot, abandoned ducks collected >> last weekend from Hird Swamp, near Kerang. >> If you care about stopping the slaughter, please write to the Premier of >> Victoria. >> Please let me know if you’re interested in these reports. The silence has >> been, with one or two exceptions, deafening. Are birdwatchers engaging >> with this debate? >> >> >> =============================== >> >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, >> send the message: >> unsubscribe >> (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) >> to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au >> >> http://birding-aus.org >> =============================== > > > > —————————— > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 16:07:27 +1000 > From: Simon Mustoe > To: > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Birds of Paradise in the Australian Museum, > Extreme Birding and the Great Shearwater Invasion > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”iso-8859-1″ > > > Hi, > > For those who might be interested in arts, dance, music and birds, there’s an amazing evening planned next Tuesday at the Australian Museum in Sydney. Please let me know if you plan to go as we’d love to hear from you, especially if you’d like to review the night. http://bird-o.com/2011/04/05/birds-of-a-fashion/ > > On a lighter note, check out this year’s “World Series of Birding” competitors (thanks Simon Clayton): http://bird-o.com/2011/04/04/extreme-birding/ > > If you haven’t read about the seminal ‘Ghosts of Gone Birds’ exhibition, supporting BirdLife International’s Prevention of Extinction program, you can read this from the Bird-O front page, along with a pod cast with film-maker Ceri Levy. > > Finally, there is a short piece about the unprecedented influx of Great Shearwaters. Climate change or just La Nina? Either way, this is a global phenomenon. Maybe you’d like to have your say on what you think is happening. > > All this and more … don’t forget to sign up to the mailing list and follow us on Twitter for more exciting news about birds and events in Australia. > > Regards, > > Simon. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Simon Mustoe > Tel: +61 (0) 405220830 | Skype simonmustoe | Email simonmustoe@ecology-solutions.com.au > > Visit BIRD-O at http://www.bird-o.com > Follow BIRD-O on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/birdodotcom > Like BIRD-O on Facebook? Visit http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/Bird-O/117732794921095 > Email BIRD-O at info@bird-o.com > > > > > > > > —————————— > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 19:17:39 +1000 > From: “Arwen B. Ximenes” > To: , > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Perth Airport Birding, Kids lists and > Northern Pintail > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”iso-8859-1″ > > > > > > > Hi Patrick, > that’s an interesting question re keeping lists for little ones. I’m in two minds about it, but have been thinking about it again recently having a 5 1/2 year old who is intermittently interested in birds and a 20 month old who is crazy about them (his favourite book is a Steve Parish pocket book of birds and the Birds of the Blue Mountains booklet comes a close second, followed by a bird calendar). I wonder whether perhaps the list would be more for my benefit than his, although the 5 year old would probably enjoy a list he could make himself (with pictures/photos). I can’t even keep my own life list up to date so I think it would be a challenge for me. > I’m thinking of buying them an exercise book each and just writing in birds they’ve seen and putting in pictures of birds they’ve seen really well with some observations and details about the event – more like a diary than a bird list per se. I’d be interested in other people’s ideas. > I don’t know how valid it is to make a list for a child before they turn three? – they’re just too young, and if they turn into birders who list (or even twitchers!) …. shouldn’t there be a rule that you can remember the bird? Having said that, they would probably appreciate it at some point (when they’re 30). > Cheers, > Arwen > > ………………………………….. > Arwen Blackwood Ximenesarwenbx@hotmail.com > > > > >> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:36:14 +1000 >> From: scullyp3@gmail.com >> To: birding-aus@lists.vicnet.net.au >> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Perth Airport Birding, Kids lists and Northern Pintail >> >> Hello All, >> I followed up Tim Dolby’s report and was very keen to see a Tawny-crowned >> Honeyeater at Perth Airport. So upon landing, we had a go at finding the >> location. Eventually we discovered it was very close to the domestic >> terminal. If anyone is interested, after picking up a hire car, head to the >> exit and at the roundabout that signposts Perth and International Terminal, >> turn left towards International and Boud Avenue is the first left. We >> turned into Boud Avenue and birds were zipping about in the flowering >> * *Grevilleas >> on each side of the road with a factory warehouse on one side and Post >> Office depot on the other. It was a huge thrill to see White-cheeked >> Honeyeaters and they looked different to the ones we had seen on Stradbroke >> Island last year. The bill and the cheek patch looked different to me. Upon >> looking at my old 5th ed of Simpson and Day, I discovered that as with many >> other birds there is a WA race of this magnificant bird, and that the >> western race has a longer bill. When I checked my new 8th Ed on coming home, >> S & D have added that the western race also has a smaller cheek patch. I had >> wanted to see this bird in WA and had dipped on other times, so thank you >> very much Tim. Singing Honeyeaters were in abunance and Deb saw a Brown >> Honeyeater. No luck with the Tawny-crowned and I looked at the bushland >> mentioned by Tim as well. >> >> While staying with friends and I was looking after bubs so that Deb could >> get a rest, a Singing HE came right onto the table we were sitting at. Bubs >> was watching keenly the whole thing and as the Singing HE came right up to >> us she flapped her arms with excitement and off it went. A few minutes later >> while standing under a tree holding bubs, a Brown HE came to a branch >> around half a meter away. I’m thinking of starting a bird list for her. Do >> any other parents of babies do the same? >> >> The unexpected highlight for me was the Northern Pintail. I phoned Sue >> Abbotts, thinking of going out with her on an organised trip. Sue mentioned, >> had I heard that the Northern Pintail was around, but not having a computer, >> I wasn’t aware of it. Finding out that it was a female and finding that my S >> & D said it was hard to ID, I phoned Sue again. She said that it was quite a >> striking bird. I managed to get hold of a computer briefly and wrote down >> John Graffs excellent instructions and looked at the video and photos. The >> next morning I set off and after several wrong turns I ended up at the park >> at the end of Abbotswood Park Way. While standing at the parklike lake, >> (which gives no hint of being a stones throw from the magnificant Peel >> Inlet) I got a bit confused so phoned Sue (at around 7am). With her help I >> walked to the right and around a sandy track to find the tiny lake and in a >> few seconds the Northern Pintail came into sight. It was a unbelievable >> “dude” experience of a mega rarity, and one I had thought I’d have no chance >> of seeing. So a huge thank you to John Graff for finding the bird and to Sue >> Abbotts for giving me a great birding experience. >> Happy birding, >> Patrick Scully >> =============================== >> >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, >> send the message: >> unsubscribe >> (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) >> to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au >> >> http://birding-aus.org >> =============================== > > > > —————————— > > Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 19:50:52 +0930 > From: “Colin Trainor” > To: > Subject: [Birding-Aus] ooT – Snakes on islands N of Australia, Nusa > Tenggara > Message-ID: > <6434D994F5A495428AB3BFB07565EF9716DEE3@hermit.cdu-staff.local> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”iso-8859-1″ > > > Hi ? > > Some Australian birders visit Nusa Tenggara and the Lesser Sundas, including Timor-Leste, and also see and/or have an interest in snakes seen during their travels. > > Ruud de Lang has just had “Snakes of the Lesser Sundas” [Lombok to Timor and > Wetar] published. This included many photographs of snakes and habitats from > oriental birders. The book included more that 300 colour photographs of the 30 > odd snakes in the islands. > > This is an excellent book, though with only 30 species, a 60-90 page booklet in > English and Indonesian, would be ideal for identification in the field [1 page > information and 1 page of photos per species]. Up to ?50 photos are given of the > “White-lipped Island Viper/Green pit viper” which has blue, yellow and green > colour forms! The blue ones on Komodo look stunning. > > http://www.andrewisles.com/all-stock/publication/the-snakes-of-the-lesser-sunda- > islands-nusa-tenggara-indonesia-a-field-guide-to-the-terrestrial-and-semi-aquati > c-snakes-of-the-lesser-sunda-islands-with-identification-key > > Ruud is currently working on snakes of Maluku – if anyone has snake photos from > Halmahera, Serma, Buru, Kai, Tanimbar, Ambon etc, and habitat shots, please send > them on to Ruud: > Email: > > delaroz AT hetnet.nl > > Thanks, > > Colin Trainor > > > —————————— > > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 22:32:57 +0930 > From: Chris Watson > To: birding-aus@lists.vicnet.net.au > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Alice Springs Sewage Ponds back open for > birders > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > G’day all, > The gate has been unpadlocked as of this morning. The dogs are > all gone and the ponds are again safe for birdwatchers. > > For anyone heading to Alice the Field Nats are having a wader count at the > ponds on Saturday morning at 7am. We’re hoping that some waders will hang > around a few days longer. > > I’ve just managed to finish up my rough guide to the Alice Poo Ponds so if > anyone is visiting, I’d love to hear what you think. > > http://comebirdwatching.blogspot.com/p/poo-ponds-page.html > > Cheers, > Chris Watson > Alice Springs > > — > *BIRDS CENTRAL* > *Central Australian birding resource* > *Guiding, writing, and the latest site information* > *from Alice Springs* > www.comebirdwatching.blogspot.com > > > —————————— > > Message: 12 > Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 08:16:21 +1000 > From: Tim Hosking > To: “birding-aus@lists.vicnet.net.au” > > Subject: [Birding-Aus] RFI: Flocks of Young Brolgas in western NSW > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” > > Hi All, > > We have had a request from Western Plains Zoo to help find them a suitable place to release a young brolga that was brought in to them during the floods from somewhere up on the Culgoa. > > We have been advised that his best chance of a successful release is to find a flock of young birds. Release with a pair or trio of adults is not ideal. > > If anyone comes across a flock of young brolgas in their travels in western, north-western or central-northern NSW over the next few weeks or have seen brolgas in NSW in numbers recently please let me know. Please ask anyone you think might be able to help and feel free to forward this email. > > Cheers Tim Hosking > > Tim Hosking | Wetlands Conservation Officer | Office of Environment and Heritage | Department of Premier and Cabinet | > PO BOX 2111, 48-52 Wingewarra Street DUBBO NSW 2830 | Ph: (02) 6883 5329 | Fax: (02) 6884 8675 | Mob: 0438 600 837 | tim.hosking@environment.nsw.gov.au > > ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————- > This email is intended for the addressee(s) named and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. > If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and then delete it immediately. > Any views expressed in this email are those of the individual sender except where the sender expressly and with authority states them to be the views of the Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water NSW. > > PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING THIS EMAIL > > > —————————— > > _______________________________________________ > birding-aus mailing list > birding-aus@lists.vicnet.net.au > http://lists.vicnet.net.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus > > > End of birding-aus Digest, Vol 61, Issue 11 > *******************************************
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