Birdline Central & Southern Queensland Weekly Update

Birdline Central & Southern Queensland Published sightings for the week ending 28 Oct 2014. Mon 27 Oct Barking Owl D’Aguilar National Park–Maiala picnic ground Spontaneous spotlighting/reptile-spotting trip up Nebo/Glorious last night. One Barking Owl called at length from the trees across the main road at the top of Maiala picnic ground at about 10:30pm. A poor attempt to vocally mimic its call surprisingly brought the bird out of the trees and onto the powerlines, where it sat for about two seconds before flying down the road. Russell Yong, with C. Archibald & A. Rogers Sun 26 Oct Common Sandpiper, Red-necked Avocet Lindum Wetlands 1 Common Sandpiper in mangroves, 3 Red-necked Avocets Greg Roberts Turquoise Parrot, White-Backed Swallow, White-Browed Babbler, Spotted Nightjar Sundown National Park–Broadwater Section Very dry and very hot. Creek only a series of shrinking waterholes. Conditions likely to be concentrating birds close to the creek line. Up to 14 White-Backed swallows mingling with welcomes, over the paddocks on Permanents Road. Turquoise Parrots in late afternoon in the trees along the creek before the cattle yards. 4 White-Browed Babblers by the creek near the ranger station and 1 Spotted Nightjar calling several times during the night. Jo & Matt Culican Tue 21 Oct Rufous Songlark Samsonvale, QLD Male seen displaying and singing at SW end of Lake Samsonvale in large open paddock. Derrick J. Thrasher