We have just returned from a 7 week trip to Fiji and Australia and I have been using birding-aus to seek help with birding sites. As always, Australian birders have excelled themselves with their kindness and willingness to help….you must be the most generous birders in the world. So, a big thank you to . . . → Read More: A big thank you
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Another message from Phil Gregory: We have been working on this one again and now have a smaller dive boat that is available from Sept 18-30, with an itinerary ex-Alotau and visiting Tagula, Rossel and also Normanby plus a nearby small island that has Louisiade White-eye and Louisiade Kingfisher.The limit is 6 people, so . . . → Read More: Louisiade Arhipelago SE PNG Hi everyone Phil Gregory has tried to send this message a few times over the last couple of weeks. I thought it had made it to the list, but it's not in the archives … From Phil Gregory: Happy to report that the venerable Dad Cassowary at Cassowary House at Kuranda (coming since 1985 . . . → Read More: Cassowary chicks Did you record the call Greg? Whereabouts was the call – presumably not Tib township – and how near / distant did it appear? Might be worth asking Dave Watson about it, he’s been doing field research up there with CSU for 12+ years. Cheers mjh Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. . . . → Read More: Re Eastern Yellow Robin call I was at a Gould League Bird Camp at Sturt National Park, Tibooburra recently and early one morning heard the very distinctive ‘chop-chop’ call of an Eastern Yellow Robin. The only problem is Tibooburra is way west of the normal range of this species. Any comments? Does anyone know of a bird species from . . . → Read More: Eastern Yellow Robin call An interesting item on the ability of Caledonian crows to create compound tools www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181024112201.htm Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org Yesterday I happened to see this item on ABC Landline https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-28/outback-milliner:-the-international-success-of-a/10439282 somewhat supportive or praising of this lady who is making a business of making hats, using feathers of native (and some domestic) birds. She is in Broome WA. It is presented as a hard luck story of a lady who has made . . . → Read More: Landline program about use of native birds to make hats. Hi Maris, I would not necessarily travel to Chiltern – especially this late in the season. You might have a more productive time circling Melbourne (counter clockwise) from Bendigo, Melton, Brisbane Ranges, You Yangs, Werribee, Torquay, Bunyip NP, Dandenongs, Healsville area. You'd end up with a wide range of habitats and species mostly within about . . . → Read More: Chiltern or not? Really appreciate all of your suggestions as to who owns the nest. I see that it could really belong to any of those but not knowing the size of the nest does not to help (thank you Phillip for your advice). Looking at photos of a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater’s nest, it appears quite similar but as . . . → Read More: Whose nest? I have a few days in Melbourne in the next couple of weeks (from Perth) and I’m wondering if it would be worthwhile spending a couple of days at Chiltern. I’m not fanatical about what I see, just like to get species we don’t get in WA. I reckon I’m a good chance for . . . → Read More: Chiltern |
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