Superb Fruit Doves started calling July 31 after a long period of silence at Cassowary House, and Rose-crowned was heard Aug 4, unusually early for Kuranda. The two Cassowaries have been mating and are still associating, it looks as if the cold winter has delayed breeding, likewise for Golden Bowerbird on the tablelands with no sign of activity at two bowers yesterday, let’s hope they survived cyclone Yasi!
Visitors reported Little Kingfisher along our creek, an occasional winter visitor here, and White-headed and Topknot Pigeons are around in small numbers.
A trek up Mt Whitfield at Cairns early yesterday Aug 5 gave us a fine Red-neckd Crake, a pair of Lovely Fairywren and 2 silent Noisy Pitta, the target bird for my Japanese guests. Brolga and Sarus Crane together near Mareeba were also nice, but a couple of the former and about 10 of the latter.
Good birding
Phil Gregory
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