Fwd: Birdline Northern Territory Weekly Update

Birdline Northern Territory Published sightings for the week ending 12 Jan 2014. Tue 7 Jan Painted Finch Alice Springs Desert Park For the past two days wild Painted Finches have been observed resting and drinking in the middle of the day in the desert rivers habitat of the park. Approximately 40 birds seen yesterday between 1pm and 2.30pm, with smaller numbers present today between 10.30am and 12 noon. Peter Nunn Mon 6 Jan Painted Finch Ormiston Gorge A great morning at Ormiston Gorge this morning with all targets photographed. but the highlight was finding 8 Painted finches on the Pound walk roughly about 2 kms starting from the track going anti-clockwise. They were on the the very arid slopes where vegetation was minimal. Bernie OKeefe Birdline Northern Territory is hosted by Eremaea Birds. _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org