Hi everyone
In 1999, whilst on a non-birding Outback Track Tours trip to the Kimberleys, 4 of us (Graham “Steve” & Helen Stephinson, Allan Ible and I) headed down Bachsten Creek (9 bone-jarring hours inland from Mt Elizabeth Station on the Gibb River Road) in the hope of finding Black Grasswren. Helen stayed close to the creek whilst Steve, Allan & I clambered uphill over and around rocks and spinifex. After a couple of fruitless hours, but with good views of the Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon, we descended to the creek bed again to be asked by Helen ” did you see it?”. She had, not long before, seen the grasswren hopping onto a large boulder adjacent to the creek. Thankfully, we were able to track it down within 10 minutes or so.
Cheers,
Jenny Madeline
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:17:15 +1000
From: “Shirley Cook”
To: “Steve Potter”
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Grasswren viewing procedure
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How often have we heard the story about the person who stayed in camp for a
cuppa, read a book, smoke, etc. who had the elusive bird stroll past them,
while the others were bush-bashing to find it??
Regards
Shirley
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