Hi Carla,
Yesterday I had a look at a friends photo’s of a trip across the Simpson Desert in mid July this year. They went from Oodnadatta to Birdsville. The Colour was amazing with every hill covered with flowers. There was water everywhere!! An awesome sight. The tracks were fine and easily make able.
As a non-birder, he did say it was a bit sparse wildlife wise. The only thing they saw were 2 Emu and 2 guys jogging (with a support vehicle)??
Cheers
Steve Potter m: 0407 398 234 e: steve@frontier.org.au
Info re trip to Simson Desert – Hay River Track from [Ian & Carla Jackett http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=%2Bfr om%3Abellawongarah%40bigpond.com&idxname=birding-aus&sort=date%3Alate> ] [Permanent Link http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/cgi-bin/mesg.cgi?a=birding-aus &i=000c01cb3b3c%244fbe28d0%24ef3a7a70%24%40com> ][Original http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/cgi-bin/extract-mesg.cgi?a=bir ding-aus&m=2010-08&i=000c01cb3b3c%244fbe28d0%24ef3a7a70%24%40com> ] To: < birding-aus@vicnet.net.au> Subject: Info re trip to Simson Desert – Hay River Track From: “Ian & Carla Jackett” < bellawongarah@bigpond.com> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:07:29 +1000
Hi all,
We have a trip planned to travel in the Simpson Desert early September. We have nearly finalised our permit with the Central Land Council. Will head across from Birdsville to Poeppel Corner then head north up the Hay River track to Jervois. We may head back from Mt. Dare across the Desert on the French Line if time permits. We will have a Desert Parks pass for the trip also.
We last crossed the Desert in late April 2008 when it was very dry so I expect the Desert to look stunning after all the recent rains and hope to see some good birds and reptiles. Just wondering if you think we could possibly see Princess Parrot on the Hay Track/Jervois area which is a little east of Alice, or anywhere in the Desert? If anyone has done this trip I would be interested in your trip report if that would be possible.
On another note, I saw my first Powerful Owl at our home last weekend while spotlighting as well as 2 Greater Gliders and a Sugar Glider. PO was heard here once before in June this year. We have also heard Sooty Owl once since living here deep in the rainforest.
Regards,
Carla Jackett
Bellawongarah NSW
===============================
===============================
To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au
http://birding-aus.org ===============================
winmail.dat