Xenia Dennett, John Graff, Martin Cake, Greg Howell and myself were at Neale Junction looking for Princess and Red-chested Parrots, 26-28 Sept without success. In general it was very quiet and although it had rained about 3 weeks before and there were some plants flowering, the birds were clearly finding it better fare elsewhere.
The highlight of the trip was excellent views of Rufous Crowned Emu-wren, 1 male and 3 females, 5.2 km south of Neale Junction on the Connie Sue Highway. They were feeding 10-20 metres from the road and parallel to it so we were able to follow them along for about 200 yards over half an hour. Apologies for the late post. List below:
Nankeen Kestrel Brown Falcon Hobby Wedge-tailed Eagle Southern Boobook Australian Bustard Major Mitchell Cockatoo Australian Ringneck Horsefield’s Bronze-cuckoo Red-backed Kingfisher Rufous Treecreeper White-winged Fairy-wren Variegated Fairy-wren Rufous-crowned Emu-wren Weebill Striated Pardalote Inland Thornbill Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Grey-fronted Honeyeater White-fronted Honeyeater Yellow-throated Miner Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Singing Honeyeater Rufous Whistler Grey Shrike-thrush Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Crested Bellbird Ground Cuckoo-shrike (5) Black-faced Woodswallow Grey Butcherbird Pied Butcherbird Little Crow White-backed Swallow Australasian Pipit Willie Wagtail White-winged Triller Australian Magpie
Sue (Perth)
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