sunshine coast rainforest

This afternoon in a small patch of lowland rainforest on the Sunshine Coast near my home it was nice to find at least three White-eared Monarchs and two pairs of Logrunners holding territories. There had been some doubt about whether the monarch was a summer visitor to southeast Queensland and northeast NSW or a resident; the likelihood is the latter, and that it is overlooked when not calling in winter. Logrunners can be common enough in the hills and mountains but are generally scarce in lowland rainforest. Other birds seen today included 4 Russet-tailed Thrushes, White-naped Honeyeater (a rare species in the coastal lowlands in this part of the world), Regent Bowerbird and Green Catbird. Many of these birds will presumably head for the hills as the weather warms up. Greg Roberts ===============================

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