Dear all, Here is a selection of some recent posts to my Northern Myth blog that relate to ethnoornithology. It has been a busy first half of the year – particularly with two big sessions dedicated to ethnoornithology at two large ethnobiology conferences held on Vancouver Island in British Columbia in May. At those conferences, … Read more

Hi I am thinking of buying the complete set of BOCA Birdsong CDs from BOCA ($220) Does any birder in adelaide have a set and be willing to let me borrow them to check them out? I have all of David Stewarts CD’s and want to see if it will be worth the extra investment … Read more

Dear Friends, Graeme Cam is evidently on the board of Corella, the jouranl of the Australian Bird Study Asssociation. Can anyone give me either a phone number or an email contact for him? Many thanks, Dr John Penhallurick 86 Bingley Cres Fraser A.C.T. 2615 Australia email:jpenhall@bigpond.net.au Phone: Home (612) 62585428 Mobile:0408585426 Please visit my website:http://www.worldbirdinfo.net … Read more

For anyone interested in such things, a paper has just been published which advocates splitting the White naped Honeyeater into two – the South West WA form becoming Melithreptus whitlocki. This is no particular surprise; Christidis and Boles flagged the possibility and the latest Slater field guide has it as a separate species already. The … Read more

Hi, Out with Chris Dahlberg the other day on the Daintree River Cruise. I would apparently be mistaken to suggest that Great-billed Heron is seen on every trip – though I can boast a 100% success rate on the two trips I have been on! Nevertheless, this is still a sought-after bird and Chris’ trips … Read more