Skull Springs Rd Update

Hi folks,

Jack has put his latest trip report on Wildairies for our recent quick trip out to where there were a couple of possible Night Parrot sightings of late. Details are contained in Jack’s report available here.

http://aussiebirding.wildiaries.com/trips/10242

Elegant Parrots were seen at the spot but it is ,of course, possible that a bit of 2 bird theory was at play. Jack’s comment about no small native mammals being seen over 3 nights is topical. On 60 Minutes last night, that subject was reported as well as the lead story in the most recent AWC mag, Conservation Matters.

Anyway, I can highly recommend that part of the East Pilbara, Oakover River and especially Eel Pool….amazing countryside. Highlight was seeing a few of the Pilbara dragonfly specialties and cleaning up a feral cat with both front and back wheels!

Cheers,

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4 comments to Skull Springs Rd Update

  • paul

    Two-bird theory / where there is a disagreement over the identification of a bird, it may be explained by the theory that each observer saw a different bird to the other, and therefore both of them were correct.

  • "Shirley Cook"

    Dear all,

    If you don’t ask, you’ll never know! What does “a bit of 2 bird theory” mean, please?

    Regards Shirley

    Shirley Cook Secretary/Treasurer Birds Australia – Northern NSW Group

  • Chris Sanderson

    Hi Shirley,

    I believe it refers to the idea that two birders disagreeing on an identification might have seen different birds and both be right. Bill is allowing for the fact that his Elegant Parrots could indeed have been different from Clive Curson’s Night Parrot reported from the same site.

    Regards, Chris

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  • Laurie Knight

    I believe it is a situation that arises when two or more birdwatchers think they have seen the same [individual] bird when in fact they have observed different birds. Typically there is disagreement over the identification of the bird – birder saw one feature, the other birder saw a contradictory feature.

    Effectively, it is a mechanism by which disputing birders can call a truce by agreeing that they may not have been looking at the same bird.

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