Time has answered the questions. A couple of us are pretty sure now that we have at least 3 Indian Ringnecks flying around the town. Have been observed 3 times...
In response to Bryan's crow observation, two Torresian crows are regularly and frequently around the "lower Ludmilla" area (roughly the decommissioned Ludmilla...
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Heather Ryan & Max Mace
budji@...
Apr 4, 2003 8:20 am
BlankSheryl & Arthur are at the Leanyer Sewerage Ponds. Yellow Rump mannikins are at the bottom side of drain by the entrance by the Acacia. Cheers Heather &...
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Don Franklin
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Apr 4, 2003 10:28 am
Hi, Black Kites are beginning to flock up in the Darwin hinterland. On Wednesday (April 2), I saw flock of half-a-dozen at an early fire along the Arnhem Hwy...
Hi All Following on from the email from Heather and Max, at 5:30 pm this afternoon we observed 2 adult Yellow-rumped Mannikin in the company of about 6...
Hi all I tried to get into the sewage ponds this afternoon (Sat) but the locks were not set up to allow it. It's now almost a week since I've been able to get...
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Gavin and Meg O'Brien
obrien@...
Apr 5, 2003 10:44 pm
I saw a CB Cuckoo too, this morning in Woodleigh Gardens. Might have been the same one! In flight, but not being pursued. ... From: Arthur & Sheryl...
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Robert Read
rread@...
Apr 6, 2003 3:05 am
Yesterday (5/4/03) the Field Nats visited Anna Reservoir about 160 km NW of Alice 22 35 08 S 133 08 25 E This area has had more rain than Alice this...
Hi all Bas Hensen and I spent the morning at the sewage ponds. We had the same problem with the lock that Niven has had, so we spent the morning hanging ...
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Leseberg, Nicholas FL...
Nicholas.Leseberg@...
Apr 6, 2003 11:36 pm
Ladies and Gents Spent Saturday/Sunday down around Vic River birdwatching, and came up with enough sightings worthy of posting. Unfortunately the heat made it...
Pleased to read of another sighting of the YRMs. Regarding Rob's description of the rump of the YRMs. Of the 4 field guides, we think the illustratation in...
Hi all back from my trip to Mataranka and having looked at Robert's list for Anna Reservoir I'm envious indeed. Not much down Katherine way. Very dry, with...
On the way back from Katherine I found a White-faced Heron with three chicks in a nest. The nest was atop an electricity pylon, about 10km south of Adelaide...
One black kite over "lower Ludmilla" this afternoon. Like Niven only 2 all the way from Katherine to Darwin this morning. Crow chasing 2 CBCs out of the...
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Potts, Roger
Roger.Potts@...
Apr 9, 2003 7:10 am
Black kites should be well on their way to the top end now.
Here at the Tanami numbers have increased (usually associated with our annual
grasshopper plagues)...
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Richard Noske
richard.noske@...
Apr 9, 2003 9:51 am
Hi Roger Any chance of doing a rough count of kites each month? richard ... From: Potts, Roger [mailto:Roger.Potts@...] Sent: Wednesday, 9 April...
Niven, It must be the same nest we stopped to check on our way back from Kakadu on Mar 30. At the time we could see the White-faced Heron sitting. It looked...
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Heather Ryan & Max Mace
budji@...
Apr 10, 2003 12:00 pm
If anyone is interested. The March 2003 Australian Field Ornithology Vol 20 No 1 ISSN 1448-0107 (incorp "The Australian Bird Watcher") page 17 has an...
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Heather Ryan & Max Mace
budji@...
Apr 10, 2003 12:25 pm
BlankHi All Another find in the April 2003 No. 823 "The Bird Observer" Page 823-36 "Bird Observations" "Stained Little Pied Cormorants" Author Ken Simpson ...
Hi all This morning I noticed a pretty long line of Magpie-larks on powerlines in Rothdale Road, and wonder if they are newly arrived. There were about 30 I...
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Heather Ryan & Max Mace
budji@...
Apr 11, 2003 8:14 am
At NTU Casuarina Campus there is an adult Magpie Lark with one dependent young. Also noticed a White Breasted Cuckoo-shrike with one dependent young. Bar...
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Gavin and Meg O'Brien
obrien@...
Apr 11, 2003 11:50 am
We have had the occasional waist high nest around home, mostly rufous-banded honeyeaters. They are inevitably predated by something (either cats or possoms)....
Travelling along Ryland Road today, Fiona and I noticed about 70-80 figbirds, possibly more, flocking around. Is this unusual? Fiona has seen up to 30 in a...
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Heather Ryan & Max Mace
budji@...
Apr 11, 2003 1:52 pm
I've known of quite a few people at work that have had rufous banded h/e and also doves nesting in potted trees under verandahs and on their verandah's struts...
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Heather Ryan & Max Mace
budji@...
Apr 11, 2003 2:20 pm
Bruce if I could find Richard's paper on figbirds I might be able to answer it but will have to leave to Richard. I noticed around home three weeks ago that...
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Gavin and Meg O'Brien
obrien@...
Apr 12, 2003 12:26 pm
We don't have cats at our place. And the rufous-b hs always seem to pick spindly branches when they are nesting further up in trees in our yard, and they are...
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Heather Ryan & Max Mace
budji@...
Apr 13, 2003 3:02 am
The obviously think your place is pretty good and happy to take the risk. Lucky you! H/. ... From: Gavin and Meg O'Brien To: ntbirds@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Baker, Bryan
Bryan.Baker@...
Apr 13, 2003 11:22 pm
One CBC seen flying over Rapid Ck pub beer o'clock friday 11/4, one heard Millner sunday pm 13/4....
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jestbergs@...
Apr 14, 2003 1:52 am
Check out the Mapie geese at Fogg dam in the Dry ... August each year. There are some very rusty coloured geese about the flat then. Actually when I started...
