Hi all Finally got round to putting in a bit more effort in finding the Rufous Owls today. Found the pair up in the rainforest, apparently sans young as I had...
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david.donato@...
Oct 2, 2002 3:17 am
There is a Torres SPigeon in the African Mahogany at the interesection of Smith and Knuckey Street. Second year running Regards David Donato Development...
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david.donato@...
Oct 2, 2002 5:31 am
Hi all, There is a dodgy wader at Knuckey's Lagoon that Bruce, Niven, Roger and myself had a look at last night. Probably a Red-necked Stint, but I would be a...
Hi All A few of us had tantalizing views of a small sandpiper with a long bill at Knuckeys late yesterday, but unfortunately the views were pretty poor and the...
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david.donato@...
Oct 2, 2002 5:43 am
There you have it. Regards David Donato Development Assessment Services DIPE Ph 8999 8989 F 8999 6055 "Niven" <nivenmccrie@bi To:...
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david.donato@...
Oct 2, 2002 5:50 am
Gavin, Where and when was your Common Redshank? DD...
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Richard Noske
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Oct 2, 2002 6:30 am
yep torries are certainly creatures of habit when it comes to nesting .... in fact i suspect most birds are like that. We've had brown honeyeaters nest twice...
Hi all, I saw a Spotted Harrier next to the traffic lights at Yarrawonga happily prospecting with little regard for the traffic. Great views while I waited for...
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Gavin and Meg O'Brien
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Oct 2, 2002 12:25 pm
Buffalo Creek beach on Sunday evening 29 September. I have a description of it, but never having seen one before, and the bird being at a bit of a distance I...
hi richard, wow i've never been in a chat room before - is this what it feels like? I have seen WTGW in a bush at the top of jim jim and a pair of YC's in dead...
Loretta, your obs are indeed interesting. Dates would be great if you have them. Also, did you see the chats from a boat or did you / can you access the spot...
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david.donato@...
Oct 3, 2002 11:02 pm
Loretta Smith, I would be keen on teh location and dates of those Yellow Chats David D "lorettasmith2001" <lorettasmith2001@ho To:...
i will try and find something that reminds me when the trips were - i was in a boat - one of those touristy barges - the mimosa plant was right on the western...
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Richard Noske
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Oct 4, 2002 5:18 am
Yes Loretta - please do - for both species. let's keep the chat open on chats. ... From: david.donato@... [mailto:david.donato@...] Sent: Friday, 4...
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Don Franklin & Christ...
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Oct 5, 2002 1:20 am
Hi all, Out along the rivers (Adelaide, Mary), the big flowering Silver Paperbark is almost spent. But Ghost Gum is now filling the breach, flowering quite...
Just back from a pretty quick trip to Fogg Dam (Sat afternoon). Didn't see Baillon's Crake but a few White-browed and quite a big Saltie just down the bank. A...
Hi all this topic of Yellow Chats reminds me of something that was posted on Birding- aus chat last year. Can't resist passing it on. : ) By the way, the...
Hi all I'm not sure if this ended up being circulated. Let me know if you've now received double. Cheers ... Date sent: Sat, 05 Oct 2002 09:05:46 -0000 ...
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david.donato@...
Oct 6, 2002 1:49 am
Hi All Yellow Chats are best fried in olive oil and garlic for 5 minutes, then add salt, leggos tomato paste, add half a cup of warm water. Simmer for 25...
Another one of the monthly pilgrimages to Pine Creek Notable sightings - c100 cockatiels across a number of dams (and for David Donato's sake - they landed,...
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Maria Bellio
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Oct 7, 2002 3:05 am
Gavin and David, I saw a common redshank at McMinns Lagoon on the 29th of September and on the 2nd of October. The bird was 600 meters away from me and I was ...
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Richard Noske
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Oct 8, 2002 5:53 am
dear fibru The CBBQuail is a good record!! Not known (by me anyway) N of Edith Falls. Please furnish details to Niven or myself for inclusion in appendix of...
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david.donato@...
Oct 8, 2002 5:58 am
Sir Richard I have a record for CBBQuail north of Edith Falls near Hayes Creek. I will pass on the record to you. Regards David Donato "Richard Noske" ...
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Richard Noske
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Oct 8, 2002 9:07 am
Yep agreed. At coomalie on Sunday - blue-leaved paperbark finished & no banded or rufous-throated h/eaters anywhere. But every ironwood had h/eaters & the odd...
Torries & Bar shouldered Doves aren't the only lazy bird, our pair of White Bellied Cuckoo Shrikes have used exactly the same fork in a Wollybut near our house...
Koels, at least 10 birds, from mon 30th - frid 4th, Manton Dam. http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Messenger for SMS - Always be connected to your Messenger...
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Richard Noske
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Oct 9, 2002 12:03 pm
interesting - do you have dates Steve? richard p.s. I've also had WBell CS use a nest site in 2 consec years in mangroves. But despite their abundance we still...
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Richard Noske
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Oct 9, 2002 12:27 pm
heard a tawny grassbird at Coomalie on weekend, making me wander they start calling now elsewhere. walking over the sun-baked bare blacksoil plain at coomalie,...
Richard My blanket is about 20m or thereabouts. I also forgot to mention (at least) one yellow-tinted honeyeater at Copperfield Dam. Bruce ... From: Richard...
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Richard Noske
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Oct 9, 2002 12:46 pm
wonderful - i'll keep an eye out for it when i'm in copper field next. worse-than-normally-sarcastic-noske ... From: Bruce Michael...
