Hi Paul
I live in Kelso in the 'Country Club' area these are small acreage blocks.
Our block is 1.25 acres. I have left all the native trees and have also
planted about a 0.25 acre of rainforest trees. In the twelve years we
have been here I have recorded 100 species in or over the block.
Kelso is a great birding area I can tick anywhere between 80 & 100
species within a three to four hour full on birding session.
Most visitors to Nth Qld bypass Townsville for areas to our north, I
can never understand why.
I have a breeding pair of Rufous Owls within minutes from home, they
have bred in the same area for the last four years that I know of.
By the way not a single Bee-eater this evening.
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> Subject: Re: Migrating Rainbow Bee-eaters
> Date: Friday, 13 March 1998 9:58
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> Ian
> What suburb is that.
> from an ex-Cranbrook resident
> Paul Fennell
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> Subject: Migrating Rainbow Bee-eaters
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> Date: 03/3/98 9:51 AM
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> Rainbow Bee-eaters are starting to move through the Townsville
> area. This evening I estimated there be c1000 coming into to
> roost in eucalypt trees in the house yard, this does not include
> birds in other parts of the street. In past years I have estimated
> c10000 - c20000 Rainbow Bee-eaters roosting in trees every night
> for several weeks along the street where I live during the autumn
> migration. Several people have mentioned that Bee-eater numbers
> have been down in the southern states this summer. I shall
> Endeavour to keep a count on Bee-eaters this Autumn.
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> Regards
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> Ian Clayton
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