Re: swift parrots

[(Dr Richard Nowotny)]

Bob Handfield asked:
>Has anybody seen any swift parrots near Sydney this week?  There was one
>report at the zoo - has anyone checked that out?  These would be a great
>lifer for both my wife and I.

I'm in Sydney at the moment and have been told that there were a number of
easily seen Swift Parrots in the flowering eucalypts (Swamp Mahogany?) at
the Zoo yesterday, both those at the main entrance near the Information
Centre and particularly those around the koala enclosure (in mixed flocks
with Rainbow and Musk Lorikeets).
Richard Nowotny 

From:  Dr Richard Nowotny
             Melbourne, Australia
             Tel. (w) 61-3-9214.1420
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