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Subject: | Ground Parrot at Wilson's Prom? |
From: | "Nigel Sterpin" <> |
Date: | Mon, 16 Nov 1998 09:10:18 +1100 |
My wife and I have just come back from spending the weekend at the Prom (and finding out we left just before the protest rally!!). I reckon I spent a cumulative total of 6 hours looking for Ground Parrots around Five Mile Road (thankyou to those who suggested this area where there have been sightings over the last two years). I drew a blank except for a possible sighting on Friday night in absolutely shocking weather. I saw something shoot out of the fire break with incredibly rapid wing beats (I haven't yet seen a Swift Parrot) and dive back into the heath. As the weather was so bad I did not see any colour. Apart from a Ground Parrot, it could only be a Musk or Rainbow Lorikeet, as it was too quick for a Crimson Rosella or Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo (other common birds in the area). Any suggestions? Also I heard no 'special' types of calling around dusk or dawn, is it supposed to be fairly loud and do they actively fly around these times? email: |
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