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Re: Whistling Kites at Rubbish Tips

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Subject: Re: Whistling Kites at Rubbish Tips
From: "Niven McCrie" <>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 15:04:48 +0930
Kites are pretty abundant on the north coast, NT, with Black Kites 
the more numerous. Whistling are not uncommon however.
100+ at Darwin rubbish tip is not very unusual, mainly during the
late wet season. The largest gathering I've seen was 400+ on Middle
Point Rd (near Fogg Dam), 26 Sep 1998, over an area of  burning grass.
I've seen up to 1500 Black Kites during August/September at the 
rubbish tip in Darwin, though they're virtually absent December to 
March.

Niven 


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