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[Fwd: Zebra Finches]

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Subject: [Fwd: Zebra Finches]
From: mark kliene <>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 23:10:14 +1100



> Hi all,
>
> On a different topic, i distinctly remember back in around 1978 / 79
> when i was 7 / 8 years old, on my school property ( Carrum Downs SDA
> Primary School, Melb VIC), seeing on a few occasions that i can
> remember, small flocks of
> Zebra Finches - sometimes possibly up to 20-25.I would like to know of
> any other records pertaining to this species in the Carrum Downs area at
> that time, would it have been an aberration? are they still seen in any
> quantity now? or is it a possibility
> that they may have occurred in that area due to the fact of the
> Treatment Plant nearby?. As i have been thinking about this lately and
> because this is one of those instances that stays in ones subconscious
> after all this time and not thinking of the possible significance, i am
> very curious! Can anyone shed some light on this for me.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mark Kliene.

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