Hello birdos,
On the weekend I spent a couple of days looking for Red-lored Whistlers at
Round Hill and Nombinnie NR unfortunately without success. I did see some
other interesting birds though including Spotted Nightjars (3 spots), Shy
Hylacola (5 spots), Southern Scrub-robin (4 spots), Gilbert's Whistler (2
spots), Chestnut Quail-thrush (2 spots), Painted Button-quail (one spot).
White-fronted Honeyeater, Yellow-plumed Honeyeater, White-browed and
White-breasted Woodswallow, were widespread through both reserves. Rufous
Whistlers were abundant and very, very vocal making sound recording of
other birds a challenge! The weather was warm, in the low 30's and seemed
to have an effect on bird activity.
After leaving the mallee I stopped off at the spot that folks call "chat
alley" which is about 17 km north of Lake Cargelligo. Here White-winged
Fairy-wrens and Brown Songlarks were calling well in and around the Nitre
Goosefoot depression. A pair of White-fronted Chats had dependent young. I
also found White-winged Fairy-wrens in a fenced off enclosure of Bladder
Saltbush west of Condobolin.
On the way back on Sunday I drove up into the hills north of Rankins
Springs into Jimberoo State Forest where I found Grey-fronted Honeyeater
and Shy Hylacola in woodland with a Hill Ti-tree understorey. The
understorey was similar to where I've found Shys in Cocoparra NP but the
overstorey was much thicker and there was no trace of any mallee.
Cheers,
Mick Todd
Griffith, NSW
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