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Re: Yellow Wattlebirds and Redcapped Robins

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Subject: Re: Yellow Wattlebirds and Redcapped Robins
From: "Terry Bishop" <>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:07:19 +1000 (AUS Eastern Standard Time)
That's what one would expect!!!! How they arrived here is a mystery to be
solved. Wether they were bought in a suitcase, shipping container or egg
form carried by a tourist/birdnapper??? 
Terry B 
 
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From: Michael Ramsey 
Date: 14/09/2006 4:01:28 PM 
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Subject: Re: Yellow Wattlebirds and Redcapped Robins 
 
Terry, Yellow Wattlebirds would only be in Tassie, not Orange, wouldn't
they? 
Mick Ramsey 
 
 
 
 
 
From: "Terry Bishop" <> 
To: "Birding-Aus" <> 
Subject: Re: Yellow Wattlebirds and Redcapped Robins 
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:26:58 +1000 (AUS Eastern Standard Time) 
> 
> Sorry Chris and others. That should be Red Capped Robins. Some of the 
>locals calls them Red Hooded and it has rubbed off. I will fill out the 
>required forms. Are they available online? I have not heard and no 
>appearances have been made today by either the Red or Yellow Wattlebirds 
>today. Normally I hear the Reds in the tree further over. 
> 
>Terry Bishop 
>Orange NSW 
> 
>-------Original Message------- 
> 
>From: Chris Brandis 
>Date: 14/09/2006 9:59:07 AM 
>To: Terry Bishop 
>Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Yellow Wattlebirds and Redhooded Robins 
> 
>Hi Terry 
>Would you be willing to submit a NSW unusual record form for this sighting 
>as it has moved the range over 100 km.. 
>What do you mean by Red Hooded Robin, is this a local name or you have not 
>checked a field guide for the correct name. 
>Cheers Chris for NSW Ornithological Records Appraisal Committee. 
> 
>Terry Bishop wrote: 
> 
>I don't know if these yellow wattle birds have been transported or escapees

>But this is their third spring they have been around here. 
>Five have been sighted at once. They are definitely Yellow Wattle birds
with 
>Their Yellow dangling ear. They mainly hang around about in a four block 
>Radius and for a short period while the Flowering Quinces are their usual 
>Mass of red flowers. There are the usual many Red Wattle Birds as well but 
>They are around all year. 
> 
>Terry Bishop 
>Orange NSW 
> 
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