Hi Alan,
I'll ask the question that everyone else is thinking - Is there any
chance of seeing the photos? (I can host them on my website if you can
email them to me).
Cheers,
Graham
On 12/7/06, Alistair McKeough <> wrote:
Maybe this will fire up a few more people to get involved in trapping.
Save a hollow for a native species, and maybe pick up a mega-rarity while
you're at it.
Alistair
On 06/12/06, alan morris <> wrote:
>
> Hi Birders,
>
> While trapping Common Mynas in the "myna Trap" set up near a backyard
> avairy, 3 blocks from the Coffs Harbour CBD,Craig Cassady and a friend
> caught an unusal bird in the trap on 5/12/06.
>
> They identified the birds as a Rose-coloured Starling, and upon googling
> for
> "Rose-coloured Starlings in Australia" saw the two hits of birds and
> photos
> at Broome. The bird they found resembled those birds. They contacted some
> friends and the NPWS. The NPWS advised them to photograph and release the
> bird, giving them permission to band the bird and take some feathers for
> possible DNA analysis. The bird was subsequently released this morning at
> 0800 hrs this morning and has not been seen since.
>
> Three photos are available which show an obvious Rose-coloured Starling.
> Measurements will be sent to me indue course.
>
> This I think is the 3rd Australian Record if accepted by BARC.
> Rose-coloured
> Starlings are not known to be kept as avairy birds in Australia.
>
> Alan Morris
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