Hi all,
This is a great opportunity to see Bowra for yourself!! This property in SW
QLD has been topical on birding-aus recently.
Below is an advertisement seeking volunteer help for the month of AUGUST 2008
for my PhD research on Hall's Babblers at Bowra station. The birdlife on Bowra
is going from strength to strength after more recent rain following the great
falls over summer. It has brought in some more species to the many already on
the property, including Squatter Pigeons and Diamond Firetails. Flock
Bronzewings are still being reported in the district.
No research or science skills are necessary, volunteers need only be
reasonably fit, able to spend long hours out in the field surrounded by birds
and be easy-going and able to work as part of a team.
Please contact me either at this email or at
Volunteer Positions
Behavioural ecology of Hall's Babbler (Pomatostomus halli): an endemic,
cooperatively-breeding bird of eastern Australia
Project Overview
This research focuses on the social organisation and habitat selection of
Hall's Babbler, the least known of all Australian babblers. The research that
will be undertaken during the period will investigate differences/similarities
in structural and floristic characteristics of habitat occupied by Hall's
babbler, Grey-crowned Babbler, and Chestnut-crowned Babbler relative to the
range in 'available' habitat for these species on the study site. This
research is crucial to understanding the habitat requirements of Hall's
Babbler, which is poorly understood and highly desirable as the species is
listed as threatened in New South Wales (listed as Vulnerable).
Volunteer Activities
Volunteers will work in a team to quantify habitat characteristics in field
survey plots. Training in all aspects of the work will be provided and no
skills are necessary (although amateur botanists are most welcome!).
Data collected will include variables such as plant species composition, tree
density and height, shrub density and height, and ground cover.
As survey plots will be established across the study site volunteers will
become acquainted with a wide variety of birds present on Bowra including
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush, White-browed Treecreeper, Bourke's Parrot, Pink
Cockatoo, Spotted Nightjar, Crested Bellbird and of course Hall's Babbler.
Volunteers will also gain an appreciation for the diversity of habitats and the
associated plants and animals that occur within them. See below for a complete
list of bird species recorded on Bowra.
Some work will also be undertaken with Hall's Babblers including locating
breeding nests and observing colour-banded birds.
Where
This research is being undertaken at Bowra Station, located on the outskirts
of Cunnamulla in southwest Queensland. Bowra is a unique property with a high
diversity of habitats and consequently a rich fauna and flora, particularly
birds.
Accomodation will be provided at no cost. Volunteers can choose to camp or
bring along their caravan, or stay in the refurbished Shearer's Quarters. There
are toilet and shower facilities and the quarter's has a fully-contained
kitchen.
The local town, Cunnamulla, located only 16km from the station has numerous
facilities including supermarkets, pharmacy, pubs, library (with internet
access), post office, and hospital.
Bowra is easily accessible along major highways from Sydney, Melbourne and
Brisbane. Public transport is available only from Brisbane via two buses
(Brisbane-Toowoomba, Toowoomba-Cunnamulla).
When
Volunteers are required for the month of August 2008 and are requested to stay
for a minimum of one week, although longer periods (including the full four
weeks) are preferable.
Costs
Accommodation costs will be covered. Limited funding is available to reimburse
travel costs. Please feel free to discuss any issues relating to costs with me.
Contact Details:
If you are interested in being a volunteer or would like further information
please feel free to contact me via email at or
at the University of New South Wales on +61 2 9385 8272.
BOWRA BIRD LIST
Ratites
Emu
True Quail
Stubble Quail
Brown Quail
Ducks
Plumed Whistling-duck
Wandering Whistling-duck
Australian Wood Duck
Blue-billed Duck
Musk Duck
Black Swan
Pacific Black Duck
Australasian Shoveler
Grey Teal
Pink-Eared Duck
Hardhead
Grebes
Australasian Grebe
Hoary-headed Grebe
Darter
Darter
Cormorants
Great Cormorant
Pied Cormorant
Little Pied Cormorant
Little Black Cormorant
Pelicans
Australian Pelican
Herons, Egrets and Bitterns
White-faced Heron
Little Egret
White-necked Heron
Great Egret
Intermediate Egret
Nankeen Night Heron
Australasian Bittern
Ibis and Spoonbills
Glossy Ibis
Australian White Ibis
Straw-necked Ibis
Royal Spoonbill
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Kites, Eagles & allies
Black-shouldered Kite
Letter-winged Kite
Black Kite
Whistling Kite
Square-tailed Kite
Black-breasted Buzzard
Brown Goshawk
Collared Sparrowhawk
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Little Eagle
Spotted Harrier
Swamp Harrier
Falcons
Brown Falcon
Black Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Grey Falcon
Australian Hobby
Nankeen Kestrel
Cranes
Brolga
Crakes and Rails
Baillon’s Crake
Australian Spotted Crake
Black-tailed Native-hen
Purple Swamphen
Eurasian Coot
Bustards
Australian Bustard
Stone-curlews
Bush Stone-curlew
Button-quails
Little Button-quail
Red-chested Button-quail
Waders
Latham’s Snipe
Black-tailed Godwit
Greenshank
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Painted Snipes
Australian Painted Snipe
Stilts and Avocets
Black-winged Stilt
Red-necked Avocet
Plovers
Pacific Golden Plover
Red-capped Plover
Inland Dotterel
Black-fronted Dotterel
Red-kneed Dotterel
Banded Lapwing
Masked Lapwing
Pratincoles
Australian Pratincole
Terns
Gull-billed Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Black Tern
Pigeons and Doves
Diamond Dove
Peaceful Dove
Bar-shouldered Dove
Common Bronzewing
Flock Bronzewing
Crested Pigeon
Squatter Pigeon
Cockatoos
Red-tailed Black-cockatoo
Galah
Little Corella
Pink Cockatoo
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cockatiel
Parrots
Red-winged Parrot
Australian Ringneck
Blue Bonnet
Red-rumped Parrot
Mulga Parrot
Budgerigar
Bourke’s Parrot
Blue-winged Parrot
Cuckoos
Pallid Cuckoo
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Black-eared Cuckoo
Horsfield’s Bronze-cuckoo
Hawk-Owls
Barking Owl
Southern Boobook
Barn Owls
Barn Owl
Frogmouths
Tawny Frogmouth
Nightjars
Spotted Nightjar
Owlet-Nightjars
Australian Owlet-nightjar
Swifts
Fork-tailed Swift
White-throated Needletail
Kingfishers
Laughing Kookaburra
Red-backed Kingfisher
Sacred Kingfisher
Bee-Eaters
Rainbow Bee-eater
Rollers
Dollarbird
Treecreepers
Brown Treecreeper
White-browed Treecreeper
Fairy-wrens and Grasswrens
Splendid Fairy-wren
Variegated Fairy-wren
White-winged Fairy-wren
Striated Grasswren
Pardalotes, Thornbills & allies
Striated Pardalote
Red-browed Pardalote
Redthroat
Weebill
Western Gerygone
Inland Thornbill
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
Slaty-backed Thornbill
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Yellow Thornbill
Southern Whiteface
Honeyeaters
Noisy Friarbird
Little Friarbird
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Striped Honeyeater
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Yellow-throated Miner
Singing Honeyeater
Grey-headed Honeyeater
Grey-fronted Honeyeater
White-plumed Honeyeater
Black-chinned Honeyeater
Brown-headed Honeyeater
White-fronted Honeyeater
Black Honeyeater
Pied Honeyeater
Painted Honeyeater
Brown Honeyeater
Crimson Chat
Orange Chat
Australo-Papuan Robins
Jacky Winter
Red-capped Robin
Hooded Robin
Australo-Papuan Babblers
Grey-crowned Babbler
Hall’s Babbler
White-browed Babbler
Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Quail-thrushes & Wedgebills
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush
Chirruping Wedgebill
Sittellas
Varied Sittella
Whistlers & Shrike-thrushes
Crested Bellbird
Rufous Whistler
Grey Shrike-thrush
Flycatchers & Fantails
Restless Flycatcher
Australian Magpie-lark
Grey Fantail
Willie Wagtail
Cuckoo-Shrikes & Trillers
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
Ground Cuckoo-shrike
White-winged Triller
Orioles
Olive-backed Oriole
Woodswallow & Butcherbirds
White-breasted Woodswallow
Masked Woodswallow
White-browed Woodswallow
Black-faced Woodswallow
Little Woodswallow
Dusky Woodswallow
Grey Butcherbird
Pied Butcherbird
Australian Magpie
Ravens and Crows
Australian Raven
Little Crow
Torresian Crow
Australian Mud-Nesters
Apostlebird
White-winged Chough
Bowerbirds
Spotted Bowerbird
Larks
Singing Bushlark
Pipits
Australian Pipit
Finches
Zebra Finch
Double-barred Finch
Plum-headed Finch
Diamond Firetail
Flower-Peckers
Mistletoebird
Swallows and Martins
Welcome Swallow
Tree Martin
Fairy Martin
White-backed Swallow
Old World Warblers
Australian Reed-warbler
Brown Songlark
Rufous Songlark
White-eyes
Silvereye
Total Species 210
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