It looks like a figbird to me.
http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=121
Regards,
Rob
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Rob Geraghty
--- On Sat, 3/7/09, Katrina Knight <> wrote:
From: Katrina Knight <>
Subject: ID help needed
To:
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 6:47 PM
Hello,
I've been having a great time on my trip to Australia, but the identification
of some birds is defeating me. On 28 February I saw a bird from the platform of
the North Wollongong train station as I was waiting to go back to Sydney after
the pelagic trip. It seemed to be all dark - kind of bluish/purplish-black with
big pale eye-rings. I thought it ought to be easy to find in the field guide
when I got a chance to look, but even after looking multiple times, I have
absolutely no idea what it is. I've uploaded a picture of it -
<http://files.myopera.com/kknight/albums/709813/mystery%20bird.jpg> If anyone
could make any suggestions about its identification, I'd appreciate it.
Also, I was looking at shorebirds at the north end of the Esplanade in Cairns
this afternoon and saw a nice selection of birds that I'm not sure I've
identified correctly. Rain does not make identifying shorebirds any easier. Are
the birds pictured here
<http://files.myopera.com/kknight/albums/709813/shorebirds%201.jpg> Bar-tailed
Godwits? I followed them around for a while, but they just walked around and
never flew to show me their tails. On a more positive note, the Laughing Gull
was still there yesterday. I got a good look at it despite the rain. I think I
spotted it again today, but it was a long way away and I was headed the other
direction. I didn't really come to Australia to look at a Laughing Gull after
all. :)
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Katrina Knight
Reading, PA, USA
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