Cooktown

[David Stowe <>]

Hi Christina,
I would recommend Lloyd Neilsen's book "Birds of Queensland's Wet  
tropics and Great Barrier Reef" very highly.
It has some great locations around Cooktown not to mention the rest of  
teh wet tropics. I have used it extensively over the past few years.
I was up there briefly overnight a couple of weeks ago.
Depends on what you are after but definitely spend some time along the  
Shiptons Flat rd south of Cooktown. Road is clearly marked off the  
highway about 20min ? south of town. Then take marked RH turn after  
the Lions Den pub. I looked unsuccesfully for White-streaked  
Honeyeater along here but this is the most reliable southern most spot  
to see them apparently. Nice birds were Northern fantail, Graceful HE,  
Little Shrike-thrush, Spotted Catbird, White-throated HE, Black  
Butcherbird etc
Keatings Lagoon just south of town is a nice spot to spend an hour or  
two. Right on the main rd - easy to find.
If you are driving from Cairns there was a great looking wetland about  
20min after Lakeland which we didn't have time to stop at on the RHS  
of the road. Not signposted or anything and probably private property  
but stopping on the side of the raod would be all you needed to do  
anyway.
Also if you are driving up there i would suggest doing so in the  
daytime - unless you want to see alot of Barn Owls and large cows at  
very close quarters!
Let me know if you want anymore info anyway.

Cheers
Dave


On 16/05/2009, at 6:30 PM, C Port wrote:

Hi



I will be travelling to Cooktown in early June. Any information about  
where
to find birds would be greatly appreciated.



Thanks



Christina

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