Some comments for anyone considering trying for a Marbled Frogmouth on
Tamborine Mountain.
Note that "Mt Tamborine" is the place-name for the township at the southern
end of the mini-plateau for which has the place-name "Tamborine Mountain".
(There are no Marbled Frogmouths at "Mt Tamborine".)
Most of the top of the plateau has been cleared and settled. What the Qld
Environmental Protection Agency in its (lack of) wisdom calls the
Tamborine Mountain National Park, consists of a number of small separate
areas towards the northern end of the plateau.
There are two townships towards the northern end: "North Tamborine" towards
the north-west; Eagle Heights in the north-east.
I know nothing of the habits/habitats of Plumed Frogmouths, but suggest that
what used to be called "Palm Grove N. P.", "The Knoll N. P." and "Witches'
Falls N. P." are the most promising because they contain both rainforest and
eucalypt forest.
Palm Grove is on the eastern scarp of the plateau with an entrance at the
southern limit of Eagle Heights, and another at the eastern end of Curtis
Road, past the State primary School.
To get to the Knoll NP continue through Nth Tamborine to the end of the
road.
Witches' Falls N P is over the western scarp, in the southern part of Nth
Tamborine. One track entrance is immediately behind the southern end of the
local cemetery; there is another a few hundred metres further south, and a
circuit track through the park links the two. A track continues
north-westerly from the circuit to cross the creek and continue
north-westerly to climb back up the scarp to a third entrance off Beacon
Road - and quite remote from the other two entrances.
(There is a lookout giving a view of the Falls - but they are quite
unspectacular and for much of the time have but a trickle of water.)
Cheers
Syd
> From: "Shirley Cook" <>
> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:42:12 +1000
> To: "Messages Birding-aus" <>
> Subject: Fw: Fw: [Birding-Aus] Marbled vs Tawny Frogmouth
>
> Dear all,
>
> For your information from Steve Debus
> Regards
>
> Shirley Cook
> Secretary/Treasurer
> Birds Australia (Northern NSW)
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