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Iron Range NP birds - Queensland

To: Birding Aus <>, Russ Namitz <>
Subject: Iron Range NP birds - Queensland
From: Russ Namitz <>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:42:01 -0700
I took my 2WD rental and headed up to Iron Range NP from Cairns because I heard 
the road were "the best they've been in 17 years."  I had 4 days which amounted 
to 2 days of driving and 2 days of birding.  The river/creek/puddle crossings 
were all doable in the cheapest economy car.  In all honesty, it wasn't a smart 
or responsible thing to do, but what's done is done.
Life birds for me included...

Lockhart River
LESSER CRESTED TERN
EASTERN REEF EGRET
PALM COCKATOO

Portland Roads
ROSE-CROWNED FRUIT-DOVE

Cook's Hut/Rainforest Camp
TROPICAL SCRUBWREN
MAGNIFICANT RIFLEBIRD
TRUMPET MANUCODE
CHESTNUT-BREASTED CUCKOO
YELLOW-LEGGED FLYCATCHER
GREEN-BACKED HONEYEATER
TAWNY-BREASTED HONEYEATER
NOISY PITTA
ECLECTUS PARROT
RED-CHEEKED PARROT
YELLOW-BILLED KINGFISHER (heard only)
SUPERB FRUIT-DOVE (heard only)
MARBLED FROGMOUTH (heard only)

There were also multiple LARGE-TAILED NIGHTJARS in the drier forests in the 
park.  I saw WHITE-STREAKED HONEYEATER in the drier forest west of the park.

Good birding,
Russ Namitz
Coos Bay, OR - USA
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