Brown Quail at Kata Tjuta October 17

[Koren Mitchell <>]

I was in the Centre a couple of weeks ago on a family holiday, and my dad
saw a pair of Brown Quail at Kathleen Springs, near Kings Canyon. I was
slightly skeptical at the time because of the range shown in Slater, but
have since found that they are in the area occasionally, and with all the
rain I guess it isn't surprising.

Cheers, Koren

Koren Mitchell
Albury, Australia
 


At 09:49 PM 20/10/2010, you wrote:

Hello Everyone-
 
I forgot one bird I thought I should have mentioned in my previous report- I had a Brown Quail on the Valley of the Winds trail, at Kata Tjuta where it begins the circular portion. I thought it was going to be a Stubble Quail, but it was mostly dark brown, strongly barred underneath (not streaked) and ran with it's neck outstreatched. It isn't shown on the range maps I have access to, so am not sure how often it occurs at Kata Tjuta.
 
Thanks, Alan



AJ Knue

Seattle, WA


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> I just ended 3+ days at the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and thought I would post some highlights. We had some amazing weather with daytime highs 19-23 C and a virtual lack of flies. Flowers were pretty abundant and everything was green. Birds were likewise abundant. Masked Woodswallows were present in the many hundreds if not thousands along the roadsides. Pied Honeyeater was also everywhere- you could randomly stop anywhere and hear one singing. Saw one Black Honeyeater this morning along the road near the Cultural Center. Also found 2 singing Redthroats- one at the junction of the road to Kata Tjuta and and the road to Kaltukatjura/ WA and another on the Liru Walk about half way ro the Mala Walk. Other noteworthy birds- I had several vocal Chiming Wedgebills at the Kata Tjuta Sunset Viewing area- one gave me the opportunity to watch him at leisure while he foraged and sang; I also had Black-chested Buzzard nearly everytime I visited the area around the Cultural Center; and White-backed Swallows were nesting as close as 15 kms to Yulara along the Lasseter HIghway.
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