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Birdline ACT
Published sightings for the week ending 13 Mar 2011.
| Sat 12 Mar
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Rainbow Bee-eater
Kelly's Swamp
c.30 Rainbow Bee-eaters high above Kelly's Swamp around 3.30pm, moving in a generally northerly direction. Welcome Swallows appeared to be accompanying them. Other species seen included 1 White-throated Gerygone (presumably moving through as this species is not regular or a breeder at this site, as far as I know) and an immature Little Eagle, which spent several minutes on the ground apparently feeding on small invertebrates of some sort, and then flew off carrying a large stick.
Frank Antram
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| Wed 9 Mar
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Southern Boobook
Garran
Single Boobook heard calling at 0530 and again at 2030. First record here in Garran since October 2009.
Alastair Smith
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| Mon 7 Mar
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Yellow Rosella
Shepherd's Lookout
Perched with immature Crimson Rosellas in a dead callitris. It's been brought to my attention that some rosella hybrids bear remarkable resemblance to the Yellow Rosella. While I acknowledge this, my empirical knowledge of this species in the Wagga area, coupled with the fact that that my daughter read out the distinguishing field marks while I scruitinised the bird through binoculars from 25 m away, leads me to believe that I was watching a Yellow Rosella.
John K. Layton
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| Sun 6 Mar
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Spotted Quail-thrush
Mt Tennent
A pair seen in the undergrowth on the lower slopes of Mt Tennent at about 1100. Also saw one on the Camel Back trail three weeks ago, in a similar habitat.
Matthew Frawley (from Birdline Australia)
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Spotted Quail-thrush
Mt Tennent
A pair seen in the undergrowth on the lower slopes of Mt Tennent at about 1100. Also saw one on the Camel Back trail three weeks ago, in similar habitat.
Matthew Frawley
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