Birdline North Queensland Weekly Update

Birdline North Queensland

Published sightings for the week ending 20 May 2012.

Sun 20 May	Scarlet Honeyeater Upper Bohle River, Kelso, Townsville A single male Scarlet Honeyeater flying from a tall bluegum (Eucalyptus tereticornis) which is covered in unopened flower buds. The species has been seen here before (rarely) and usually when the blue gum is flowering. Peter Valentine
	Little Friarbird Bohle Wetlands Revegetaion Site Little Friarbird (1200) from 7:40 am and continuing at our departure at 8:40am, continual waves of Little Friarbirds were flying upsream (south) over the Bohle River. We estimate about 20 birds on average each minute, sometimes more,sometimes less passed our position. Occasionally a wave would land in the top of riparian eucalypts. Never staying more than 20 seconds, they continued their 'migration'... We have never seen this phenomenom before. Len & Chris Ezzy
Sat 19 May	Southern Boobook Mount Louisa (in our back yard) One Southern Boobook trying to rest in a tree in our back yard. Not often seen in suburban Mount Louisa. Chris was alerted to its presence by the comotions of the Blue-faced Honeyeaters harrassing it. Len and Chris Ezzy
	Channel-billed Cuckoo Townsville Town Common Conservation Park Channel-billed Cuckoo (1) late or over wintering, young bird high in dead tree on plant trail. Ed Pierce
Wed 16 May	Red-winged Parrot, Black-faced Monarch Castle Hill, Townsville Red-winged Parrot (1) juvenile, unusual in Townsville Black-faced Monarch (1) juvenile, busily feeding Alexandra Canton
Mon 14 May	Kalkadoon Grasswren, Painted Finch Mt Isa Two Kalkadoon Grasswens seen at end of Pamela st. Numerous Painted Finches at Moondara dam. Tim Faulkner, Scott Ryan, John Weigel
Sun 13 May	Channel-billed Cuckoo Daintree Village Appeared to be an immature bird over wintering in the area Doug Herrington
	Carpentarian Grasswren, Spinifexbird Lady Loretta mine site rd Six Carpentarian Grasswrens seen at two sites along the rd. One spinifexbird bird also seen. Tim Faulkner, Scott Ryan, John Weigel

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