boo hiss

Anthony's mention of mynas reminded
me that I counted 50 Common Mynas perched along the roof edge of Gungahlin
Marketplace on Sunday. This is the greatest number I have seen in one place,
and didnt include the scattered birds in the car parks surrounding the
building.

Cheers
Marnix

"Overs, Anthony \(REPS\)" <>

08/03/2005 11:29 AM

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Subject	[canberrabirds] More from our Sunday travels
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Apart from the Black Falcon and the Common Sandpiper,
Pete and I saw lots of other birds on Sunday. Beautiful conditions for
birding.

Uriarra homestead dam. 
Lots of Hoary-headed and Australasian Grebes. A few Hardheads.
No Musk Duck though. In the pines on the roadside we saw three Restless
Flycatchers, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, White-plumed Honeyeater and plenty
of Yellow-rumped Thornbills. Also six Common Mynas (boo hiss).

Warks Rd. 
Stopped in a gully where regrowth provided excellent cover
for White-browed Scrubwrens and Brown Thornbills. A party of Striated Thornbills
moved through. A single White-eared Honeyeater. Plenty of Spotted Pardalotes
and Grey Fantails.

Blundells Creek Rd. 
Stopped halfway up the road. Again, lots of Spotted Pardalotes
calling, with a few foraging down very low. Flame Robins, Silvereyes and
Grey Fantails common. A few of each of Yellow-faced, White-naped and White-eared
Honeyeater. A Rufous Whistler called. Heard and saw Golden Whistler. One
White-throated Treecreeper. We saw four female Satin Flycatchers at one
stage, with others calling around us. Heard an Australian Owlet-nightjar
call from its hollow nearby. 

Mt Franklin Rd. 
Stopped one or two kms south of Piccadilly Circus. Lots
of Flame Robins. Both Pardalotes. A Brown-headed Honeyeater. Juv Fan-tailed
Cuckoo. Golden Whistler, Gang-gang Cockatoo. 

Forestry trail between Mt Franklin Rd and Blundells Creek
Rd. 
Stopped about halfway down the mountainside. Rufous Whistler.
More Satin Flycatchers calling nearby. Yellow-faced and White-naped Honeyeaters.
Singles of White-browed Scrubwren, Grey Shrike-thrush and White-throated
Treecreeper. 

Data sheets on way. 

Cheers 
Anthony 




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