From Emus to Zebra Finches...

I had been planning to revisit the Burrinjuck-Wee
Jasper area soon and Peter Mahoney's recent email prompted me to go this
weekend.

4 Diamond Firetails along Fairlight
Road were a good start on Saturday. Flame Robins were everywhere
along the roads. A Restless Flycatcher at Cookmundoon and Brown
Treecreepers near the tip. And a dozen Wallaroos on the slopes of the
Wee Jasper Valley. Fuscous and White-plumed Honeyeaters at
Cavan Station. And Wedge-tailed Eagles were a constant sighting
above the hills.

The real highlight was the short hike
from the Micalong Creek picnic area to the Micalong Creek Falls. After
the recent rain the cascades were overloaded with a torrent of water making
for a great photo opportunity. A drive further down Nottingham Rd produced
a Superb Lyrebird which ran across the track and a Wonga Pigeon.

The fishing village of Burrinjuck was
a birding hotspot with Crescent, New Holland, White-eared
and White-naped Honeyeaters and Silvereyes being drawn to
several flowering eucalypts, while Red-browed Finches, Flame Robins
and wrens foraged below. Burrinjuck Dam was only at 25% capacity and it
showed! A few Great Cormorants and Pelicans were all I saw.

Along Black Range Road near a property
called 'Ferndale(?)' we saw a lone Emu. Does anyone know of any
Emu Farms around here?
The drive home along Burrinjuck Road
yesterday produced 5 Zebra Finches in roadside grass.

Cheers
Marnix

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