Fellow Chat Enthusiasts
I think that all of the contributions to this thread so far have
extremely valuable and I hope that the following observations
continue the trend.
The major water bodies of the Southern Highlands appear to hold
more-or-less stable WFC (not KFC) populations. Locally this equates
to Lakes George and Bathurst and the Googong Foreshores. These
populations appear to extend through Hoskinstown toward Captain's
Flat. In the late 1980's, I was quite accustomed to WFCs being
present at the Point Hut Silt Trap in its halcyon days and also along
the Molonglo Valley west of Kowen SF. WFCs were also transient at
Kelly's Swamp but in recent years they have all but disappeared from
the places that I frequent. I do not have solid data to back this up
but perhaps others more diligent than I could support my impression
that WFC occurrences in our area have exhibited a serious downturn.
Stretching the notion further, I have the impression that this more
or less parallels the decline in Southern Whiteface records.
Milburn
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The Milburns
42 Bundey Street
Higgins
ACT 2615
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