From: Marnix
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Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
9:14 AM
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Subject: [canberrabirds]
Canberra-Dubbo (8-10 Oct)
We had lunch on the way up at Gum Swamp
(Forbes) - 3 Glossy Ibis, 40 Whiskered Terns plus usual waterfowl. Spent all
day Monday at Western Plains Zoo - many birds including Black Kite,
Yellow-throated and Noisy Miner, Blue-faced and Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater,
Apostlebird, White-browed Babbler, Red-capped Robin, Peaceful Dove, Pied
Butcherbird, etc and a Goanna. I spent Sunday and Monday afternoons in Goonoo
SF to the north at Paddy's Dam (Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Mallee Ringnecks) and
at a dam on Mogriguy Forest Rd
(Striped Honeyeater, Little Friarbirds, Mallee Ringnecks) among rusting car
wrecks. Around Mogriguy saw plenty of Blue Bonnets, an Emu and Inland
Thornbills and at Tabralgar 3 Black Kites. I wish I had more time to explore
Goonoo as its an amazing place.
