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Black-chinned Honeyeaters

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Subject: Black-chinned Honeyeaters
From: "Geoffrey Dabb" <>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:08:16 +1000
Is this the first record of BC Honeyeaters for the ACT?  They are not on the
list, or mentioned in Steve Wilson's book.

(Anyone looking for them today should beware of midweek orienteers, although
you never know what THEY might flush.)  g

-----Original Message-----
From: Milburns  
Sent: Tuesday, 12 June 2007 9:46 PM
To: 
Subject: Winter at Campbell Park



I was in the gully at the northern end of Campbell park in the late 
afternoon (about 16:20) watching a mixed feeding flock in the last 
rays of sunshine.  A flock of Honeyeaters dropped out of the sky and 
to my amazement each of the 6 or 7 birds that I had clear views of 
were Black-chinned Honeyeaters.  As the flock departed noisily to the 
south east I counted 14 individuals, all apparently the same species. 
They behaved essentially as Yellow-faced Honeyeaters do when they are 
travelling so I moved as quickly as I could along the edge of 
Campbell Park thinking that they would be reluctant to head across 
the paddocks.  There was no sign of them before dusk however.

Milburn
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The Milburns
8 Miller Street
O'Connor
ACT 2602

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