Winter at Campbell ParkRe: [canberrabirds [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Could you please elaborate on/describe
the call heard as they flew off noisily. It would be interesting to work
out if a whole group has relocated or only a few are being swept along
by other migrating HEs. Recently there have been significant sightings
of Yellow-tufted and WP HEs. Combined with the fact that there are very
few HEs out west at present and lots still moving on the coast confirms
that it is certainly an unusual year for some of the more sedentry HE species.
A sign of the times.

cheers
Richard

Milburns <>

12/06/2007 09:47 PM

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Subject	[canberrabirds] Winter at Campbell Park

I spent yesterday afternoon birding through Campbell
Park up to Mt 
Majura.  This made an interesting contrast to my observations at 
Mulligan's Flat the day before.  Birds were present in much smaller
numbers but none-the-less I found more than a dozen MFFs.  Unlike
Mulligan's Flat every feeding flock included several Grey Fantails 
and Brown Thornbills.  Scarlet Robins and Golden Whistlers were also
in every flock.  Several flocks included Speckled Warlbers and 
White-thoated Treecreepers.

In the paddocks to the east were Australian and Little Ravens feeding 
on sheep carcasses.  I noted the presence of very young lambs but
the 
birds were clearly feeding on large carcasses.

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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