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White-fronted Honeyeater is still in Kambah

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Subject: White-fronted Honeyeater is still in Kambah
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:34:18 +1000
Maybe this is getting dull, although I still enjoy seeing it each time. The White-fronted Honeyeater is still in Kambah. 23 days straight, so far. Same behaviour as before. It is quite a sprightly and nice looking little bird. Still your best chance to see one without travelling a long way. Apart from on 8 July, the longest I've had to wait was about 15 minutes, but usually less than 5. I believe it spends about 60% of its time at the front of my place (and adjoining neighbour's front yard), 30% of its time at the Pieris at the other end of Hiles place and 10% in between or elsewhere. Looking at it in the Pieris is a little less satisfying and not possible for the altitudinally challenged people because you need to see over a tall fence. Directions to that are: take the left (east) side of Hiles Place, towards the park, walk up the pathway on the right that leads towards Boddington Cres. In the back yard of the first house on the left (behind the tall fence is a Pieris tree full of small bell shaped flowers, it is between a palm and a washing line. The bird feeds in there. It is a bit intrusive, though, looking over the fence, though I have talked to the neighbours about the bird. They have a boxer dog that I did not feel like intoducing myself to untill the people came out to meet me. Directions to my place as before.
 
I don't intend to reserve set times for visitors this weekend (and I will be out middle of Saturday) but if anyone wants my assistance over the weekend, call me or visit or just try your luck.
 
I had a listen to the recordings of calls of White-fronted Honeyeater on the BOCA tape today. All very different to the calls this bird makes. That tape includes lots of song phrases and this bird is not singing at all. Just the "toc" and the "shirp sweep" calls.
 
Philip Veerman
24 Castley Circuit
KAMBAH   ACT  2902
 
Phone. 02 - 62314041
(M) 0411 716177
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