GBS Surprises [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

["martin butterfield" <>]

Great stuff Benj.  I certainly endorse the final paragraph.  If anyone neeeds a chart please send me an email and I will work out a way of getting one to you (without boosting the profit of Australia Post too much).

 

Incidentally, I am jealous of the 42 species so far this year.  I have only scored 38, but I suspect this is in part due to the site being somewhat exposed to the strong winds.

 

Martin

 

On 8/15/07, Whitworth, Benjamin - BRS <> wrote:

Well I finally bit the bullet and started a GBS survey. Early days yet, but already some surprises and some useful evidence for other thoughts.

 

1~ Ive had a pair or 3 weebills and a grey shrike thrush every week. Plus also had a white plumed honeyeater every week.

The former two were a surprise because I consider them non-suburban birds. The Grey ST is always silent and this may be a reason why I don't normally notice them. The weebills are loud, and seem to be everywhere this winter.

I always thought the white plume was a frequently observed honeyeater at my place, but everybody used to say I was crazy.

The house is near a park and may be a reason for these birds.

2~ At any one time, I have had more eastern rosellas than I expected (~8) and less crimsons (only 2-4). I think the crimsons are common, but in pairs now. In early Winter/autumn I suspect you would get them in larger flocks.

3~ Had even more currawongs than I thought, between 11 and 19 at one time, each week.

4~ Have a nesting pair of ravens, and magpies

5~ There are Superb blue fairy wrens (3 males, 1 female), White Browed scrubwren pair and Brown thornbill pair. I am actually surprised that more people don't have WB scrubwrens in their yards. I think this is more due to the difficulty in observing them.

6~ No gang gangs, a pair of king parrots, a kookaburra most weeks, and a pair of rainbow lorikeets every day.

7~ already up to 42 species after only 6 weeks, with masked lapwing, woodducks, and straw necked ibis.

 

I encourage others to get a GBS form and start reporting, you will find out things you didn't know, and confirm other things you thought were true.

 

Benj Whitworth

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