It goes without saying, of course, that it was Alastair Smith with his sound
recordings and sharp eyes that located the bird which kept to fairly dense
canopy all the time.
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From:
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:47:14 +1000
To: "Wendy & Stewart May"
Subject: Black-faced Monarch
> Thank you for posting this sighting, Stewart - a great bird to have in your
> garden! It is not surprising that you haven't seen one there before because
> they don't turn up in the ACT very often. I believe the last one recorded
> was in 2004 in the Botanic Gardens. Thanks to Martin Butterfield who phoned
> and provided some further information about the location, and thanks to your
> neighbours, Alastair Smith & I located your house and found the bird in the
> front garden of the house next door. I managed to get a few photos, mostly
> silhouettes as the bird had the sun behind it and stayed in fairly dense
> vegetation.
>
> Regards
> Frank Antram
>
> PS We did knock on your door but you must have been out. We did, however,
> meet your daughter when she drove up, and also your neighbour who offered to
> let us into his backyard.
>
> -----Original message-----
> From: "Wendy & Stewart May"
> Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:23:40 +1000
> To:
> Subject: [canberrabirds] Black-faced Monarch
>
> > There was a Black-faced Monarch in our garden in Reid this morning. First
> > time I've seen one here.
> >
> > Stewart May.
> >
>
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