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Nest Workshop

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Subject: Nest Workshop
From: "Jack and Andrea Holland" <>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:33:59 +1100
Dear subscribers
 
There are still plenty of vacancies for this COG event. 
 
What a difference a couple of weeks may make, hopefully with the recent rain birds will have started to think of nesting again.  Activity has certainly started to pick up in my local patch at NW Chapman/Cooleman Ridge.
 
So if you're interested please contact me - as usual I'd also be grateful for any tip offs about nesting activity from any members/subscribers who have visited Campbell Park recently, or will do so before Sunday.
 
Jack Holland

Campbell Park;  Sunday 18 November ? Morning Nest workshop

This will be a repeat of the very successful practical nest workshops held over the past four years at Campbell Park, arguably the best bit of grassy woodland in Canberra in spring.  This very informal outing has again been timed to co-incide with the peak of the breeding season.  The morning will start with the usual very short presentation including tips on the types of nests built by different species of birds, and how to find nests or nesting behaviour.  This will be followed by several hours putting this into practice, looking for signs of nesting etc, which will also allow plenty of opportunity for bird watching.  Let?s hope this year is as successful as the past four years have been. 

This workshop is particularly suitable for beginners or those relatively new to birdwatching, though more experienced members are also welcome.  We won?t be walking very far as there is usually is a ?hot spot? close to the car park where most of the nesting usually occurs.  If you are interested in participating, please contact Jack Holland (6288 7840 A/H or by E-mail on m("deh.gov.au","jack.holland");">), who would also be grateful for any tips on where birds are nesting shortly before the day.

Meet at 8:00 am at the picnic tables at the far end of the car park.  Take Northcott Drive up to the start of the Campbell Park Offices, where you take the right fork and keep to the outside of the very large car park, skirting it until you get to the end.  Intending participants might also like to look at the map on the COG web site under the Maps, Forms and Lists button.



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