Certainly further north it was common to see Yellow Robins in dryer and
more open country and usually the deepest wettest lawyer vine gullies
were the habitat of the Pale Yellow Robin.
Saw a Yellow Robin in the rest stop north of Lake George where you turn
into the wineries today. First one I have ever seen there. Plenty of
White-napped Honeyeaters moving through the area as well.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Holliday
Sent: Wednesday, 16 April 2008 3:08 PM
To: 'COG list'
Subject: Habitat of Yellow Robins
Con et al
Must admit I was also rather surprised the first time I saw them in such
dry
habitat, but they are also common in Callitris forest in Binya State
Forest
just to the south of Cocoparra, and are widespread in box-ironbark areas
in
northern Victoria & sthn NSW, another very different habitat to the
wetter
stuff I more readily associate them with. Guess it depends on where you
are
used to seeing them.
Re populations around Canberra, I used to find them regularly on Mt
Ainslie
a few years ago, but my last record was probably in about 2004. I also
notice that the 'Birds of Mulligans Flat' brochure lists them as common,
presumably that was the case once, but I have only ever seen one there,
in
Red Stringybark forest in the block north of Gundaroo Rd a couple of
years
ago.
Cheers
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Con Boekel
Sent: Wednesday, 16 April 2008 8:42 AM
To: COG list
Subject: Habitat of Yellow Robins
Last week we camped for two days at the Woolshed Flat camping ground at
Cocoparra NP, about 15-20 km north of Griffiths. Despite the drought,
the birding was interesting. On one of our walks we climbed along a
conglomorate/sandstone cliff line. The soil along the cliff line was
shallow or absent and the vegetation was mainly stunted cypress pines
and the occasional acacia. Definitely not a moist gully and was
therefore somewhat surprised to see a pair of Yellow Robins. They were
in a mixed feeding flock with Red-capped Robins, Speckled Warblers and
Chestnut-rumped Warblers.
Con
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