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As always what you find can be very dependent on
the sites you survey. For example there are currently about 4 each of the
Rufous Whistler and Grey Fantail on my regular patch at the NW end of Cooleman
Ridge, but hardly any Noisy Friarbirds, and for the first time this year since
we returned after the fires no Rufous Songlarks and only the odd White-winged
Triller so far. On the other hand Rufous Whistlers were relatively
common at my blitz sites in the Cotter Hut area, and surprisingly about 10
Sacred Kingfishers were observed, including at one stage 4 (perhaps 5) actively
chasing each other giving their alternative call I associate with breeding
activity.
Based on my observations at Cooleman
Ridge and yesterday I agree the drought is
continuing to bite with numbers down this year compared with previous. And
yes, no surprise, I strongly support the monitoring of Canberra Nature Park and
other blitz sites in a consistent fashion each year as one way to be able to
discern trends and the effects of weather etc.
Jack Holland
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