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Norgrove Park Crakes

Subject: Norgrove Park Crakes
From: Robin Hide <>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:36:33 +1100
No crakes in sight at c. 5.15-5.40 pm yesterday (Sunday).
Instead a Goldfinch in the young trees at the central pergola (Location 5), and three hares uncernedly browsing in the undeveloped land over the fence at the east of the footbridge pointing east.
Robin Hide

 Lindell wrote:
Roger,
A great sighting.
I was down there today and got some great photos of the Aus Spotted Crake, and actually sighted the Spotless Crake in it's usual haunt (it was too quick for a photo). I would believe that the other Crake is a juv. Ballion's. I did go back to Norgrove after seeing your photo but no luck in sighting it. Also - out at Holt oval saw a juv. Supherb Parrot being feed by the parent,
And - a Dollar bird on the wires along the road at Kelly's swamp.
A great day out... Lindell On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Roger Curnow < <>> wrote:

    While looking for a Spotless Crake at Norgrove Park this morning I
    took the attached picture.
    The two birds were very close together for a couple of minutes
    but eventually the Australian Crake drove what I suspect to be an
    immature Baillon's Crake away.
Question : Is this in fact one Australian & one Baillon's,
                    or might the second bird be an immature Australian ?
The white front is for real, not a trick of the camera and the
    tail did seem short.
Higher quality images available.


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