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There were lots of Stubble Quail calling from the
paddocks full of seeding grasses along Coppins Crossing Road to the north of the
Crossing on Sunday afternoon. I'd estimate about 20 in about a 300-m stretch
on the western side of the road. None seen though - of
course.
Also several skylarks singing, and a pair of
Wedge-tailed Eagles, but I guess I just wasn't there long enough to pick up a
Singing Bushlark.
Harvey
Harvey
Perkins
CRC Strategy and Communication
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As I have noted a number of times on this chat line, plus
in my bird of the month talk to COG in March, for the past 2-3 years the Brown
Quail has been regularly seen or heard at Cooleman Ridge. This
spring/summer it has been present in a variety of spots almost every time I go
there, often in seemingly unsuitably dry habitat, such as the top of Cooleman
Trig, where it was calling this morning.
In the first couple of years after the fires, the Stubble
Quail seemed to be predominant, as it was pre-fires. This may have been
because I was less adept at picking up its call (I agree most like a diamond
firetail until you pay more attention). Ironically this morning I heard my
first Stubble Quail there for at least 6 months.
Jack Holland
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