Sue,
The most obvious difference between junior
purple swamphens and juv. spotless crakes are their sizes. Think about the
adults. Baby spotless crakes are tiny. Would probably fit on
a 20 cent coin.
-----Original Message-----
From: Suzanne
Edgar []
Sent: Sunday, 25 January 2009 3:30 PM
To: canberrabirds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Norgrove
Pk c. 8.30 onwards Sun a.m.
thanks to all who posted news and
directions to this fascinatin spot, hitherto unknown to me; v cute but
sadly rather spoilt, aesthetically, by litter drfiting through
the channels;however i was lucky to have good views of a Spotless and a
male Greenfinch sitting atop a Casuarina and chirruping as advertised in f
guides + good variety of other birds incl 3 Black Ducklings frolicking + 3
other tiny birds darting thru reeds which were probably junior purple
swamphens (but coulda been juv. spotless crakes) ??? dark with red legs
