Hi Bob,
My suggestion is that WBSW is
White-browed Scrubwren, rather than any of the options you mention.
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From: Sharon Rusk
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Sent: Sunday, 15 March 2009 12:56 PM
To: COG-L; Sue Lashko
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds]
autumn ramblings
It must have been wonderful seeing hundreds of
these, um aahhhh White-breasted Woodswallows? White-Browed
Woodswallows?? White-backed Swallows ???. I'm not sure which ones you
seen but it must have been truly awesome if it was all of these!
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Subject: [canberrabirds] autumn ramblings
I have been out and about for the last 3 days in
this beautiful weather. On Friday morning, I surveyed O'Connor Ridge
off Dryandra St. A few interesting sightings - a flock of 13
Mynas; a MMF of Speckled Warblers, SFW, WBSW, Grey Fantail, Spotted
Pardalotes; 4 DB Finch; 2 big parties of WW Choughs - one group of 17 was
relentlessly harassing 4 Gang-gangs.
Saturday - Brindabellas - unlike Canberra, free of
early morning fog although we did have showers later. We travelled
along Mt Franklin Rd and then back along Warks Rd and Blundells Creek
Rd. 3 Superb Lyrebirds, 2 pairs Spotted Quail-thrush, lots of Flame
Robins but only one pair of Scarlet, a flock of 16 King Parrots, literally
hundreds of WBSW with many juveniles, Fan-tailed Cuckoos, a female Leaden
Flycatcher, dozens of YFHE, one NFB. The area looks fantastic at the
moment and is certainly well worth the drive even if many of the migrants
have left.
This morning - survey in Campbell and in the nature
reserve behind - a gathering of 33 Magpie-larks on Campbell Oval, one Grey
Butcherbird, small flocks (5-7) of Red Wattlebird and NFB fying purposefully,
a pair of Gang-gangs at a hollow with the male making alterations from the
outside and then disappearing completely inside the hollow before repeating
the process over and over. Any clues about why this would be so? - late
nesting?
So folks, get out there with your binoculars - there
is plenty to see and the temperature is perfect.
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