autumn at Newline

[Sue Lashko <>]

A beautiful morning for my quarterly Newline survey.  It started very impressively with a WT Eagle roosting in the front paddock. Other highlights included finding 2 Brown Treecreepers, one in the front (eastern side) paddock and the other in the paddock south of this opposite the dump.  There were still a number of migrants including Grey Fantails, a pair of Olive-backed Orioles, Dusky Woodswallows mobbing firstly a Little Eagle and then a Whistling Kite, several Grey Butcherbirds and BFCS.  One Peaceful Dove called from the front paddock but the surprise bird of the morning was a lone Rainbow Lorikeet in the back paddock - perhaps one of the Queanbeyan birds.  There were also 2 small groups (8 and 3) of Double-barred Finches, including young birds.

 

Sue