Andy Russell heard the Grey Butcherbird from our house in Aranda
before 7 am.
From: martin butterfield
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Sent: Wednesday, 8 April 2009 7:23 PM
To: COG List
Subject: [canberrabirds] Butcherbirds from the wazoo!
I went out to the big dam area of Mulligans this morning to
track down the Pied Butcherbird reported from the Woodlands Bird Survey last
weekend.
It was a lovely day and butcherbirds were very evident. They were also
very active, flying around all over the place. Unfortunately all the ones
I could see - at least 5 - , or calls that were clear, were of the Grey
Butcherbird variety.
Incidentally the easiest way of getting to the Big Dam area at the moment is
through a gate off Horse Park Drive just to the East of Gundaroo Rd.
However: this involves crossing a storm water drain which could be a challenge
a) for low clearance vehicles or b) any vehicle if we ever get some heavy rain!
As a final note, I have never before noted the juxtaposition of the suburbs of
Harrison and Ford. Will the next two in the area be Lara and Croft?
Martin
