Please find below items that were unfortunately omitted from the May
Gang-gang
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve- Superb Lyrebird survey,
Saturday 20 June.
Since the January 2003 bushfires Peter Fullagar and Chris Davey have been
monitoring the return of the Superb Lyrebird to an area of the Tidbinbilla
Nature Reserve. They wish to get an
idea of the present distribution within the Reserve and are asking COG members
to join them for a morning?s survey.
They are calling for expressions of interest to join them at
8.30am to walk the trails
and to record the location of calling birds. Depending on the trails walked the
survey should take about three hours.
This outing will be a repeat of the very successful surveys conducted at
this time of the year since 2004.
If interested and for further details please contact Chris Davey on
62546324 (h), email m("aapt.net.au","chris_davey");">.
Please note that if the weather is inappropriate on the Saturday we would
try to run the survey the following day.
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Proposed outing to the International
Arboretum
At the April COG meeting Sherry McArdle-English (President, Friends of
the International Arboretum) gave a presentation on the Arboretum and offered to
arrange a tour of the site for COG members. A show of hands at the meeting indicated
that the audience was keen to visit the area. Tentative arrangements have been made
for a two hour trip on Saturday 27 June starting 10.00. A 34 seater bus will cost $13 whilst a
44 seater will cost $11 per passenger.
Anyone interested to participate in the tour please contact Chris Davey
02-62546324 or email m("aapt.net.au","chris_davey");"> so that the appropriate arrangements can be
made.
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The CD ?Field Guide to the Birds of the ACT? continues to sell well but
there is a need for a second CD that will complete the series. Funds have been made available and
recording equipment purchased to progress this project. Peter Fullagar has compiled a list of
recordings that need to be made (see below) and all equipment is now available
to be lent to anyone with the appropriate expertise who wishes to collect some
of the required material. I urge
anyone who may be willing to participate in this project to contact Peter at
m("fullagar.org","Chifley");">
|
Darter |
Peaceful
Dove |
Little
Grassbird |
|
White-faced
Heron |
Diamond
Dove |
Rufous
Songlark |
|
Great
Egret |
Common
Bronzewing |
Brown
Songlark |
|
Rufous
Night Heron |
Crested
Pigeon |
Speckled
Warbler |
|
Hoary-headed
Grebe |
Superb
Parrot |
Brown
Thornbill |
|
Australasian
Grebe |
Australian
King-Parrot |
Buff-rumped
Thornbill |
|
Pacific
Black Duck |
Rainbow
Lorikeet |
Yellow-rumped
Thornbill |
|
Pink-eared
Duck |
Little
Lorikeet |
Yellow
Thornbill |
|
Grey
Teal |
Swift
Parrot |
Striated
Thornbill |
|
Chestnut
Teal |
Horsfield?s
Bronze-Cuckoo |
Weebill |
|
Hardhead |
Shining
Bronze-Cuckoo |
Varied
Sittella |
|
Maned
Duck |
Common
Koel |
Red-browed
Treecreeper |
|
Black-shouldered
Kite |
Barn
Owl |
Brown
Treecreeper |
|
Australian
Hobby |
Australian
Owlet-nightjar |
Mistletoebird |
|
Brown
Falcon |
Rainbow
Bee-eater |
Crescent
Honeyeater |
|
Australian
Kestrel |
Tree
Martin |
Yellow-faced
Honeyeater |
|
White-bellied
Sea-Eagle |
Fairy
Martin |
Yellow-tufted
Honeyeater |
|
Wedge-tailed
Eagle |
Skylark |
Fuscous
Honeyeater |
|
Stubble
Quail |
White-bellied
Cuckoo-shrike |
Brown-headed
Honeyeater |
|
Brown
Quail |
Rose
Robin |
White-naped
Honeyeater |
|
Painted
Button-quail |
Scarlet
Robin |
European
Greenfinch |
|
Buff-banded
Rail |
Red-capped
Robin |
Red-browed
Firetail |
|
Baillon?s
Crake |
Hooded
Robin |
Diamond
Firetail |
|
Australian
Crake |
Crested
Shrike-tit |
Double-barred
Finch |
|
Purple
Swampen |
Spotted
Quail-thrush |
Dusky
Woodswallow |
|
Dusky
Moorhen |
Leaden
Flycatcher |
White-winged
Chough |
|
Eurasian
Coot |
Satin
Flycatcher |
Australian
Magpie-lark |
|
Greenshank |
Rufous
Fantail |
Australian
Magpie |
|
Latham?s
Snipe |
White-fronted
Chat |
Grey
Butcherbird |
|
Feral
Pigeon |
Golden-headed
Cisticola |
Grey
Currawong |
Chris Davey.
