city songlark

[sandra henderson <>]

I'm sure you're right about increased numbers of rufous songlarks this year.  There were 3 at Diddams Close at Lake Ginninderra a few days ago (as well as 8 gang gangs), and also a couple at Finch Central - which is now very overgrown.  its tricky to get around through the long grass - apart from not being able to see any snakes in the very lush grass, there are plenty of wombat holes and hidden fallen timber. dusky woodswallows are nesting in a tree near the gate close to river. the upside was a brown quail which flushed from only about 30cm in front of me...
sandra henderson

 

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Rob Geraghty <> wrote:

--- On Fri, 10/23/09, Ian Fraser <> wrote:
> A Rufous Songlark is proclaiming
> territory along Sullivans Creek by the ANU ovals just north
> of Barry Drive, on the very edge of Civic. It's the only one
> I've seen around here in a quarter century.

It seems to me that there's been a lot of Rufous Songlarks in the region this year, although I can't comment about their historical frequency.  I heard one in the trees bordering the Fyshwick Settlement Ponds yesterday, and there was one near the self storage at Kambah Center on the weekend.  The first time I ever saw one was last year at Lake Gininderra.  I stopped on the way to Griffith NSW recently at a spot near Gundagai and there was a lot of Rufous Songlarks calling from the trees lining the road.

Rob





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