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The woodland bird surveys of Gooroo (north) were
carried out on a fine and frosty Sunday morning (various other survey and
recreational activities were occurring throughout Mulligans - Gooroo this
weekend so it was safe to be in there).
As is typical of the winter surveys most sites
were quiet with just a few of the larger birds - magpies, rosellas, noisy
miners, lots of Australian Ravens. Usually the small birds are
found in one or two big feeding flocks and today was no exception. The
Flock I came across contained 3 Brown Treecreepers, each
identifiable by their different coloured leg jewellery and one still sporting
the antenna. Also in the flock was a pair of Hooded Robins and
a pair of Red-capped Robins, plus 2 Diamond
Firetails, a species I haven't recorded in these surveys for nearly 10
years. For a while all four of these species were in or under the one
tree.
Two interesting 'winterbirds' were Rufous
Whistler and White-throated Gerygone. The rest of the flock included the usual
Weebills, Buff-rumped, Yellow-rumped &
Striated Thornbills, White-eared and
Brown-headed Honeyeaters, Grey Fantail, Striated
Pardalote, Speckled Warbler, Willie Wagtail and White-throated
Treecreeper.
Elsewhere in the reserve was another pair of
Red-capped Robin, several Mistletoebird and a
couple of Western Gerygone. No Scarlet Robin were seen,
but hey, I couldn't complain too much.
cheers
Nicki Taws
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