General information about COG’s bird blitz and an Excel
spreadsheet showing who is surveying in which COG grid cell for the bird blitz
on 30-31 October has now been updated on the COG website www.canberrabirds.org.au under the
blitz icon. There is also a map showing the grid cells, or parts therein, which
have been spoken for. Don’t worry if your favourite spot has already been
adopted as we welcome more than one survey for each site. That said, there are
many areas not yet covered. I’m still looking for 4WDs to survey along
some of the fire trails in Namadgi NP (I arrange key access for the locked
gates) - in particular, Smokers Trail, and part of the Cotter Hut trail. The
following potentially excellent birding sites have not yet been adopted.
In the north: Hall village and environs; the grassland reserves; Mt
Ainslie; Percival Hill.
In the east: Fairbairn pines; Harman.
In the south: Tuggeranong Hill; Tidbinbilla; Castle Hill; Oakey Hill;
Mt Taylor; Isaacs Ridge; Nursery Swamp; Yerrabi Track; Yankee Hat; Apollo Rd;
Booroomba Rocks; Gibraltar Falls; Jerrabomberra Grasslands.
In the west: Shepherds Lookout; Woodstock NR; Uriarra Xing; Bullen Range;
Blue Range Hut.
If you are able to undertake surveys of one or more of these spots (or
anywhere else in the ACT for that matter) on the weekend of 30-31 October,
I’d love to hear from you! Contact to book
your spot, or phone 6254 6520 or come to the COG meeting on 13 October to
discuss your options with the organiser. Barbara
Allan, blitz organiser
