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Hi Barbara,
what level of activity! Great! You certainly faired far
better than I did on the Lyneham Ridge this morning. However, I am well aware
that there is no comparison between the Pinnacle and L. Ridge. Many of the
smaller birds were present in far lower numbers than before the rain (espec.
Weebills and Thornbills). As a compensation, I flushed a Brown Quail and a
Peregine male was trying to snatch a King Parrot or Crimson Rosella. No luck
though, it perched for a while in a dead tree before leaving the
area.
Michael Lenz
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 2:18 PM
Subject: [canberrabirds] after the rain
I do hope some of you at least were able to get out this
morning and go birding. My local patch (The Pinnacle NR Hawker) was simply
great! Most of the regulars present: thornbills, finches, whiteface,
treecreeper, robins, frogmouths, whistlers, pardalotes, scrubwrens, choughs
etc etc but also a stream of passage migrants, incl Grey and Rufous
Fantails, Leaden Flycatchers, a Horsfield?s Bronze-cuckoo. More male Scarlet
Robins had come down from the mountains and were engaged in calling competitions
with the resident birds. And here in the garden the koel chick and at least one
parent are still present and knocking off my pears.
b
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