A reminder about our annual bird blitz, when we attempt to record all bird species across the ACT. Nominations to survey sites have been coming in steadily but there are still many outstanding areas yet to be “adopted” for survey purposes over that weekend. If you “adopt” a site, you commit to doing at the very minimum a 20-minute 2-hectare survey there, though of course longer surveys and surveys of several sites are most welcome. Full details about the blitz and an Excel spreadsheet of the adopted sites are provided on the COG website; to “adopt” a site, please contact the blitz organiser Barbara Allan at m("canberrabirds.org.au","blitz");"> or telephone her on 6254 6520. Here are some of the sites waiting adoption. More than one individual or group may survey each site, but it is helpful to spread our coverage as widely as possible.
Northside
Hall and environs; Kowen forest; Percival Hill NR; Gungahlin Hill NR; Bruce Ridge NR; Gossan Hill NR; Mt Painter NR; Umbagong District Park; Mt Ainslie NR; O’Connor Ridge NR; all the grasslands
Central sites
National Museum environs; ANU; Kings Park; Parliament House gardens; Commonwealth Park
Southern sites
Mt Mugga Mugga NR; Mount Taylor NR; Oakey Hill NR; Stromlo Forest Park; Point Hut; McQuoids Hill; Rob Roy NR; Tuggeranong Hill NR; Urambi Hills NR; Kambah Pool; Tharwa sandwash; Cotter Reserve
West
Newline Quarry; Oaks Estate; Fairbairn pines
Further afield in Namadgi NP
Shanahans Mtn; Yerrabi Track; Orroral Valley; many spots in the Brindabellas; Glendale Crossing; Brandy Flat Hut; Square Rock; etc.
Come on, COG members! Sign up for an enjoyable day’s – or weekend’s – birding to help us build as complete a picture as possible of the birds of the ACT over that weekend!
