canberrabirds

migrating honeyeaters

To: Birds Canberra <>
Subject: migrating honeyeaters
From: Elizabeth Compston <>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 16:41:31 +1100
At 11am this morning we headed down the Monaro H'way and turned into Lanyon 
Drive, where we stopped shortly after the corner.  We immediately saw large 
flocks of hes flying over, coming from the west. Then we turned into right into 
Sheppard St (Fyshwick).  Honeyeaters  were flying across that road.  On out to 
Jerrabomberra, Bayside Drive, close to Lindsay's place.  Well there, we saw 
hundreds flying over.  They were in broad flocks and difficult to count.  
Lindsay had counted 720 in 20 minutes on Wednesday.  I must ask him to count 
again.  There would have been thousands over a 2--3 hour period

We are interested in seeing where they fly from Jerrabomberra, so went out on 
the Cooma Road and stopped near the quarry.  We saw one flock fly over, but we 
were not there for long.

Others have reported the hes flying near their homes.  Could you put the exact 
address please?  We like to plot the movement.  I wonder whether they are 
flying across Angle Crossing this year, and then south of Williamsdale

Elizabeth
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