Re: Fuscous Honeyeater

[Julie Clark <>]

Thanks to everyone who responded to my email regarding the Fuscous Honeyeater. It was an informative and fascinating exercise!

Many people gave me valuable suggestions as to where I might find them and others provided me with ​extra information and data regarding the species.

I followed up on Duncan McCaskill's information (via Jack Holland ... many thanks Jack & Duncan!) that there were many on Percival Hill.

After what looked like being a non-productive walk as far as the Fuscous was concerned, I finally found many birds  bathing (for some it was more like dive-bombing!!) late in the afternoon and a fair number of them were fuscous and white-naped honeyeaters. 

I was quite a distance away, but did manage some very ordinary photos. (one attached of a fuscous & white naped...)

Next I will follow up on some of the other suggested locations.

Thanks to all.

Cheers

Julie

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On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Julie Clark <> wrote:

Hi All,

I saw only my second ever Fuscous Honeyeater yesterday at Mount Rogers (previous one 2 years ago in Harrison).

I note that on the COG website it says that they are a Common breeding species.

If that is the case, where should I be going to see them? Am I just not very observant and missing them amongst all the yellow-faced honeyeaters or are they in fact not so common anymore?

Any information would be appreciated.

Cheers

Julie

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