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COG bird blitz post mortem

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Subject: COG bird blitz post mortem
From: Barbara Allan <>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 23:31:26 +0000

Whew! My inbox is simply groaning with shared data and it will take me a (delightful) while to work my way through it. A huge thank you to all who participated in our across-the-ACT count over the weekend. Even if you didn’t find anything too exciting, every little piece of the jigsaw helps to give us a better picture of our birdlife. And weren’t we blessed with excellent birding weather.

My own blitz (Cotter Hut Rd and  Lake Ginninderra peninsula on Sat, Hawker ovals and Tidbinbilla on Sun – 24hrs!) was pretty satisfying. Highlights a female Spotted Quail-thrush on Fishing Gap trail; a Bassian Thrush near Cascades Trail (there in the same spot on my return); a Rose Robin in Camelback carpark; a whipbird and a lyrebird from Gibraltar Rocks; a fascinating Flame Robin nest about two feet up a roadside bank, in dense vegetation. But not a single raptor. At least, not one identified, as I was dodging Fitz’s Challenge cyclists at the time. As I process returns, I’ll post occasion updates on this chatline and ultimately prepare a paper for CBN. Again, thanks to all who made our annual blitz a success. I’ll get around to contacting you all eventually. b

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