And greenkeepers REALLY dislike moles. When I said 5c I meant 5₵
and not 5cm. Might have been a bit larger, might have been 7₵.
From: <>
Sent: Thursday, 21 March 2019 3:51 PM
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Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Murrumbidgee Golf Course and Duffy - honeyeaters
Mole Crickets and Black Field Crickets are maturing now and are often found on greens – greenkeepers particularly dislike Mole Crickets. It isn’t too hard to keep greens clear of scarab larvae but
the crickets are more mobile.
From: Geoffrey Dabb <>
Sent: Thursday, 21 March 2019 3:15 PM
To:
Subject: FW: [canberrabirds] Murrumbidgee Golf Course and Duffy - honeyeaters
Haven’t noticed any honeyeaters yet but Fairbairn GC this am had many S-n Ibis, busy, widely spread out, not flocking. On a couple of greens they had made bullet-hole apertures while extracting
prey, 5c diameter, small tufts of extracted earth by hole. Greenkeeper’s Friend? Maybe, maybe not.
From: Jean Casburn <>
Sent: Thursday, 21 March 2019 1:04 PM
To: canberrabirds <>
Subject: [canberrabirds] Murrumbidgee Golf Course and Duffy - honeyeaters
Substantial numbers of Yellow-faced Honeyeaters over the golf course for half an hour around 11am. Then seen over Duffy in smaller numbers – heard 1 White Naped.
Jean
