FW: [canberrabirds] lots of news items about birds this week

[Geoffrey Dabb <>]

Thanks for assembling these Sandra.  Without opening the links, it seems to me 7 are of the doomsday variety, and 2 relate to the harmless whimsy of the BoY project which reveals more about the voters than the favoured birds.  The one on stopping birds hitting windows seems useful, but it does not seem news that a curtain OUTSIDE the window will help stop birds flying into the window.  I can see low-tech versions of that idea being quite effective.

 

From: sandra henderson <>
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Subject: [canberrabirds] lots of news items about birds this week

 

quite a few news stories this week have caught my interest.. . The links give an idea of content of each.

Sandra h

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-29/emus-mob-streets-of-longreach-amid-drought/11649600

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-29/melbourne-peregrine-falcon-deaths-likely-caused-by-disease/11647430

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-29/barossa-bird-species-disappearing-from-region/11642720

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-28/macquarie-marshes-on-fire-90pc-reed-bed-razed/11645914  

The Macquarie Marshes is a RAMSAR site, so the fires there are quite catastrophic for birds.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-28/the-curtain-saving-birds-from-hitting-glass-windows/11638774

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-27/shorebirds-in-crisis-as-coastal-habitats-disappear/11626814  

This article mentions the proposed development at Lake Wollumboola

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-25/mutton-bird-mystery-deepens-griffiths-island/11627720

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/why-im-voting-no-1-galah-in-the-bird-of-the-year-poll

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/australias-beloved-native-birds-are-disappearing-and-the-cause-is-clear

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/oct/27/australian-bird-of-the-year-2019-vote-for-your-favourite