Off topic - Artemis Station, Qld

[Kim Farley via Canberrabirds <>]

Hi Julie

I haven't stayed at Artemis itself but wish I had. It is a lovely spot and yes Sue Shepherd is great. The drive from Musgrave Roadhouse takes a while and it is a very dusty road.  The Golden shouldered Parrots are best seen near dawn and dusk, so another reason to avoid that dusty drive. 

Kim

On Sat, Feb 19, 2022 at 11:03 PM Brian Jones via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

Hi Julie

We have stayed at Artemis twice, once camping and once in their dongas. The latter are small rooms, which are air-conditioned and have en suite. They are fairly new. 

It is highly recommended to stay at Artemis rather than at Musgrave because you are on site to see the Golden-shouldered parrots and also Sue Shepherd is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. 

Regards 

Brian 

On Feb 19, 2022, at 5:58 PM, Julie Clark via Canberrabirds <> wrote:



Hi All,

I know many of our local bird lovers have visited Artemis Station over the years and I was hoping someone could give me some information/advice regarding the accommodation on the Station. I understand there are cabins/rooms that share facilities and some rooms with own bathrooms. Can anyone give me any more detail or let me know if they'd recommend staying there? We aren't interested in camping. 

I understand that Musgrave Roadhouse is not too far away...... is that a better option or is it better to actually stay on the property?

Any information/advice regarding a visit to that area would really be appreciated.

Local Update ....

Much closer to home I've been really happy to see the Hardheads breeding in Gungahlin again this summer. The most interesting event for me was seeing a clutch of ten tiny ducklings on the front dam at Mulligan's instead of the Big Dam. The Valley Ave Ponds have produced another three broods and I recorded one juvenile at Casey Pond a few days ago. Hardhead pics on Flickr for anyone interested ... m("N08/albums/72157717655837556/with/51871944735/","//www.flickr.com/photos/140414659");" target="_blank">https:

Cheers

Julie

--

Julie Clark

 

--
This is the email announcement and discussion list of the Canberra Ornithologists Group.
Emails posted to the list that exceed 2 MB (2,000 kB) in size, including attachments, will be rejected.
All emails distributed via the list are archived at http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/canberrabirds. It is a condition of list membership that you agree to your contributions being archived.

Canberrabirds mailing list

https://lists.canberrabirds.org.au/mailman/listinfo/canberrabirds

--
This is the email announcement and discussion list of the Canberra Ornithologists Group.
Emails posted to the list that exceed 2 MB (2,000 kB) in size, including attachments, will be rejected.
All emails distributed via the list are archived at http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/canberrabirds. It is a condition of list membership that you agree to your contributions being archived.

Canberrabirds mailing list

https://lists.canberrabirds.org.au/mailman/listinfo/canberrabirds

ATT00001.txt
Description: ATT00001.txt