Target species in ebird

[Kim Farley via Canberrabirds <>]

Hi Rob

Congrats on reaching 200 ACT species. As well as the COG Annual Bird Reports noted by Martin, you can also check the status of our local birds on Bird Info on the Canberra Birds (COG) website. It's a simple list of species showing the status of each, and with links to more detailed info. The data is drawn from long term COG sources as well as eBird. 

As for Ripper the Musk Duck at the Sanctuary at Tidbinbilla, he is indeed a captive bird and therefore not tickable under eBird rules. Wearing my eBird hat, I check for Ripper records every month or so and write to the observers, explaining his status and asking them to remove the record. More generally, the status of Musk Duck in the ACT is shown as Rare on Bird Info rather than Vagrant. The Bush-stone Curlews at Mulligans are not captive birds, but are free flying and breeding. Definitely tickable in eBird. 

Kim

On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 7:08 AM Martin Butterfield via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

Suggest you look up the Annual Bird Reports in  https://canberrabirds.org.au/publications/canberra-bird-notes/  Even though it hasn't been published for the last 3 years (words fail me) the earlier volumes will show what you need.

Martin Butterfield

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On Mon, 10 Jun 2024 at 22:25, regeraghty--- via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

I managed to increase my ebird count of species that I’ve identified in the ACT to 200 this weekend by spotting a Brown Treecreeper. Looking at the list of target species for the ACT in ebird, some of the species are either captive birds or rare vagrants.

 

I’m pretty sure that these only appear as captive birds – Musk Duck (Ripper at Tidbinbilla) and Bush Stone-Curlew (at Mulligan’s Flat).

These seem to be rare vagrants – White-fronted Chat, Pied Cormorant, Azure Kingfisher, White-cheeked Honeyeater, Black-chinned Honeyeater, white-fronted Honeyeater, Singing Honeyeater, Cockatiel (although I saw a bird on the weekend at Namadgi that I can’t fit to anything else), White-headed Pigeon, Zebra Finch. I know that a number of COG members managed to see Budgerigars (last year?), but they also seem to be rare vagrants.

 

I think the main two resident species that I haven’t seen are the Chestnut-rumped Heathwren and Painted Buttonquail. ☹

 

There’s a few species that I’ve seen nearby but not in the ACT like the Hooded Robin and Glossy Black Cockatoo.

 

I’m sure that someone will correct me where I’m wrong about certain species being rare vagrants. 😊 Put it this way; I think that most of the species left on the target list are either rare or very hard to find in the ACT.

 

Has the Pied Cormorant (as opposed to Little Pied Cormorant) really been seen in the ACT?

 

PS Not patting myself on the back, just expressing a bit of frustration over the challenge of increasing that list. 😊

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