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Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 12:42:21 +1100 (EETDT)
From: LCONOLE <>
To: John Leonard <>
Subject: Re: grasswrens
On Wed, 14 Aug 1996, John Leonard wrote:
> I know that gws are very difficult to see, as they rarely come out into the
> open. I'm going to be looking for a couple of spp on a trip in the next few
> weeks and I was wonderimg whether anyone can report that 'squeeking' with
> the mouth, or one of those little red things from the Audubon Soc ever gets
> them out. Squeeking works with fairywrens of course.
John -- I've found that with Striated Grasswrens in Victoria (and
Emu-wrens too), the best way to see them is to stop looking. By that I
mean just sitting on the ground near where you think they are. After a
while (maybe 5 minutes), they'll often come in close to check you out. I
once spent about 2-3 hours chasing a SGW for one decent look, but at
another spot sat down to have lunch in amongst Triodia tussocks to see
SGWs almost hopping around my feet. Dusky Grasswrens in the MacDonnell
Ranges offer good views if you walk up on to the scree slopes in amongst
Triodia. Not many people venture into that zone, and they seem a bit
caught out by intrepid birders. Have a great trip. Cheers -- Lawrie.
PS: Keep an eye out for Painted HEs; I still have very little recent
field data from anywhere north of about Charleville/Longreach.
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