At 18:42 26/03/98 +1000, Andrew wrote:
>Just before dusk, I was driving out of Bli Bli (near Maroochydore) past
>the Cable Ski lake, when I saw a Black-necked Stork flying overhead in a
>southerly direction. This is the first I have seen in the immediate
>area, so I hope this is useful to some of you. It didn't however appear
>to be carrying any babies....
>
>A most majestic sight and another reminder of how you can be in the
>right place at the right time.
>
>Has anyone got any idea what the status of this bird is on the Sunshine
>Coast (or SE Qld, for that matter)?
>
I've been conducting monthly raptor counts along Pumicestone Passage,
between Bribie island and the mainland (north of Birsbane) for over
a year now and we've only had one or two sightings of jabiru.
They used to breed in a dead tree next to the Bruce Highway just south of
the Pine River but haven't done so for many years now.
Peter
Dr Peter Woodall email =
Division of Vet Pathology & Anatomy
School of Veterinary Science Phone = +61 7 3365 2300
The University of Queensland Fax = +61 7 3365 1355
Brisbane, Qld, Australia 4072 WWW = http://www.uq.edu.au/~anpwooda
"hamba phezulu" (= "go higher" in isiZulu)
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