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Griffith area, NSW

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Subject: Griffith area, NSW
From: "Conole, Lawrie" <>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 10:01:22 +1000
Thanks to several Birding-Aus folk who sent me information on birding in the
Griffith area.  In the end relatively little birding took place!  On Friday
night the Griffith area received about 70mm (nearly 3 inches) of rain, and
from what I saw, there had apparently been quite a bit of rain before that
too.  That made a few roads impassable to conventional cars.  Plus, I had a
couple of hung-over non-birders in the back of the car ......

Anyhow, I birded some roadside Acacia scrub at two locations:

1)  About 20km NE of Griffith, near Cocoparra NP.  Willow Wattle (Acacia
salicina - probably), with some Cassia understorey.  A few good birds -
Pallid Cuckoo, White-breasted Woodswallow, Striped Honeyeater, Blue Bonnet,
Mulga Parrot.  There were heaps of frogs calling - Sudell's Frog
(Neobatrachus sudelli), Common Froglet (Crinia signifera), Plains Froglet
(C. parinsignifera), Spotted Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis -
northern call race).

2).  Part way between Darlington Point and Jerilderie.  Boree (Acacia
pendula), with grassy understorey, native herbs & daisies.  Some good birds
- Grey-crowned Babbler, Cockatiel, Striped Honeyeater, Apostlebird
(nesting), Black Kite.  More frogs ........

Full accounts will be sent off to the Atlas.


Lawrie Conole
Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia
37°46'57"S  144°58'45"E

Tel +61 3 9486 4575

http://www.users.bigpond.com/ocoineoil/


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