Re: Black Grasswren

["Frank O'Connor" <>]

At 13:27 16/11/98 +0000, Lorne asked:
>Has anyone on line ever seen a Black Grasswren? It looks spectacular and
>I'd love to see one. Can anyone enlighten me on their characteristics,
>moods, habitat, emotions, sex appeal etc.?????

I saw mine on a boat trip up the Sale River, and then a climb to the top of
a spinifex boulder covered hill.  Sat down and watched a pair for fifteen
minutes about 15 metres away.  Couldn't find them the next day.  They are a
large grasswren.

The recommended place to see them is at Surveyors Pool, or the Mitchell
Falls in the Mitchell Plateau.  I haven't been there, but they are reported
to be common.

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