Cattle Egrets

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Subject:	Cattle Egrets
From:	"Rotamah Island Bird Observatory" <>
Date:	Thu, 30 Mar 2000 09:59:12 +1000

In my recent time in Townsville the colony on the Ross River had grown to
over 3000 birds, breeding during summer in the mangroves with White Ibis,
Straw-necked Ibis, Great Egrets, Intermediate Egrets, Little Egrets and
Royal Spoonbills.

After breeding all the birds would disappear for winter, where they went,
no-one seemed to know.  It was thought it was Atherton Tablelands but we
never got around to a tagging project to find out.  There may be even more
there now as it is two years since I've been there.

Craig Doolan
Rotamah Island Bird Observatory



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