I once saw a Painted Button-Quail outside the Research School of Biological
Sciences at teh Australian National University in Canberra. It was caught
by one of the members of staff and we released it into appropriate habitat.
This is about 500 yards from the dead centre of Canberra.......
Cheers
Phil.
>From: Martin on 12/10/2000 09:23 AM
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>Subject: City quail
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>An unsual sighting this morning at work.
>
>Upon arriving in my work carpark a Painted Button Quail raced across the
>concrete in front of me. The closest I've seen them to the city is at
>Chiltern
>Box-Ironbark National Park in north-east Victoria where they are relatively
>common.
>
>Has anyone recorded native quail this close to their city centre before?
>
>Martin O'Brien
>Executive Scientific Officer - Scientific Advisory Committee
>Parks Flora and Fauna Division
>Department of Natural Resources and Environment
>4/250 Victoria Pde.,
>East Melbourne 3002
>AUSTRALIA
>
>Tel: 9412 4567
>Fax: 9412 4586
>(prefixes: Interstate 03 International 613)
>email:
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>Visit the Biodiversity Section of the
>Department of Natural Resources and Environment at: http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/
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