Vicki:
So you saw a new lifer, great ... but what was the bird doing, and where
was it precisely located in terms of habitat, etc. What do you mean by
"usual habitat" ... observational details please ... and TIA (thanks in
advance).
Cheers, Jim
Dr Wm James Davis, Editor
Interpretive Birding Bulletin
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> An exciting sighting yesterday (9 April). I got a phone call from my
nephew
> who lives a few kms away, to say there was an unusual bird just outside
the
> bedroom window. He described it in thorough detail as I grew more
> incredulous by the minute; he said he'd consulted his father's field guide
> and concluded it could only be one thing. Utterly convinced he was taking
> the mickey in a major way, I jumped in the car and tore over. There it
> was -- a noisy pitta in my sister's backyard at suburban Woodend, Ipswich,
> Queensland. The location is a few hundred metres south of the flying fox
> colony, and only a kilometre from the CBD.
>
> Not only was it a great thrill to see this beautiful bird in totally
> unexpected surroundings, but it was also a lifer for me. After years of
> failed attempts to spot one of the little beggars in their usual haunts, I
> still don't know whether to laugh or cry. Anyway, whoopee!
>
> Vicki PS
>
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