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Hi Rob, now we are over the post election blues I guess I
can bring myself to speak of birds again.
Buff-sided/ white-browed is split off by Schodde and Mason
in their new directory. This is probably what mulga mick refers to. See pp 352 -
355.
Spotted Whistling Ducks are not that common. With three
companions I staked out the Chili Beach spot for hours and hours over
several days in Sept and got sweet FA. Klaus two weeks later had them
easily. I think they must move about a bit.
The Red Gossies would have fledged and gone by now but I
can give you the exact GPS fix where we had them near Lotus in Sept. We
found them for ourselves and then told Lotus about it. Sounds as though
they are playing games of secrecy with visitors. The birds were easy to find
given a little info (which we were by some visiting poms we met in Iron Range
who'd already been taken there by Lotus). Watched the female on and off
nest and the male bringing in food for her, had them in scopes for about two
hours, beauty. You don't need a track to the site, it's right alongside
the road.
No idea what Mick is on about re red-brows but see Schodde
and Mason p748. It has to be the minor
sub he means, it's the only red-browed up that way.
Catch you. Tony.
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