Syd
Thanks for that.
I'm curious that the number of honeyeaters in certain woodland areas of
NSW can vary so much between years. Certainly flowering is the key in
this habitat. In coastal northern NSW the number of some HE species
(notably Eastern Spinebill) in coastal heath during winter is pretty
constant (they leave during summer) but the numbers of others (notably the
big migrants - Yellow-faced and White-naped) also vary.
All this doesn't make sense if the numbers going to Qld is fairly
constant. Perhaps we have a Qld wintering component of the population and
a more flexible portion of the population.
It keeps giving me headaches.
Cheers
David
David Geering
Regent Honeyeater Recovery Coordinator
NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
P.O. Box 2111
Dubbo NSW 2830
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