Robbed in Port Augusta

What you both are spotting are called Jail birds. 

Jailbirds love the looks of shiny objects, and electronic devices particularly fascinate them.

They have a perculiar tendency to scavenge visible shiny objects even if they aren't worth as much as the item they were contained in.

The best way to deal with these annoying behaviours of Jail birds is to lock things away in places they cant see..(the boot etc.).

Most Jail birds aren't that smart, so even if they can open the boot from inside the car, they usually dont think to do so.  

Some however, are particularly clever and do raid the boot, so it best to take anything valuable with you.

Greg Anderson <> Sent by: 01/11/2002 12:02 AM

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Dear all,

Further to Bill Jolly's posting I should report a similar incident while I 
was visiting Port Augusta the weekend before last.  I was parked on Tassie 
St (the road out towards the sewerage works) near the end of the bitumen 
and took a walk in the surrounding area.  I returned to the car after 15-20 
minutes to find a window smashed and a bag taken.  I recovered the bag a 
short time later but my mobile phone was gone.  This occurred less than 
100m from houses and there was light, but regular, traffic along the road. 
 The constable I reported the incident to said this type of robbery was not 
uncommon in the area, so it would be worthwhile keeping vigilant if you are 
visiting the area.

Apart from that, I had a pleasant trip and successfully found Short-tailed 
Grasswren at Willow Springs (after about 4 hours), Thick-billed Grasswren 
at Mt Lyndhurst (after about 4 hours) and Chestnut-breasted Whiteface at Mt 
Lyndhurst (after about 4 minutes).  My only unexpected miss of the trip was 
Rufous Fieldwren at the Arid Lands Botanic Garden.  As compensation, 
Redthroats were common, and I had 3 males simultaneously singing from the 
tops of bushes right near the carpark.  If anyone is visiting the area and 
wants more details please e-mail me.

Regards

Greg

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