Trip List: SE Aus/Tas Jan '03 (1)

     The following is the complete list for our trip to Australia, January 10-30, 2003.  The dates for each species indicate which dates we saw the bird, for any species which was seen 5 times or less.  If we saw a species more than five times, I have indicated that.  Capitalized species were life birds for me.  Birds in parentheses were heard only or were not seen by me.  Ron, Don P, and especially Don McClintock provided notes which helped me accurately write this list and trip report, but any errors are mine.  Please write if you have questions or would like more info!

EMU  Dromaius novaehollandiae   12, 13, 15, 16, 20
AUSTRALASIAN GREBE   Tachybaptus novaehollandiae   (9 days)
HOARY-HEADED GREBE   Poliocephalus poliocephalus   (7 days)
Great-crested Grebe   Podiceps cristatus   25, 28
LITTLE PENGUIN   Eudyptula minor  22, 23
SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATER  Puffinus tenuirostris  21, 22
AUSTRALIAN GANNET   Morus serrator  20, 21, 22, 23, 25
Little Pied Cormorant   Phalacrocorax melanoleucos   (15 days)
BLACK-FACED CORMORANT   Phalacrocorax fuscescens   22, 23, 25
Pied Cormorant   Phalacrocorax varius   10, 29
Little Black Cormorant   Phalacrocorax sulcirostris   (11 days)
Great Cormorant   Phalacrocorax carbo   13, 24, 25, 28, 29
Australian Darter   Anhinga novaehollandiae  11
Australian Pelican   Pelecanus conspicillatus   (14 days)
MAGPIE-GOOSE   Anseranas semipalmata  20
PLUMED WHISTLING-DUCK   Dendrocygna eytoni   28
Wandering Whistling-Duck   Dendrocygna arcuata   28
BLUE-BILLED DUCK   Oxyura australis   25
MUSK DUCK   Biziura lobata   14, 16, 25
FRECKLED DUCK   Stictonetta naevosa   14
BLACK SWAN   Cygnus atratus   (9 days)
CAPE BARREN GOOSE   Cereopsis novaehollandiae  20
AUSTRALIAN SHELDUCK   Tadorna tadornoides   14, 16, 20, 25
Wood (Maned) Duck   Chenonetta jubata   (13 days)
GRAY TEAL   Anas gracilis   (9 days)
CHESTNUT TEAL   Anas castanea   (8 days)
Mallard   Anas platyrhynchos  10
Pacific Black Duck   Anas superciliosa   (17 days)
AUSTRALIAN SHOVELER   Anas rhynchotis   14, 16, 24, 25
PINK-EARED DUCK   Malacorhynchus membranaceus  14, 16
HARDHEAD (WHITE-EYED DUCK)   Aythya australis   14, 16, 17, 18, 28
WHITE-FACED HERON   Egretta novaehollandiae   (16 days)
Little Egret   Egretta garzetta   25
Intermediate Egret   Egretta intermedia   28
Great Egret   Ardea alba   (8 days)
WHITE-NECKED (PACIFIC) HERON   Ardea pacifica   (8 days)
Cattle Egret   Bubulcus ibis   26, 28, 30
Striated Heron   Butorides striatus   29
Rufous Night-Heron   Nycticorax caledonicus  28
Australian (White) Ibis   Threskiornis molucca   (11 days)
STRAW-NECKED IBIS   Threskiornis spinicollis   (12 days)
ROYAL SPOONBILL   Platalea regia   (7 days)
YELLOW-BILLED SPOONBILL   Platalea flaveolus   (6 days)
BLACK-NECKED STORK (JABIRU)   Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus   28
AUSTRALIAN (BLACK-SHOULDERED) KITE   Elanus axillaris   (6 days)
SQUARE-TAILED KITE   Lophoictinia isura   19
Black Kite   Milvus migrans  (7 days)
Whistling Kite   Haliastur sphenurus   (9 days)
Brahminy Kite   Haliastur indus   29
White-bellied Sea-Eagle   Haliaeetus leucogaster   11, 23
SWAMP HARRIER   Circus assimilis   (10 days)
Grey Goshawk   Accipiter novaehollandiae  27
BROWN GOSHAWK   Accipiter fasciatus  17
COLLARED SPARROWHAWK   Accipiter cirrocephalus   16, 19, 28
WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE   Aquila audax   (7 days)
LITTLE EAGLE   Hieraaetus morphnoides   15
Brown Falcon   Falco berigora   (11 days)
Australian Kestrel   Falco cenchroides   (9 days)
AUSTRALIAN HOBBY   Falco longipennis   14, 15, 18
BLACK FALCON   Falco subniger   15, 17
MALLEEFOWL   Leipoa ocellata   16
AUSTRALIAN BRUSH-TURKEY   Alectura lathami   26, 27, 28, 29, 30
STUBBLE QUAIL   Coturnix pectoralis   13
PAINTED BUTTONQUAIL   Turnix varia   14
BUFF-BANDED RAIL   Gallirallus philippensis   10
BAILLON'S CRAKE   Porzana pusilla   13, 14
AUSTRALIAN SPOTTED CRAKE   Porzana fluminea   13
(Spotless Crake   Porzana tabuensis  13, 14)
Purple Swamphen   Porphyrio porphyrio   (9 days)
Dusky Moorhen   Gallinula tenebrosa   (11 days)
BLACK-TAILED NATIVE-HEN   Gallinula ventralis  14, 16, 19, 20, 26
TASMANIAN NATIVE-HEN   Gallinula mortierii   21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Eurasian Coot   Fulica atra   (11 days)
COMB-CRESTED JACANA   Irediparra gallinacea   28
LATHAM'S SNIPE   Gallinago hardwickii   23, 28
Bar-tailed Godwit   Limosa lapponica   25, 29
Whimbrel   Numenius phaeopus   29
Far Eastern Curlew   Numenius madagascariensis   29
MARSH SANDPIPER   Tringa stagnatalis   14, 16
Common Greenshank   Tringa nebularia   16, 25
Sanderling   Calidris alba   25
Red-necked Stint   Calidris ruficollis   16, 24, 25
SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER   Calidris acuminata  16
Curlew Sandpiper   Calidris ferruginea   16
PLAINS-WANDERER   Pedionomus torquatus   13
PIED OYSTERCATCHER   Haematopus longirostris   (6 days)
SOOTY OYSTERCATCHER   Haematopus fuliginosus   22, 23, 24
White-headed Stilt   Himantopus (leucocephalus) himantopus   14, 16, 17, 28
BANDED STILT   Cladorhynchus leucocephalus   16
RED-NECKED AVOCET   Recurvirostra novaehollandiae   14, 16
Pacific Golden-Plover   Pluvialis fulva   29
RED-CAPPED PLOVER   Charadrius ruficapillus   16, 22, 25
DOUBLE-BANDED PLOVER   Charadrius bicinctus   30
HOODED PLOVER   Charadrius rubricollis   22
RED-KNEED DOTTEREL   Erythrogonys cinctus   14, 16, 17, 28
INLAND DOTTEREL   Peltohyas australis   13
BLACK-FRONTED DOTTEREL   Elysyornis  melanops   16, 19, 20, 28
BANDED LAPWING   Vanellus tricolor   13, 20, 26
Masked Lapwing   Vanellus miles   (17 days)
PACIFIC GULL   Larus pacificus   (6 days)
KELP GULL   Larus dominicanus   21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Silver Gull   Larus novaehollandiae   (11 days)
Whiskered Tern   Chlidonias hybridus   14, 16, 25
Gull-billed Tern   Sterna nilotica   16
Caspian Tern   Sterna caspia   25, 29
Great Crested Tern   Sterna bergii   22, 23, 24, 25, 29
Rock Dove   Columba livia   (17 days)
(White-headed Pigeon   Columba leucomela   18H, 19 seen by Ron only)
SPOTTED DOVE   Streptopelia chinensis   11, 20, 21, 29
Brown Cuckoo-Dove   Macropygia phasianella   11, 27, 28, 29, 30
EMERALD DOVE   Chalcophaps indica   26
COMMON BRONZEWING   Phaps chalcoptera   (8 days)
BRUSH BRONZEWING   Phaps elegans   23
CRESTED PIGEON   Geophaps lophotes   (13 days)
PEACEFUL DOVE   Geopelia placida   14, 26, 29
BAR-SHOULDERED DOVE   Geopelia humeralis  28
WONGA PIGEON   Leucosarcia melanoleuca   (6 days)
WOMPOO FRUIT-DOVE   Ptilinopus magnificus   28, 29 (on nest!)
TOPKNOT PIGEON   Lopholaimus antarcticus   28, 30
AUSTRALIAN KING-PARROT   Alisterus scapularis   18, 27, 28, 29, 30
SUPERB PARROT   Polytelis swainsoni   13, 14
REGENT PARROT   Polytelis anthopeplus   15
MALLEE RINGNECK   Barnardius barnardi   15
GREEN ROSELLA   Platycercus caledonicus   21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
CRIMSON ROSELLA   Platycercus elegans   (9 days)
YELLOW ROSELLA   Platycercus flaveolus   13, 15, 17, 18
PALE-HEADED ROSELLA   Platycercus adscitus   28
EASTERN ROSELLA   Platycercus eximius   (9 days)
BLUEBONNET   Northiella haematogaster   13, 15
RED-RUMPED PARROT   Psephotus haematonotus   (8 days)
MULGA PARROT   Psephotus varius   15
BLUE-WINGED PARROT   Neophema chrysostoma   20, 26
TURQUOISE PARROT   Neophema pulchella   19
Budgerigar   Melopsittacus undulatus   14
YELLOW-TAILED BLACK-COCKATOO   Calyptorhychus funereus   11, 20
GANG-GANG COCKATOO   Callocephalon fimbriatum   18
GALAH   Eolophus roseicapillus   (13 days)
MAJOR MITCHELL'S COCKATOO   Cacatua leadbeateri   15
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo   Cacatua galerita   (14 days)
LITTLE CORELLA   Cacatua sanguinea   15, 26, 28
LONG-BILLED CORELLA   Cacatua tenuirostris   13, 14, 15, 17, 24
COCKATIEL   Nymphicus hollandicus   14, 17
Rainbow Lorikeet   Trichoglossus haematodus  10, 11, 29
MUSK LORIKEET   Glossopsitta concinna   21, 25, 26
LITTLE LORIKEET   Glossopsitta pusilla   19
PURPLE-CROWNED LORIKEET   Glossopsitta porphyrocephala   19, 20, 21

(cont'd)

Bill Benner
Old Brookville, NY