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There hasn't been much said about Koels and
Channel-billed Cuckoos way up north but Lloyd Nielsen puts forward the theory
that these birds may migrate along the western side of Cape York Peninsula where
there aren't any mountains to impede progress.I agree as our records suggest
that these actually bypass TNQ. The only local records that I have heard of thus
far were 3 CBC's a week ago at Daintree Village. I heard a
passing Koel call last night (05/10) and would not normally expect to see a
Dollar-bird seeking a nest hollow for a few weeks yet.
In early September the were
at least two pairs of Dollar-birds at Clearwater Lake in Lakefield NP. Ian
Clayton of Townsville related that Dollar-birds overwintered at nearby Lotus
Bird Lodge in the mid-nineties.
During the Wet it is common to
see flocks of up to 60 Channel-billed Cuckoos feeding on the large fig trees
located in the upper Daintree Valley.
Del.Richards, Fine Feather Tours, Mossman,
NQ.
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