Hi all
I am looking to take faecal samples from Sharp-tailed Sandpipers,
Starlings, Blackbirds, Thrushes and Honeyeaters as part of a University
of Newcastle project and would like to enquire if anyone has high
concentrations of these birds in their areas.
We will trap these birds by either using walk-in funnel traps (for
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers) or mist nets (for all species) take a cloacal
swab (takes 10 seconds) and then release the birds.
For the Sharpies we need an area where they are actively feeding
preferably on the side of a mud edge.
For the other species we need areas where there are large numbers in
areas with low bushes.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Phil.
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Dr Phil Hansbro
Bacteriology Research Group Leader &
Lecturer in Microbiology
Discipline of Immunology & Microbiology
University of Newcastle &
Vaccine, Immunity/Infection, Viruses & Asthma
(VIVA), Hunter Medical Research Institute
Ph: +61 2 4923 6819
Fax: +61 2 4923 6814
Email:
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