It's not yet six weeks since the NSW Twitchathon and already I'm
hankering for more, so I had an idea which I plan to carry out later
this week. I've often wondered how many species one person could find
within the Blue Mountains in a day if they really set their mind to
it. So with that aim I'm now planning my very own "Big Day in the
Mountains" - from midnight to midnight.
The idea is I'll be limited to the area defined by Blue Mountains
City Council boundaries, which extends from Lapstone and part of the
Nepean River in the east to Mount Victoria and Megalong Valley in the
west, and Mount Wilson to the north. (It DOESN'T include the Capertee
Valley, or Lithgow, etc.) For those not familiar with the area, the
Blue Mountains is basically a vast sandstone plateau rising to over
1000 metres and dissected by deep valleys and gorges, lying to the
west of Sydney. It's an area of spectacular beauty and some very
special birds. However, keeping in mind that it's also an area of
mostly poor soils and no significant wetlands within its boundaries,
I'll dare to suggest 100 species as my target. Members of Blue
Mountains Bird Observers regularly report around 110 to 140 species
each month within this same geographical area.
Whatever the result, it should be a lot of fun. Stay tuned!
Carol
Carol Probets
Katoomba
Blue Mountains, NSW
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