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Subject: Yarra Ranges NP
From: "Nathan Waugh" <>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 08:43:19 +1000
Hi all,

Spent Saturday in the Yarra Ranges, NE of Melbourne, in the slight hope of
spotlighting Leadbeater's possum. Whilst looking for tree hollows during the
day in the Starling's Gap area i had some nice sightings (turnoff 6km east
of Powelltown).

Pink Robin - 2 (male and female) (Two females also seen on the Ada tree
walk)
Flame Robin- many
Rose Robin - 6
Pilotbird - 1
Lyrebird
Olive Whistler-1

Whilst waling to the Ada tree near by i flushed an imm. Lyrebird which did
it's alarm screech as it flew down the gully beside me. An adult female
immediately flew up from the undergrowth nearby and perched in a tree near
to me. Over the next minute it approached me to within 1m then started doing
its alarm screech and pulling its wings out slightly, warning me i guess.
The imm. started calling down the gully and the female responded, wile
keeping a keen eye on me.
A pretty weird experience with these big eyed creatures.


Nathan Waugh
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