Blackbirds in central western NSW

To:	David Siems <>, BIRDING-AUS <>
Subject:	Blackbirds in central western NSW
From:	Mick Roderick <>
Date:	Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:02:23 -0700 (PDT)

Graham,

Steve R and I saw a Blackbird at Aroona Dam, near Leigh Creek SA, in 2000. This 
was the year that Lake Eyre filled and hundreds of people (ourselves included) 
travelled out there to see the goings on. The last thing we expected to see was 
a Blackbird! So it's interesting that Anthea mentioned the original expansion 
of Blackbirds coinciding with the earlier filling in the 70's.

From my experience, Blackbirds have been resident in Cobar for a few years now 
(i've seen them there regularly since my first visit in 1996).

They can't seem to get a hold in the Hunter Region, with only scattered records 
in a handfull of areas, including suburban Newcastle.

Mick

----- Original Message ----
From: David Siems <>
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Sent: Wednesday, 18 October, 2006 10:34:37 AM
Subject: FW: [Birding-Aus] Blackbirds in central western NSW


Hi Graham,
         The furthest west I can give you is the Flinders Ranges (SA) in
1991. All the creeks were nearly dry so I don't think a dry area would
worry a Blackbird. They are in plaque proportions in Devonport.


But oh how things have changed, and I shouldn't have been too surprised.
Last year I saw some in Ivanhoe, central NSW. This is the last place I
would have expected to see them, very dry. Does anyone have record for
this species further west? Or does anyone know if the birds dispersed
during a wet season or is it just a slow expansion. 

Thanks
Graham Turner
www.birding-aus.org
birding-aus.blogspot.com



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