Hi there,
I'm an Alice Springs resident and can confirm that the Channel Bills arrive
around the middle of December/early January each year. Last year, they
turned up in the first week of January. This year, the middle of December.I
suspect that their arrival depends on rain in the Top End.
You might note that a number of Central Australian Aboriginal languages
contain words describing Channel Billed Cuckoos - so they've been coming
here for a while.
I can also add that the bird life around the Centre at the moment is awesome
and so are the widlflowers. However, the rain we had a month ago has also
lead to an explosion in the number of flies!!
Cheers,
Amanda Markham
Anthropologist
Parks & Wildlife Service
Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts
PO Box 1120
Alice Springs NT 0871
ph. 08 8951 8207
fax 08 8951 8290
From: "gary wright" <>
To: "birding aus" <>
Subject: [Birding-Aus] channel billed cuckoo alice springs
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:12:15 +1030
I arrived in Alice Springs on 17/1/07 in line with the five inches of rain.
Since then there have been channel billed cuckoos around the town. I
don't know if they were here previous to this, but Pizzey states they can
turn up in Alice.
Gary Wright
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