RFI: NE Queensland Blue-faced Parrot-finches

["Alan Gillanders" <>]

Troy,
I have given full instructions to these places before.
> From the Gillies Highway at Lake Eacham drive towards Malanda.  the third 
bitumen road on your left is Topaz Road and signposted to Butchers Creek. 
Pass the school by a couple of kilometres and take the gravel road towards 
the Mt Bartle Frere walk. The birds could be anywhere after you pass the 
lookout. Both forks are worth exploring. No reports yet and I've not had 
time to go checking. Please give me a call if you find them. 4095 3784
They mix with Red-brows, are slower to disturb but then fly higher. Their 
call is more metallic than the R-b F. The best sites have bushes and ripe 
grass seed in contact with each other. B-f P-f like to sit in the bush and 
feed on the grass. I suspect though that at this time of year they are still 
spending a lot of time in the canopy eating insects.
Regards,
Alan