Hi Ross,
I know its picky but you won't find Dusky Grasswren near Mt Isa, but the
Kalkadoon Grasswren (or Ballara depending on who you speak to). There are a
number of sites listed on the Birds Queensland site for Mt Isa:
http://www.birdsqueensland.org.au/gazetteer-other.php
Regards,
Chris
ps. I would get some advice on roads between Cairns and Mt Isa as I'm not
convinced it is guaranteed they will be open.
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 9:08 AM, <> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> Well, now that my Bowra trip is done and over with, it is now time for me
> to start planning my next trip. I have a break between semesters from
> December 14-January 18. During that time I am going to attempt a pretty
> ambious trip. I am going to head up towards Cairns, then to Mt Isa, continue
> on to Darwin, then down to Alice Springs, and finally back across to the
> Gold Coast. I know it is alot of driving and that it'll be the rainy season,
> but hell, i'm only in Australia once so I might as well try it. Anyways,
> this is my first of a few RFI's for various parts of the trip. Hopefully
> people in each section will be able to point me in the right direction. I
> have been looking at the archieves alot, but just wanted to see if there was
> any updated info. Thanks for anyone who can help me out. And of course, if
> anyone is willing to meet up and bird while i'm in their region, that'd be
> sweet. I'm willing to pay for all the petrol and stuff.
>
> Cairns area:
> Dec 17-24
> I think I am going to stay at Kingfisher Park a few nights and then
> probably randomly at other locations for the rest of the nights.
> Any info on "good" areas at the moment would be appreciated. Also anyone
> have recent sightings of the following species?
> Sarus Crane
> Red-necked Crake
> Fig-Parrot
> Pygmy Geese
> Lesser Sooty Owl
> Paupan Frogmouth
> Mountain Thornbill
> Fernwren
> Atherton Scrubwren
> Bridled Honeyeater
> Golden Bowerbird
> Tooth-billed Bowerbird
> Blue-faced Parrot Finch
>
> Mt Isa area:
> Dec 25-28
> What places do people recommend I go to?
> Purple-crowned Fairy-Wren
> Rufous-crowned Emu-Wren
> Dusky Grasswren
> Carpentarian Grasswren
> Spinexbird
> Yellow Chat
> Painted Finch
> Pictorella Mannikin
>
> Also, on my drive up towards Cairns, I plan on trying for Eungella
> Honeyeater on 16th of Dec. Anyone have updates on road conditions for the
> area or any specific spots where they've been seen recently?
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Ross Gallardy
> Robina, QLD
>
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