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Mudgee info / help with raptor ID

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Subject: Mudgee info / help with raptor ID
From: "Arwen B. Ximenes" <>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:37:18 +1000
Hi there,

We had a great weekend away in Mudgee last weekend. Thanks to all those who 
answered my RFI. Though we didn’t spend time doing any serious birding, it was 
so nice to enter a different birdscape – without a doubt the bird of the trip 
was the Yellow-rumped Thornbill. We saw them EVERYWHERE, starting at the rest 
area in Capertee, and of course they don’t occur where we are in the Blue 
Mountains, so it was a lovely sight (and sound) - albeit common in that area. 
On the way up we dipped on Regent Honeyeater at Crown Station Road in the 
Capertee Valley, although Carol Probets, who we bumped into there, found one - 
so the Noisy Miners haven't driven them out entirely. We saw plenty of Wedgies 
and a flock of at least 25 Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos flew over on 
Saturday.Aside from the Jacky Winters, the birds at Munghorn Gap were on strike 
while we were there.

For those interested in birding in the Mudgee region, there is a brochure 
available from Mudgee tourism called “Bird Watching in the Mid-Western Region 
of NSW”, which I believe is produced in conjunction with Cudgegong Field 
Naturalists. It’s a great resource for those who are unfamiliar with the area 
and its birds.

On the way back to the Blue Mountains we saw a raptor perched in a tree – I 
wonder if anyone can help me identify it? You can hopefully find it at: 
m("N07/","//www.flickr.com/photos/30308243");">http: (called "unidentified raptor"). I do 
hope there's enough detail there, it's a very poor shot.
cheers,

Arwen


.........................................
Arwen Blackwood Ximenes
Lawson, Blue Mountains, NSW




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