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Re: ground parrots

To: Dave Torr <>
Subject: Re: ground parrots
From: martin butterfield <>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:06:12 +1100
Could the famous ones be colour-banded to assist in identification by the
unfamous ,and to facilitate reports of sighting without the need to trap
them?

If trapping is the solution would VB be a good bait?

Martin

On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Dave Torr <> wrote:

> It's complex. There are relatively few self-sustaining ones - the Moorheads
> (to use a very recent post) might be one, but most twitchers seem destined
> to have their "species" - at least as twitchers - die out.
> Fortunately very few are in captivity but many (including me) would be ship
> or air assisted to get here.
> Your total "twitcher twitch" score is probably obtained by adding up the
> count for each individual twitcher that you see.
>
> 2010/1/12 Peter Shute <>
>
> > How can you tick them if you can't identify them?  Do the same rules
> apply?
> >  Do they have to be part of a self sustaining population?  Can they be
> ship
> > assisted?  In captivity?  Vagrants?
> >
> > Peter Shute
> >
> > John Tongue wrote on Tuesday, 12 January 2010 9:14 AM:
> >
> > > Ooo.... Can we play?
> > >
> > > We've seen lots of famous twitchers out in the field - often without
> > > even knowing who they were!
> > >
> > > John Tongue
> > > Ulverstone, Tas.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 12/01/2010, at 8:27 AM, Dave Torr wrote:
> > >
> > >> It's a new hobby - twitch the twitcher.
> > >>
> > >> 2010/1/12 Bill Stent <>
> > >>
> > >>> Greg's just boasting that he's ticked Russell!
> > >>>
> > >>> Bill (moderator and overall cheeky character)
> > >>>



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