Birdline North Queensland
Published sightings for the week ending 9 May 2010.
Sun 2 May Southern Boobook Julatten
Race Lurida, sometimes refered to as Red Boobook. Dead specimen picked
up by Del Richards at the top of the Rex Range on the Rex Highway
(approx. 400-450m). Measurements taken by Keith Fisher, keyed out to
female. Specimen will be submitted to the appropriate authority. Another
specimen was also collected by Del Richards in September 2007. It maybe
that this sub-species of the higher mountains within the wet tropics
migrates to lower altitudes at certain times of the year. Not much known
about this race which is one of the smaller sub-species.
Del Richards per Keith Fisher
Sat 1 May Pictorella Mannikin Trafalgar Station - 50 km south
Charters Towers (private property)
A small flock of Pictorella Mannikins, along with a larger flock of
Plum-headed Finches in an open paddock north of the homestead. This is
the most south easterly record in the Atlas. 20 25' 58" S 146 00' 36" E.
BA North Qld campout per Ivor Preston
Metallic Starling Townsville Town Common Conservation Park
imm bird in trees at Freshwater hide carpark. (1).
Ed Pierce
Birdline North Queensland is sponsored by Birds Australia North
Queensland <http://www.birdsaustralianq.org/> and Townsville Region
Bird Observers Club <http://www.trboc.org.au/> and co-ordinated and
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