Birdline North Queensland
Published sightings for the week ending 8 Aug 2010.
Sun 8 Aug Orange-footed Scrubfowl Mount Louisa - Suburb of
Townsville
0900 hrs - 08/08/2010 - Crestbrook Residential Estate Park, BBQ area and
Playground, Cnr Bayswater Road and Crestbrook Drive, Mount Louisa. One
adult Orange-footed Scrubfowl observed scratching/feeding in
leaf-mulched native gardens between the Picnic BBQ shelter, the
adjoining residences and the dry brook. Our first record (15 yrs) of
this species in Crestbrook Residential Estate.
Lenand Chris Ezzy
Fri 6 Aug Black-throated Finch Old Flinders Hwy, Woodstock to Ross
River Dam
Sighted along Buck Road, a loose mobile group of Black-throated Finch,
between 12 and 20 individuals. Also a flock of six Squatter Pigeon.
Niel Bruce
Thu 29 Jul Wedge-tailed Eagle Mowbray River, near Port Douglas
A large grouping of raptors was seen in a paddock being worked by a
tractor just south of the Mowbray River bridge (right opposite the
active Osprey nest) at 11:35am. A single adult Wedge-tailed Eagle was on
the ground in the paddock (a very uncommon species at Port Douglas) &
was in the company of 2 White-bellied Sea-Eagles, 2 Brahminy Kites, a
Whistling Kite, 3 Black Kites & a pair of Ospreys (presumably the
nesting pair). This is a very interesting mix of species all interacting
at the same spot & it was difficult to see what had attracted them all
to this field as I wasn't in a position to stop - the tractor must have
disturbed some prey.
Martin Cachard
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