Hi all,
Last night I spoke to Gary Weir, the Chief District Ranger of Watarrka NP. He
confirmed that Princess Parrots have been seen on Watarrka in the past. They
are on the park's species list. He's also expecting that lots of birders will
call up or want to ask for info. He was not aware of any specific locations
(he's been off the park the past fortnight and hadn't asked his staff), but
said they should be there.
If you're intending to call or email Gary, please wait
until Monday as he's not back on park until the afternoon (he's actually
interstate at the moment). Gary is aware of all of the excitement about the
Princess Parrots. I will ask him to let other PWS staff know, next time I talk
to him (later today -he's my partner!).
Also, I would ask local Alice Springs birders for assistance who are part of
this list, and contact the Alice Springs Field Naturalists (they have a
website).
Cheers,
Amanda
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> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:34:35 +1000
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Princess Parrots issue
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> Given what happened when 80 birders rang the CLC, perhaps any information
> obtained by ringing the people listed below should be posted to the list,
> even if it's just news that no PPs were seen in that area.
>
> Some of them will probably be pleased at the thought of this many extra
> guests, but I doubt they'll be happy to answer the same question 80 times.
>
> Peter Shute
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