The site mentions "parrots which have been introduced by man to locations they
are not native to", and that the count will be conducted at the "height of
winter on the northern hemisphere and the time when parrot roost most
concentrated". This doesn't really sound like it's aimed at Australia.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Carl Clifford
> Sent: Thursday, 9 December 2010 9:35 AM
> To: Birding-Aus Aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] 1st World Parrot count
>
> Dear All,
>
> Some may be interested in participating in this.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Clifford
>
>
>
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> From:
> Date: 9 December 2010 6:39:59 AM
> To:
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> Subject: [OB] FW: [GBN] 1st world parrot count January 2011
>
> --
> Karl-Heinz Graß
> Von-Behring-Str. 52
> 63075 Offenbach
> 069/865411
> 0177/6803282
> www.vogelfotos-grass.de
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: "Michael Braun" <>
> Gesendet: 05.12.2010 23:29:43
> An: Verborgene_Empfaenger:;
> Betreff: [GBN] 1st world parrot count January 2011
>
> >Dear parrot researchers and parrot friends,
> >
> >You are cordially invited to join the "World Parrot Count". We,
> >Roelant Jonker and Michael Braun of the "extra-tropical
> department" of
> >the Parrot Researchers Group of the International
> Ornithological Union
> >(IOU), would like to initiate the first global parrot census this
> >January in order to get much needed scientific data about parrots
> >living in cities around the globe. This count is intended
> to become an
> >annual event. For further information please visit the following
> >website:
> >http://www.cml.leiden.edu/parrot.html
> >
> >If you have any questions please contact us via the
> following E-mail-
> >address:
> >
> >
> >Please feel free to forward this message to everybody who could be
> >interested. We would like to create a global parrot community of
> >professional researchers, field ornithologists as well as amateur
> >naturalist that will enable us to measure the development of native
> >and non-native parrots living in cities.
> >
> >See you at the roost!
> >
> >All best,
> >
> >Roelant Jonker (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
> >Michael Braun (Heidelberg University, Germany)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------------
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