Hi Peter, Thanks for that, it seems that race rowleyi is seen on stoney-ground
often, as well as sandy ground sometimes. For my 2 cents worth, my best time of
day for any grasswren observation is about mid-day - so much for the early
risers....!! Rgds Martin Cachard
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Trip Report: Mt Isa, Lawn Hill & Bladensburg
> (Long)
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> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 21:31:09 +1000
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>
> Martin said::
> ""I have been wondering for quite some time what everyone thinks about the
> distinctive race 'rowleyi' Striated Grasswren preferred habitat is - in my
> experience with this race, I've only found them on SAND-PLAIN spinifex in
> Bladensburg NP & in the general Opalton area, NOT on rocky ground with
> spinifex. BUT I noticed the other day that on Tim Faulkner's trip recently
> to Opalton area that there is an image showing the bird inhabiting spinifex
> on ROCKY ground !! This is something that I didn't know about. It seems maybe
> this race is more of a generalist & inhabits sandy & rocky ground. Does
> anyone care to share their experiences of this race so far as habitat
> preference is concerned...?? Is Graeme Chapman out there to comment?? Cheers
> for now, Martin Cachard""
>
> My wife, Bev, and I saw the Striated Grasswren on the top of a rocky hill
> just past Opalton last year. It seemed to be the place that had been
> described on Eremaea (I think). Two were in clear view as they bounded
> across a rocky ledge with not much spinifex on it. A short time after, we
> saw another getting about, still on the ledge, but in a larger clump of
> spinifex. We could not be sure it was a third, but it think it was. That
> was about 1pm.
> Later, Bev heard some down on the flat at road level (you have to be there to
> appreciate her hearing!), and after a while, we did see two others where she
> was hearing them from. That was about 3.30pm.
>
> We also picked up the Kalkadoon at Mica Creek and the Carpentarian on
> Macnamara's Rd from Mt Isa. Each of those were between midday and 1pm.
>
> We rang Rob Forsythe to talk about our sightings at Mt Isa, and he said he
> only ever saw the grasswrens in the middle of the day, not before 10 o'clock.
> We had spent many early mornings, at Bladensburg, taking our breakfast out
> to catch (not literally) the Striated early in the morning, working on the
> basis that birds go quiet in the heat of the day. When we got it on a return
> trip, the first sighting seemed to confirm Rob's advice.
>
> Wonder what other people have found on the best time to see grasswrens?
>
> Peter and Bev Morgan
>
>
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