Out of season Golden Whistler

["Greg and Val Clancy" <>]

Hi Michael,

While some Golden Whistlers in New South Wales may be altitudinal migrants 
the majority of birds that I band on the NSW North Coast in the 
autumn-winter are from Tasmania - based on tail-wing ratios per Schodde and 
Mason - the Directory of Australian Birds, Passerines.
Regards

Greg
Dr Greg. P. Clancy
Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide
PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460
0266493153 0429601960



-----Original Message----- 
From: Michael Hunter
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 11:36 AM
To: 
Subject: Out of season Golden Whistler

Hi All.

         Golden Whistlers are common in Mulgoa Valley in winter, and Rufous 
Whistlers in Summer, the changeover usually occurs in Sept/Oct..    Rufous 
have been present for at least a month.
          Yesterday a male Golden Whistler in full breeding plumage was 
seen on Mayfair Rd Mulgoa, as well as two Rufous which were about 100m above 
and below the Golden on the Mayfair Rd hill.  The Rufous were whistling. The 
Golden was being chased by an unidentified honeyeater and gave a brief 
whistle only.    Goldens are altitudinal migrants, perhaps the unusual 
weather confused it. It snowed in the mountains a week ago.
         There has been some good birding, lots of song.  Scarlet 
Honeyeaters, Mistletoe birds, White-throated Gerygones, Golden-headed 
Cisticolas, Jacky Winters (one feeding a fledgling) and European Goldfinches 
all singing, as well as Koels and Channel-billed Cuckoos, Whipbirds and 
Sacred Kingfishers calling. The resident group of Dusky Woodswallows flying 
very high before the wind.
        Notably absent so far have been Olive-backed Oriole and Eastern 
Shrike-tit.
                                    Cheers

                                        Michael

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