Birdline North Queensland Weekly Update

Birdline North Queensland

Published sightings for the week ending 25 Aug 2013.

Sat 24 Aug	Cotton Pygmy-goose Lake Mitchell (Quaids Dam) 5 birds seen - 2 males and three females Doug Herrington
	Square-tailed Kite Bruce Highway, just north of Jourama Falls turnoff Pair of Square-tailed Kite very briefly low over recently burnt highway verge alongside Bruce Highway just north of Jourama Falls turnoff at noon today. Second of pair very light coloured and drifting with wings in shallow vee. Maybe bird seen above Jourama Falls camp area several weeks ago. Tony Ashton
	Crimson Rosella, Fairy Gerygone, Rufous Fantail, White-eared Monarch Riverside Gardens, Douglas, Townsville Warm and clear. Crimson Rosella (2) Adelaide form likely escapees. Fairy Gerygone Male feeding near low bridge at Douglas Park. Rufous Fantail (1). White-eared Monarch (1) juv feeding near low bridge at Douglas Park near Fairy Gerygone. Marleen Acton
Fri 23 Aug	Australian Pratincole Mt Carbine 3 birds at the rodeo grounds at about 10am Doug Herrington
Thu 22 Aug	Channel-billed Cuckoo Sorrenson Rd, Kairi, Atherton Tablelands One or more birds heard in late evening, my first for the season and seems early. Still one Black Falcon at nearby Mehmet Rd. John Grant
	Brown Songlark Ross River Dam, Lake Ross & SW Hinterland Brown Songlark Probably female perched on the fence for a few minutes. (photo by Gil) Ivor Preston & Gil Crabtree
Wed 21 Aug	Grey Falcon Cooktown Crossing, W of Mt. Carbine. 30-40 Black Kites were feeding on insects above the Mitchell River to the height of 120 metres. Watched them for half hour. A Grey Falcon then flew through flock as if to see what they were feeding on. A Black Kite dived at the falcon from above and pursued it out of sight away from the area. The falcon returned within a short time and the same strategy ensued. Del. Richards.
	Wood Sandpiper Masters Road Lagoons, Toobanna. Ingham One bird seen among four Latham's Snipe in the second lagoon. Eight Budgerigars were also seen in the area. Marleen Acton, Norm Rains and Ian Boyd
Tue 20 Aug	Painted Honeyeater Lawn Hill National Park Foraging on flowering Bloodwoods (Photos), also Pictorella Mannikin, Long-tailed Finch and Black-throated Finch. Barney Enders
	Squatter Pigeon Normanton Squatter Pigeon (21) . (Photos) Barney Enders
	Flock Bronzewing Karumba Many thousands on Karumba- Normanton Rd coming in to drink (Photos). Barney Enders
	Southern Cassowary Mount Hypipamee National Park Four birds were seen feeding in the car park at 8.30 am. One adult with three half grown juveniles.They were very quiet and in sight for about 10 minutes before they walked into the forest on the eastern side of the car park. Ben Weston.
Mon 19 Aug	Squatter Pigeon Mount Molloy A quick tour with Doug Herrington this afternoon gave me a chance to photograph some great birds including Squatter Pigeon, (also seen but not at this site,Yellow- breasted Boatbill and Barred Cuckoo-Shrike) amongst other treats. Thanks Doug for a great afternoon! Bernie O'Keefe
	White-browed Crake Cattana Wetland, Smithfield, Cairns A quick visit back on the way to the airport gave me a great surprise in photographing a very friendly crake. I walked to the end of the main pathway and turned left and found the crake about 30 metres up near the large tree on the edge of the lake. Bernie O'Keefe
Sat 17 Aug	Australasian Shoveler(4), Freckled Duck(4) Hasties Swamp National Park Updates on numbers; two pairs of Shoveler at northern end now; all four Freckled Duck visible simultaneously (often one or two are hidden). John Grant
	Black Falcon Mehmet Rd, Kairi, Atherton Tablelands Two Black Falcons in the air above a freshly-cut hay paddock, with 15 Brown Falcons also present, mainly perched on haybales. The Black Falcons were harrassing each other and the many Black Kites also in the air. John Grant
Sat 3 Aug	Square-tailed Kite South of Atherton (Kennedy Hwy-Malanda Rd intersection) Late entry. One adult low over maize paddocks; another circling higher, possibly an immature. Glen White

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