Hi Jenny
I was one of the banding group at Bowra over the Easter / ANZAC week - didn't
realise that was you.
My perspective was a little different, being so focussed on the banding, but I
have also put up a couple of postings on my blog about the trip - as you've
done, one on the birds, one on the insects, frogs etc. Very envious of your
photos of the Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush which I missed.
Cheers,
Harvey
http://hdpphd.blogspot.com.au/
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Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 17:23:46 +1000
From: Jenny Spry <>
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Subject: Bowra at Easter
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Hi all,
We went to Bowra for a week over easter and as always had a brilliant time.
Joy ticked off Grey Falcon and I got a quick re-fresher look at one. The
volunteers are doing a brilliant job and the place is looking better than
ever, especially the facilities in the shearers quarters and the homestead
grounds.
They have had good rains and the grass in the front paddocks is long enough
to hide the kangaroos (smile). There are a lot of trees in flower and the
grasses have very heavy seed heads. If you have a chance to get to Bowra
this spring I think it is going to be an exceptional year because of all
this feed. Of course it is brilliant right now, as always, with lots of
birds in full courtship and breeding going on already.
Plum-headed Finch were common and there were raptors everywhere. Emus are
in large flocks and we even saw a Chestnut-breasted Quailthrush at
head-height in a tree. Hall's Babbler were not easy to find but it may have
been because the family we did see had young birds with them. My bird list
for the week was 105 species and I know I missed seeing a couple because I
was looking the wrong way.
There were plenty of frogs, lizards, dragonflies, butterflies and even fish
in the bore drain. I will have to buy a whole new set of field guides
before I go back (smile).
If you happen to need accommodation in Hillston on the way check out the
Hillston Motor Inn, the rooms have the best bathrooms/shower outside the
big cities and they give each guest a complimentary small bottle of wine,
red or white, and some home-made Rocky Road when you check in. YUM. On the
first night out of Bowra on the way back to Melb the shower was
particularly appreciated (smile).
cheers
Jenny
http://jenniferspryausbirding.blogspot.com.au/
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