Hi Mick
i'd have to fully agree with you...
that 5km crossing can be absolutely amazing at dawn - I have spent many
mornings there at sun-up & never been disappointed late in the Dry season.
flocks of 200+ Gouldians visiting to drink was the norm, along with about 50
Hooded Parrots as well. just fantastic birding for sure...
One particular dawn was probably the very best bird-watching experience I've
ever had...
some 32 spp came in to drink in the pools in front of me in 2.5 hours!!!
these included Masked, Gouldian, Long-tailed, Crimson, & Double-barred Finch,
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, Little & Helmeted Friarbird, Yellow-throated Miner,
Blue-faced, White-gaped, Yellow-tinted, White-throated, Bar-breasted,
Rufous-throated, Rufous-banded, Banded, Dusky & Brown Honeyeaters, Red-tailed
Black-, & Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Little Corella, Galah, Red-winged, & Hooded
Parrot, Northern Rosella, Diamond, Peaceful, & Bar-shouldered Dove, Common
Bronzewing, Crested Pigeon, Brown Quail...
& that's not counting the Black Bittern that worked it's way along the opposite
riverbank right in front of me, or the Spotted Nightjar hawking 1 metre above
the ground right above me in my swag there an half hour before getting up - it
was a gob-smacking couple of hours to say the very least!!!
cheers,
martin cachard
cairns
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> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 10:10:23 +0930
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] gouldian finch and hooded parrot
>
> Hi Greg
>
> Happy to say that numbers of Gouldian Finches (and Hooded Parrots) have been
> very healthy for the last couple of years!! Timing is important as to where
> and when the numbers show up, often in numbers i.e. 150+ early in the dry,
> flocks are actively moving around the area perching and feeding on seeing
> grasses in the morning, after some burning has happened (like now), smaller
> flocks are often seen grazing in the burnt areas on fallen seeds. Last time I
> went out there was a nice flock of mixed Hooded and Gouldians doing this.
> Later in the year, numbers can be large and drinking early AM at the numerous
> small waterholes in the area, the most accessible being at a crossing 5km
> from the Stuart Highway.
>
> Good Birding
>
> Mick Jerram
>
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> > 1. Scythebill bird list software (Steve Clark)
> > 2. Possibly a good time to sea watch of SWWA (Adrian Boyle)
> > 3. gouldian finch & hooded parrot (Greg Roberts)
> > 4. Quick RFI Cairns Targets (Ed Williams)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:52:48 +1000
> > From: Steve Clark <>
> > To: Birding-Aus <>
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Scythebill bird list software
> > Message-ID: <>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> >
> > G?day all
> >
> > I?ve been using Wings on my Mac for several years and found it excellent.
> > Unfortunately it is not being updated often (last was April 2013) so the
> > taxonomy is falling behind. I recently switched to Scythebill as described
> > below. It is not as polished as Wings but is up to the minute with IOC and
> > Clements taxonomy and has all the recognised subspecies. The author
> > responds quickly to questions and suggestions. I store my record file in
> > Dropbox and can access it seamlessly from my Mac or a Windows computer.
> > Like Wings it is free.
> >
> > Give it a try!
> >
> > For the record IOC gives me more ticks than does Clements.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Steve Clark
> > Hamilton, Vic
> >
> > ___________________________________
> >
> > Carl Clifford wrote on 3 Oct 2013
> >
> > Yet another bird list program has appeared, Scythebill. It is a
> > cross-platform
> > program, running on Mac, Linux, and Windows. Some of the features are:-
> >
> > Full Clements checklist, including all subspecies and groups (courtesy of
> > the
> > Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
> > And IOC World Bird List support, including (almost) all subspecies. Flip
> > between the taxonomies instantly - no need to choose just one.
> > Fast species entry ("make up your own banding code"), including over 7000
> > alternate names.
> > Fast reports - instant processing of hundreds of thousands of records.
> > Simple, clean UI.
> > Export to EBird, and import from Avisys or eBird.
> > Arbitrary location hierarchies (e.g., if you want to keep track of "Lower
> > Willows" at the "New Willows" on "Point Reyes" in "Marin County" in
> > "California", go for it.)
> > Enter hybrids and "sp."s (Willow/Alder Flycatcher, for example).
> > Further details can be found at
> > http://code.google.com/p/scythebill-birdlist/
> >
> > I have not tried Scythebill yet, but will certainly investigate it further,
> > when I get the time.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Carl Clifford
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 18:30:15 +0800
> > From: Adrian Boyle <>
> > To: Adrian Boyle <>
> > Cc: Birding-Aus <>
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Possibly a good time to sea watch of SWWA
> > Message-ID: <>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
> >
> > Hi all.
> >
> > Just letting Perth area people know that it might be a good time for a sea
> > watch.
> >
> > Ive just heard about 3 Kerguelen Petrels washed up at Freo in the past few
> > days.
> >
> > Looks like a bit of a blow going to be in the area Saturday afternoon
> > Sunday morning.
> >
> > A good bird that a lot of birders still need and who knows what else might
> > be out there.
> >
> > Happy scanning.
> >
> > Adrian Boyle
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:02:18 +1000
> > From: "Greg Roberts" <>
> > To: "birding-aus" <>
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] gouldian finch & hooded parrot
> > Message-ID:
> > <>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> >
> > I was pleasantly surprised over the past couple of days to find good
> > numbers of Gouldian Finch and Hooded Parrot near Edith Falls in the
> > Northern Territory. It appears that the Gouldians in particular might
> > be making something of a comeback.?Pics and more info
> > here:HTTP://TINYURL.COM/LSWOVSEGreg Roberts
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:22:31 +1000
> > From: Ed Williams <>
> > To:
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Quick RFI Cairns Targets
> > Message-ID: <>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm doing a last minute trip up to Cairns and Port Douglas next week. Just
> > wondered if anyone had some specific up to date info on the following 7
> > targets:
> >
> > Red-necked Crake - is there still one in Cairns under the Mental Health
> > building?
> >
> > White-eared Monarch
> >
> > Large-tailed Nightjar
> >
> > Sarus Cranes - have any been seen closer to the coast than Hasties or
> > Mareeba?
> >
> > Bush-hen
> >
> > Red-backed Buttonquail
> >
> > Rufous Owl - any roosts around at the moment?
> >
> >
> > This is a family trip so would need to be within am hour of Cairns or Port
> > Douglas as will only have limited time.
> >
> > Thanks for any help - it's always appreciated,
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
> > Ed Williams,
> > Kingsville, VIC
> >
> >
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