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Fire and Night Parrot assertions

To: "'Charles'" <>, "'Carl Clifford'" <>
Subject: Fire and Night Parrot assertions
From: "Tony Russell" <>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:34:01 +1030
Hm ! I have failed to see the Rufous Scrub bird five times at separate
locations probably because I didn't try to walk it down. Heard it several
times, yes, but walk into its habitat, no.  I still haven't actually seen
one.

Tony.

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From: Birding-Aus  On Behalf Of
Charles
Sent: Tuesday, 24 February 2015 12:44 PM
To: Carl Clifford
Cc: birding-aus
Subject: Fire and Night Parrot assertions

Carl I think regardless it raises the issue of what extent people go to to
see birds.

I admit I'm guilty to some extent of what some may see as "breaking the
rules".

Once seeing the Rufous Scrub bird in Barrington Tops, I walked through their
habitat to get literally on top of one. The bird was a metre away from me
(wish I had a Go Pro). Amazing experience but I felt a little guilty.

When I raised this with some birders they all said it was fine to do.

There is no way I would have seen one had I not walked 40 metres across
their habitat.

The other was using call back to see a Western Whipbird at Cheynes Beach. 

Cheers,
Charles Hunter
+61 402 907 577

> On 24 Feb 2015, at 11:43 am, Carl Clifford <>
wrote:
> 
> Yesterday evening, i received an email from John Young. In this email
Young said that the suggestion by a birder of using fire to flush Night
Parrots was done "in jest". A pity that this had not been mentioned in his
original email.
> 
> If I offended anyone by my words in this matter, I sincerely apologise.
Hopefully this matter can be put to rest.
> 
> Carl Clifford
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