I am trying to find some birds

[Peter <>]

Hello Martin

I replied directly to Christina as below:

I was recently working in the Mackay area for 10 months

The most reliable sites to see this bird is wherever climbing pandan is
flowering.
I have found Chelmans Road to be the most reliable.
At the top of the range you drive west about 100 metres and then turn north
into Cummings Street that becomes Dalrymple Road.
Follow Dalrymple Rd until you see Snake Road on the left.
Chelmans Road is another 50m on the left.
Follow Chelmans Rd until the end, gate to the state forest – I usually see
Eungella Honeyeater in the trees on the left.
If no sighting there drive along Snake Road.
If no sighting there return to the township and follow the Eungella Dam road
towards Broken River.
After about 1 km you should see Diggings Rd on the right. I have never had
to use this road.


Peter Crane

My pic sessions at Chelmans Rd were:
29/9/13 - a birding weekend in Mackay before I knew that I would be moving
there, pic attached with climbing pandan flower, good numbers of EH
2/11/14 - good numbers, higher up in canopy, also seen along Dalrymple Rd
from Snake Rd to the end (refer Elliot's comment)
1/5/15 - one only, no flowering pandan

Memory suggests that I went there more than twice in the 10 months but I do
not have pics and haven't searched my paper records.


PC


-----Original Message-----
From: martin cachard
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 5:33 PM
To: Elliot Leach ; christina port ; 
Subject: I am trying to find some birds

Hey Elliot,
Just a quick one re Eungella HE, if I may... Do you remember the time of
year that you saw them at the very end of Dalrymple Rd, and also along
Diggings Rd??  Do you remember what they were feeding on when you saw them
at both sites??

Thanx in advance for your advice - it's always good to get others' thoughts
on a species that we don't really know all that much about...

cheers,

martin cachard, trinity beach, cairns


> From: 
> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2015 15:06:22 +1000
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] I am trying to find some birds
> CC: 
>
> Turqs are usually along Old Wallangarra Rd, near Girraween NP. A bit
> closer
> to the freeway and Stanthorpe than Sundown. A good place to look is around
> the junction with Hickling Lane, but the whole section from here back to
> the highway is good as well.
>
> Eungella HE should be found fairly easily around the carpark at the end of
> Mt Dalrymple Rd - that's where I would go first. If you have no luck here,
> try along Diggings Rd in the afternoon (on the way to Broken River from
> Eungella, look out for the turn on the right). About 500m up along this
> road there is a big turning spot - if you reach here you've gone a bit
> far.
> The best advice I can give is to learn the call, they are pretty easy to
> get onto when you know it.
>
> Can't help with the Cassowary, I've only ever had sighting (of an adult
> with chicks!) along the Cape Trib Rd somewhere, and I agree with Martin's
> spots for the Lyrebird :)
>
> Good luck!
>
> elliot



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