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<blockquote data-quote="podargus" data-source="post: 2946151" data-attributes="member: 109359"><p><strong><u>05/02/12</u></strong></p><p>Tracking some radio-collared <strong>Numbats</strong> meant that I was exploring another new area. <strong>Brown-headed Honeyeaters</strong> were a new species, while <strong>White-browed Babblers</strong> and a nice pair of <strong>Little Eagles</strong> were also seen.</p><p>Highlight of the day came from a late afternoon walk near my quarters though, where I found a beautiful <strong>Black-eared Cuckoo</strong>, a scarce and elusive species. The usual <strong>White-browed Treecreepers</strong> were around in this patch, and a flock of <strong>White-winged Choughs</strong> were moving through the woodland.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>06/02/12</u></strong></p><p>Another day tracking missing wallabies produced a nice bird list for the day, which included <strong>Emus</strong>, <strong>Whte-browed Babblers</strong>, <strong>White-winged Choughs</strong>, <strong>Dusky Woodswallow</strong> and a female <strong>Gilbert’s Whistler</strong>. It took me a while to be sure that these plain female whistlers were Gilbert’s, but I did see a couple of males later in my stay which were much more straightforward. </p><p>That evening I decided to go for a night walk near my quarters. The moon was so bright that I didn’t need a torch, although I took one for spotlighting. Almost as soon as I stepped out of my door I noticed something flying over, and getting the light on it I saw the distinctive white wing patches of a <strong>Spotted Nightjar</strong>. The bird made a couple of passes before moving off elsewhere. Mammals seen included a few <strong>Boodies</strong> and <strong>Bridled Nailtail Wallabies</strong>. These aren’t meant to be in the home compound, but at some point <strong>Boodies </strong>managed to burrow under the fence and let everything else in!</p><p></p><p><strong><u>10/02/12</u></strong></p><p>A late afternoon walk produced a few <strong>Brown-headed Honeyeaters</strong> and a <strong>Gilbert’s Whistler </strong>near my quarters.</p><p>That evening I went for another walk, and was rewarded with three separate sightings of <strong>Eastern Barn Owl</strong>, although I’m not sure how many individuals were involved. At first I saw one gliding ghostlike towards me over some trees, but by making some squeaking noises I tempted it in to hang just a few metres over my head for a few seconds. My attempts at nocturnal wildlife watching are generally unsuccessful, so seeing the Nightjar and then these Owls was a major bonus.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Birds</u></strong></p><p><strong>370. Brown-headed Honeyeater</strong></p><p><strong>371. Black-eared Cuckoo</strong></p><p><strong>372. Gilbert’s Whistler</strong></p><p><strong>373. Spotted Nightjar</strong></p><p><strong>374. Eastern Barn Owl</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="podargus, post: 2946151, member: 109359"] [B][U]05/02/12[/U][/B] Tracking some radio-collared [B]Numbats[/B] meant that I was exploring another new area. [B]Brown-headed Honeyeaters[/B] were a new species, while [B]White-browed Babblers[/B] and a nice pair of [B]Little Eagles[/B] were also seen. Highlight of the day came from a late afternoon walk near my quarters though, where I found a beautiful [B]Black-eared Cuckoo[/B], a scarce and elusive species. The usual [B]White-browed Treecreepers[/B] were around in this patch, and a flock of [B]White-winged Choughs[/B] were moving through the woodland. [B][U]06/02/12[/U][/B] Another day tracking missing wallabies produced a nice bird list for the day, which included [B]Emus[/B], [B]Whte-browed Babblers[/B], [B]White-winged Choughs[/B], [B]Dusky Woodswallow[/B] and a female [B]Gilbert’s Whistler[/B]. It took me a while to be sure that these plain female whistlers were Gilbert’s, but I did see a couple of males later in my stay which were much more straightforward. That evening I decided to go for a night walk near my quarters. The moon was so bright that I didn’t need a torch, although I took one for spotlighting. Almost as soon as I stepped out of my door I noticed something flying over, and getting the light on it I saw the distinctive white wing patches of a [B]Spotted Nightjar[/B]. The bird made a couple of passes before moving off elsewhere. Mammals seen included a few [B]Boodies[/B] and [B]Bridled Nailtail Wallabies[/B]. These aren’t meant to be in the home compound, but at some point [B]Boodies [/B]managed to burrow under the fence and let everything else in! [B][U]10/02/12[/U][/B] A late afternoon walk produced a few [B]Brown-headed Honeyeaters[/B] and a [B]Gilbert’s Whistler [/B]near my quarters. That evening I went for another walk, and was rewarded with three separate sightings of [B]Eastern Barn Owl[/B], although I’m not sure how many individuals were involved. At first I saw one gliding ghostlike towards me over some trees, but by making some squeaking noises I tempted it in to hang just a few metres over my head for a few seconds. My attempts at nocturnal wildlife watching are generally unsuccessful, so seeing the Nightjar and then these Owls was a major bonus. [B][U]Birds[/U][/B] [B]370. Brown-headed Honeyeater 371. Black-eared Cuckoo[/B] [B]372. Gilbert’s Whistler 373. Spotted Nightjar[/B] [B]374. Eastern Barn Owl[/B] [/QUOTE]
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