Sun.Mar 08, 2020

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2020)

10,000 Birds

Some times of year offer more avian excitement than others, and recent signs even as far north as I live suggest we’ve just entered such a period. Harbingers of the season to come have been emerging slowly buy surely. Did you catch any this weekend? For me, the view of Red-winged Blackbirds puffed up with territorial bravado signals the approach of spring, even if we’re have to endure a few more snowstorms to get there!

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Tawny Frogmouth family at Cygnet Park-Broome

10,000 Birds

One of the joys of walking a neighbour’s dog is that you get to see the changes around the local parks on a daily basis. I have been watching the birds feeding on the nectar of the native trees and dropping in for water. A Little Friarbird currently has it in for me and swoops as I walk by one particular tree each day. Undoubtedly it has young nearby.

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Collaborative list – February 2020

10,000 Birds

The beats are on the move, exploring new places. That bodes well for the numbers this month. And of course, we have an extra day to play with this year. Corey’s trip to Jamaica adds to the ever-growing list of places visited ( 56 ) and adds a wealth of endemics to the life list which currently sits at 4001. If you entered the sweepstake to predict when the 4000 barrier would be breached and suggested Corey at 13.38 on 18th Feb with a Stolid Flycatcher , you are the winner of a superb hol

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