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The Wren
Volume 10 Number 1 March 2021
From the Editor’s Desk
2020 was a year that brought changes in many ways. Members of Birdlife Mackay were taken by surprise
when our long standing President, Daryl Barnes announced before Christmas that he would be re-locating
to Victoria in 2021 due to his health and to spend more time with his family. Daryl has been the face of
Birdlife Mackay in recent years and is well-known throughout the community for his passion and
commitment to bird conservation and education. It seemed opportune then to nominate Daryl for the
Mackay Regional Council Australia Day Awards and we were all delighted when Daryl took out the Award
for Environmental Achievement when the winners were announced at a Gala Dinner on the eve of Australia
Day. Congratulations Daryl.
OUT-GOING PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Everyone took a big sigh of relief when the year
2020 was over. The last few months have been
very busy for Birdlife Mackay and now we have
started the new year with an optimistic outlook
and a keen executive team.
The MRBG staff offered Birdlife Mackay another
opportunity to present its photographic expertise
with an exhibition in the Gardens Café. For the
month of December and until January 22 nd the
twenty water bird photos were on display. A big
thank you to everyone who submitted images
and congratulations to the selected few who did
the club proud with their high standard photos.
Club monthly outings were only halted for a few
months last year due to Covid. With the
introduction of the monthly mid-week outings,
our outings continue to attract good attendances.
Eungella Bird Week was the highlight of 2020 and
everyone is enthusiastic for 2021. Planning is
already well underway.
Daryl with his Australia Day Award on 25 January
We conducted our Annual General Meeting for the first time in February to bring our financial reporting year
into line with Birdlife Australia’s calendar reporting year. At the meeting it was decided to formally increase
the committee from three to five positions. The new committee for 2021 comprises John Morris as President,
ably assisted by Jason Stanyer as Vice-President, with Barry Deacon as our new Treasurer and Ian
Cruickshank as Activities Coordinator. The role of secretary remains unfilled at the moment.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish John and his new team all the best going forward and thank
everyone for their support during my seven years as President.
Thanks also to the outgoing Secretary, Mary Cruickshank and Treasurer, Shannon Smith for jobs well done.
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2021 BIRDLIFE MACKAY COMMITTEE
L – R New executive team of Ian Cruickshank, John Morris, Jason Stanyer and Barry Deacon
ANNUAL PIP COUNTS
Starting in late November, Birdlife Mackay members once again, assisted Half Tide Beach resident and
citizen scientist, Peter Dallas with the monthly Pied Imperial Pigeon (PIP) counts conducted from November
through to late January.
The count records numbers of pigeons returning to the nesting colony site of Victor Island just off the coast
near Hay Point. The data collected is forwarded to Dr Julia Hazel at James Cook University who is part of a
research program into the PIP breeding ecology and population survival. The study has been on-going since
2012.
PIPs were once abundant
throughout Northern Australia
however since the arrival of
Europeans, the population has been
in decline due to habitat destruction
and hunting. Although no longer
hunted, the research shows the
overall population decline is still
continuing. While not yet classified
as a vulnerable species, their long
term survival is concerning.
Individuals can also assist the
project from their own locality by
reporting sightings. For more
information go to the PIP Watch
website
(https://www.pipwatch.net/pip-
counts/queensland-pip-count-
overview. Victor Island – resort of choice for PIPs – Photo by Jenny White
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In 2017 the CSIRO published a paper by Julia Hazel and Brian Venables based on the 2012 -2017 work. It
is fascinating reading. If you would like a copy please let me know.
For the 2020/2021 summer we had varying
weather conditions each month. For the
November count the tide was not ideal and the
creek that we cross was rising fast on our return
– would have been only knee high if some of us
were just two foot taller! In December we
encountered a couple of rainy squalls but not
enough to dampen our spirits. The January
count conditions were perfect. Bird numbers
were good. Word is spreading that the PIP count
is just a great excuse for a walk along the beach
on a hot summer’s afternoon – sea breezes
guaranteed and lots of birds to see – always
some raptors and some shorebirds as well at
this time of the year. One of our members calls
it “Bird watching on Steroids”.
Motley Crew of Counters – Photo by Jenny White
PIP Tally Sheets (yep – old school) Penny, Frances, Ian and Peter – Nov Count
Frances and Dave – Hay Point Coal Terminal in background
Photos by Jenny White and Story by Mary Cruickshank
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ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION AT BOTANIC GARDENS
The second annual Photographic Exhibition was staged at the Botanic Gardens Café throughout the months
of December and January. It was a difficult task to choose the photos to be exhibited as all Birdlife Mackay
members and friends were invited to submit. With the theme of water birds, Birdlife Mackay members
submitted some beauties. The final choices came down to very technical aspects of the photos which were
selected after much deliberation by a panel comprising the photographers themselves. It was very much a
collaborative effort. Sincere thanks go to the Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens administration staff who
curated the exhibition.
L- R President, Daryl Barnes along with exhibiting photographers, Bill McLean, Jenny White, Sylvia Martinez, Joanne
Morris, Barry Deacon, Kevin Smith and Richard Atkinson (front) (Photo courtesy of Amanda Wright)
An upshot of the exhibition was the suggestion to hold a photographic workshop in 2021 where
photographers can learn from each other and swap ideas and tips. Initial planning is underway for this
event – tentatively scheduled for May. Keep an eye out for more details to come.
Penny McMahon admires the exhibition Sylvia Martinez with her White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Photos by Jenny White – Story by Mary Cruickshank
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MONTHLY BOTANIC GARDENS SURVEYS
The monthly surveys continue with a dedicated band of birdwatchers depending on who is available.
Over this last summer everyone has been delighted by the nesting antics of many of the bird species
including the Brown Goshawk, Black Swan, the Dusky Moorhen, Purple Swamphen, and Australasian
Grebe nesting on a tiny scrap of a lily pad. We have been delighted to follow the progress and then
see the chicks in the following months. The surveys are part of Birdlife Mackay’s Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the Mackay Regional Council. Under the MOU, Birdlife Mackay carries out
the monthly survey and in return is provided with the opportunity to stage the Annual Photographic
Exhibition and use of their Meeting Room.
The January Botanic Gardens Bird Survey was
incorporated with the recognition of World
Wetlands Day (2 February) and while there
were only 22 wetland bird species recorded,
Pale-vented Bush-hen and Little Kingfisher
sightings made the morning somewhat
remarkable for species seldom seen.
World Wetlands Day helps us to raise global
awareness about the vital role of wetlands for
people and our planet. This year it marks the
50th anniversary of the adoption of the Ramsar
Convention on Wetlands. There are 5 Ramsar
Wetlands in Queensland, the closest to us
being the Shoalwater/ Corio Bay Wetlands.
Mackay’s closest most accessible wetlands
would probably be those at Plantation Palms in
the Rosewood Drive Reserve if you really want
to get immersed in wetlands.
Bird numbers are still low, although this is
often the case in wet summer weather. The
lack of Honeyeaters is often recorded with
rainy weather. Maybe diluted nectar? Both
species numbers and total bird numbers were
Rainbow over Lagoons at Mackay Botanic Gardens considerably higher than last month though.
The Brown Goshawk chick/chicks have fledged and were calling noisily from the trees in the Tropical
Shade Garden. Their nest in the pine tree near the car park entrance looks somewhat the worse for
wear.
Thanks to Barry who recorded the survey today while I manned a couple of scopes on the deck in
case anyone from the public attended. I did enjoy watching the Australasian Grebe chicks being fed
and learning to dive. And the Little and Intermediate Egret in breeding plumage were quite stunning.
We had 4 people first time to the survey today, 3 attracted by World Wetland Day, which was great
to see. Thanks to everyone for their assistance and I hope you all enjoyed the morning.
I have attached a photo of the view from the deck that morning.
Photo and story by Lesley Deacon
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MACKAY BOTANIC GARDENS MONTHLY BIRD SURVEY (CONT.)
Intermediate Egret in Breeding Plume – Photo by Brown Goshawk with breakfast – Photo by Joanne
Jenny White Morris
Dusky Moorhen Chicks – Photo by Karen Dawe Our nest box with a non-avian resident – looks
like a possum – Photo by Jenny White
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FOREST KINGFISHER
I was hearing strange sounds which I knew was a
bird in the forest but had not heard it before. So
curiosity drew me to solve the mystery.
Forgetting the dishes and cleaning, with
binoculars in hand, the sound led me up the
garden path.
Way up in a tree, I watched, (the birds were in the
tree, not me) two Forest Kingfishers talking love
language to each other. These sounds are not
recorded in the Morecombe’s App so were new to
me.
I continued to observe their behaviour as one flew
up a short distance to a termite nest on a branch.
For a moment, I could not see what they did, as
they flew to the other side of the “nest", then flew
down to its obvious mate, who then flew up to do
the same. They took turns. I presumed they were
making a hole in it - creating their nursery.
The next day my seven-year-old grand-daughter
Rachel, visited. I showed her the termite mound
way up in the tree, which is not far from the
bamboo stand, and we walked through the forest
so we could view around the other side and were
able to see the hole they had excavated.
Back at the house I showed her the picture of a
Forest Kingfisher and loving to draw, she drew this
picture.
Encourage the children, they are our next generation birders.
Story by Rosemary Braithwaite and Art by Rachel Hall
CONTAINERS FOR CHANGE
Remember that you can donate to Birdlife Mackay when you take your empty containers to:
Anything Environmental at any of these locations and quote Scheme Number: C10213624.
19 Interlink Court, Paget
Northern Beaches Bowls Club
Grande View Drive, Mt Pleasant
John Breen Park, Malcolmson Street, North Mackay
24 Bassett Street, North Mackay
181 Milton Street, Mackay
Canelands Shopping Centre (western carpark)
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Red-backed Button-quail
The first monthly club outing for 2021 was scheduled for Sunday 3rd January and the destination was
Eungella. During the week leading up to the outing I received a phone call from Bill McLean wanting to
know whether I’d like to go to Eungella the day before and have a night there in the hope of
seeing/photographing one or more of the Button-quail species.
Bill & Margaret had booked the ‘green
house’ which is situated up behind the
Chalet. After our evening meal at the
Chalet, Bill and I went out into the foggy
conditions to see what birds were about.
The light at the car park on the hill outside
our accommodation was attracting hundreds
of moths and bugs of all kinds.
Before getting too close I saw three Button-
quail fly off from the ground beneath the
light. So we found a hiding spot and waited.
We gave it the best part of half an hour
without anything turning up so we went for
a casual stroll down to a service road. Just
as we were about to head off, a bird flew
and landed no more than one metre away
on the ground in front of me. Once it realised Bill and I were very close by, it soon flew away and back
into the darkness. The service (bitumen) road proved to be quite productive with several Red-backed
Button-quail squatting on the warm surface.
The system was that I hold the spotlight whilst Bill would focus and tune-in on the subject. In both
directions, from where the drive met with the access road, there were maybe a dozen birds. If you got
too close the little birds would run (mostly) for cover in the form of long grass.
Howells Road Owl
Spotlighting for birds when traveling by car lets you cover more ground and that’s what we did on
Wednesday January 27th. A driver and three spot lighters made up the crew. Barry & Lesley Deacon, Desley
Williams and I set off to find an owl on Howell’s Road. It was just dark as we turned into Howell’s Road
from the Seaforth Road, so a slow drive followed through until the junction of the Cape Hillsborough Road
and return.
A couple of distant sightings were made, one was
most likely a Boobook Owl perched atop a fence-line
post and the other was either a cat, dingo or fox
turning back towards us frequently as it walked
away from us.
The best sighting of the trip was that of a Large-
tailed Nightjar, Barry’s photo will verify this.
Another sighting nearby was that of a Boobook Owl
that flew in to check us out after playing the call.
Along the road besides some cattle, we came across
three Tawny Frogmouths - each one on a fence
post. The three-hour round trip from the Deacons’
place proved quite fruitful even though we didn’t see
a Barn or Masked Owl, two species we were really targeting.
Photos by Bill McLean and Barry Deacon(respectively) and story by Daryl Barnes
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Australian Swiftlet Monitoring at Finch Hatton Creek. 23 January, 2021. - A Citizen
Science Project. (Data for Mike Tarburton)
Aaron Bean had again organised to do the seasonal Australian Swiftlet count on Saturday January 16 th, but
due to lack of numbers, the event didn’t proceed. We then rescheduled it for Saturday January 23 rd and
this time it attracted some interest. I had made it clear previously that I had no intensions of attending as
I could recall how I felt after doing the walk in 2020, I was completely buggered!!
At 9.00pm on Friday January 22nd Aaron only had two other starters, so damn it, I’m going to have to go
this time also, or we’ll have to call it off again!! (For safety reasons, it’s 4 people minimum).
At 6.00am I met Pauline and drove her from town to the Finch Hatton Gorge car park where we were
greeted by the smiling faces of Aaron and Kate. With no-one else turning up by 7.15am, we decided to
begin the walk. Aaron set a steady pace until we turned off the Wheel of Fire track at the ‘big boulder.’ This
unmade but flagged track would take you to Mt Dalrymple if you wanted, but not for us today.
Our upward climb came to an end when we took a left turn at the ‘second’ Eucalyptus Grandis. The pace
slowly substantially now thanks mainly to the far-reaching tentacles of the lawyer vine (wait-awhile vine)
that was prolific now. It was Pauline’s first time and it was now realised why she had been asked her to
bring along a pair of secateurs if she had one.
Since our previous visit twelve months ago, another three trees had come down across our track with each
one bringing more wait-awhile. So progress was very slow and arduous right the way to our destination,
the Finch Hatton Creek and the top of the Dooloomai water falls.
The roar of the water tumbling over and between rocks was substantial as we neared the creek. Upon
arrival, we took in the atmosphere along with a check for leeches and had a bite to eat. However, noticeably
absent were any swiftlets circling overhead.
We made our way over to the cave entrance and attached our lights prior to entry. We didn’t have to crawl
far in to see the carnage that had occurred. In a slight depression on the cave floor were the remains of
what appeared to have been a massacre, with hundreds of wing feathers all heaped together. On the cave
ceiling were some remains of ‘old’ nests but no sign of life anywhere in the cave, it was devastating!! But
what had happened here, between the four of us, we couldn’t decide.
Aaron and Kate then set off to examine the
situation in the lower cave and after
Pauline completed some exploring and I
had a lay down for five, we began to make
our way back down the mountain side the
same way we’d come up.
We coincidently met up again just after
Pauline and I had entered the Wheel of Fire
track. They conveyed to us somewhat
better news from their inspection of the
lower cave. Aaron said that they recorded
212 empty nests with only twelve having
varying reproductive stages of
development (5 nests still with eggs).
Carnage in the top cave
In 1989 when Tess Brickhill and Mike Tarburton went to survey the swiftlets, they found something the
same and feral cats were the culprits.
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NEWS FROM CLERMONT MEMBERS
With the arrival of Covid. our proposed trips away were affected, however together with another couple of
birdwatchers we made a trip to the Iron Range National Park.
Our starting point was Mt Molloy and we
planned an overnight stay at Laura. We were
very happy to photo the Black-backed Butcher
Bird, which were very friendly and together
with Blue-faced Honeyeaters and Great
Bowerbirds made interesting photography.
Early next morning we headed for the Iron
Range. We had bookings for the week but with
some mistake on my part arrived 2 days early,
so had to make an extra booking. Sometimes
luck comes your way and as we had to spend
the extra nights at rainforest camp we were
very lucky as the much sought-after Yellow-
billed Kingfisher was in full voice here and were
not shy of our cameras. As was planned we
then moved camp to Cooks Hut. This is always
a nice area and the birds did not disappoint.
Yellow-billed Kingfisher
Since the cyclone two years ago, birds have had to make new homes, namely the Electus Parrot who for
years nested in a certain tree but this was destroyed, so they have had to relocate. We found the Red-
cheeked Parrot with its little head protruding from a hole in a tree about 30 feet up. Other species of birds
of note were the Palm Cockatoo, Trumpet Manucode, White-Faced Robin and a couple of new species for
us, the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater and Frilled Monarch.
After leaving here we headed for Cooktown where in the caravan park we got some lovely photos of the
Wompoo Fruit-dove and Helmeted Friarbird.
Next port of call was Atherton where hours were spent at the curtain fig tree watching a Pied Monarch build
a nest. It started with a few twigs to just about ready for nesting only to find out that later the nest was
destroyed.
Pied Monarch Frill-necked Monarch
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Leucistic Pale-yellow Robin Golden Bowerbird
At our campground the Emerald Dove was very happy to just wander around, not bothered by people and
the Scarlett Honeyeaters loved the flowering grevillea. One of the highlights of the trip was to photograph
the most popular bird at the moment the Leucistic Pale-yellow Robin.
A trip to Hastie’s swamp saw a Latham Snipe, a Brown Gerygone building a nest and a White-cheeked
Honeyeater. Water birds were scarce here as the swamp was very low.
Included in our itinerary was to visit Hypipamee Crater to try and see the Golden Bowerbird as it was
rumoured it had been seen here. After a trek into the scrub we found the bower and shortly after, the bird,
oh so beautiful. As all good things come to an end after approx. 6 weeks we headed for home.
Photos and Story by Olive and Bob McTrusty
SIGHTINGS OF INTEREST
01/01/2021 Shoal Point – 4 x Sooty Oystercatcher sighted by Greg Strohal
01/01/2021 Eimeo Mangroves – Black Butcherbird sighted by Greg Strohal
15/01/2021 Longair Street, West Mackay – pair of Apostlebird nesting sighted by Daryl Barnes
15/01/2021 Pioneer River, Mirani – 15 Topknot Pigeon sighted by Greg Strohal
15/01/2021 Kuttabul – Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher nest – sighted by Daryl Barnes
19/01/2021 Eungella Road, Benholme – 2 x Buff-breasted Rail with 5 chicks sighted by Greg Strohal
19/01/2021 Finch Hatton – 2 x Wedge-tail Eagle (on the wing) sighted by Greg Strohal
05/02/2021 Peak Downs Highway between Clermont and Moranbah – Emu and 3 half-grown emu crossing
the highway and narrowly avoided by Mary Cruickshank
10/02/2021 Leichhardt Hwy - Banana - Wedge Tailed Eagle sighted by Greg Strohal
10/02/2021 Kunwarara, Bruce Hwy - Indian Myna sighted by Greg Strohal
18/02/2021 Rosewood Drive, Plantation Palms – large flock of Indian Myna sighted by BLM members
25/02/2021 Jabiru (Black-necked Stork) on the wing high above Eulbertie Avenue, Eimeo sighted by Ian
Cruickshank
03/03/2021 Plum-headed Finch – Clermont – sighted by Bob McTrusty
IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR THE BIRDS IN BACKYARDS AUTUMN SURVEY
Join Birdlife Australia Birds in Backyards surveys this Autumn and see who is visiting your garden. 20 minutes
and some information about your garden helps to understand our local birds and gives invaluable insight into
their daily lives. For further details click here.
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WEED AWARENESS
Birdlife Mackay members are asked to keep a lookout for invasive weeks when they are out and about. We will
feature a different weed each edition to increase awareness of what to look for: -
Mimosa pigra – a threat to wetlands and bird habitat
Mimosa pigra is a prickly shrub that forms dense stands that have potential to replace native vegetation on
ecologically valuable wetlands. One overseas study found that infestations reduced bird species by about
50% and numbers of birds by more than 95% on a floodplain environment.
While there are large infestations in the Northern Territory ‘Top End’, Queensland has only one known
infestation at Peter Faust Dam near Proserpine – where it is the focus of an eradication program.
The community can assist in detecting Mimosa pigra, particularly during the flowering (January-May) and
podding (March-July) when it may be more noticeable. More information is available from
https://bit.ly/37ntKk7. Report any suspect plants to Biosecurity Queensland on 13 25 23 or your local
council.
Contributed by Nathan March, Senior Principal Bio-security Officer, DAF
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BIRDLIFE MACKAY OUTINGS CALENDAR 2021
NOTE: SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE
CHECK YOUR EMAILS OR BIRDLIFE MACKAY WEBSITE
FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
Weekend outings are usually on the first weekend of each month alternating Saturday
or Sunday – subject to change. Participants are advised to carry water/snacks as well as hat, sunscreen
and insect repellent. Gold coin donation appreciated.
Date 2021 Destination Meeting Place Meeting Time Contacts
Chelmans Tourist Info
Sunday January 3th Road Centre Nebo 6.00am 0438134738
Eungella Road
Thursday 21st January Shellgrit Creek TBA 6.00 am 0438134738
Black’s Beach Pacific Drive
Saturday 6th February 6.00am 0438134738
Spit (near walkway)
Plantation
Rosewood Drive
Thursday 18th February Palms & 6.00am 0438134738
Carpark
Kerrisdale
World Wildlife
Wednesday 3rd March
Day
Cathu State Coningsby 6.00am
Sunday March 7st 0438134738
Forest Roadhouse
Tourist Info 6.00am
Bakers Creek
Thursday March 18th Centre Nebo 0438134738
Reserve
Road
Friday 26th March Mackay
Botanic
On the Deck 6:30 am 0411887546
Gardens
Survey
Saturday 10th April Tourist Info
Tedlands
Centre Nebo 6:00 am 0407143823
(Koumala)
Road
Thursday 22nd April Tourist Info
De Moleyns
Centre Nebo 6:30 am 0407143823
Lagoon
Road
Friday 30th April Mackay
Botanic
On the Deck 6:30 am 0411887546
Gardens
Survey
Saturday 8th May McLeans’ Mt Coningsby
6:30 am 0407143823
Ossa Roadhouse
Saturday 15th May Photography Botanic
9am
Workshop Gardens
th
Thursday 20 May Iluka Park, near
Sand-fly Creek 7:00 am 0407143823
East Gordon St
Saturday 22nd May Birdlife Mackay Botanic Gardens
General Conference 9:30 am 0418776594
Meeting Room
Friday 28th May Mackay
Botanic
On the Deck 6:30 am 0411887546
Gardens
Survey
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Saturday 5th June World
Environment
Day
Sunday 6th June Tourist Info
Sandringham Centre Nebo 6:30 am 0407143823
Road
Thursday 17th June Cape Coningsby
6:30 am 0407143823
Hillsborough Roadhouse
Friday 25th June Mackay
Botanic
On the Deck 6:30 am 0411887546
Gardens
Survey
Sunday 4rd July Tourist Info
Finch Hatton Centre Nebo 6:30 am 0407143823
Road
17-18 July Camping
Weekend
Thursday 22nd July Goose ponds
th
Friday 30 July Mackay
Botanic
On the Deck 6:30 am 0411887546
Gardens
Survey
Sunday 1st August Tourist Info
Berri Werri Ck
Centre Nebo 6:30 am 0407143823
Gargett
Road
Saturday 14th August Birdlife Mackay Botanic Gardens
General Conference 9:30 am 0418776594
Meeting Room
Thursday 19th August Blacks Beach
Cove
Friday 27th August Mackay
Botanic
On the Deck 6:30 am 0411887546
Gardens
Survey
Saturday 4th September Tourist Info
Padaminka,
Centre Nebo 6:00 am 0407143823
Walkerston
Road
13th – 16th September Eungella Bird
Week
Friday 24th September Mackay
Botanic
On the Deck 6:00 am 0411887546
Gardens
Survey
Sunday 3rd October Tourist Info
De Moleyns
Centre Nebo 6:00 am 0407143823
Lagoon
Road
Saturday 9th October World
Migratory Bird
Day
18-24 October Aussie
Backyard Bird In your backyard
count
Thursday 21st October Jason and
Kim’s
Hampden
Friday 29th October Mackay
On the Deck 6:00 am 0411887546
Botanic
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Gardens
Survey
Saturday 6th November Tourist Info
Cape
Centre Nebo 6:00 am 0407143823
Palmerston
Road
Saturday 13th November Birdlife Mackay Botanic Gardens
General Conference 9:30 am 0418776594
Meeting Room
Thursday 18th November Bucasia
Late November Torresian Tourist Info
Imperial Centre Nebo 2:45 pm 0407143823
Pigeon Count Road
Friday 26th November Mackay
Botanic
On the Deck 6:00 am 0411887546
Gardens
Survey
Saturday 4th December Various
Mackay Locations
District Bird followed by 0407143823
count Birdcall and
BBQ in evening
Late December Torresian Tourist Info
Imperial Centre Nebo 2:45 pm 0407143823
Pigeon Count Road
Friday 31st December Mackay
Botanic
On the Deck 6:00 am 0411887546
Gardens
Survey
Contact president.mackay@birdlife.org.au
Wildlife Rescue Hotline 07 49473389
For further information go to www.birdlifemackay.org
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