Ground Cuckoo-Shrikes
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Ground Cuckoo-Shrikes
Six or seven Ground Cuckoo-Shrikes in Ganzers Road, southern part of Gowrie Junction, Sunday Dec 14, 2008. Gloria Glass
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Ground Cuckoo-Shrikes
Thanks Gloria and welcome to the forum.
I can't ever recall seeing a group that big. Just finished going through some old diaries and putting the more interesting records into an Excel spreadsheet. My records indicate 2 or 3 is the norm. Rod Hobson and I saw a pair and two immature birds at Postman's Ridge recently which is the biggest group I recall seeing.
My '80s records:
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 16/06/1980 The Big Hill, Hodgson Vale 2 [birds]
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 12/05/1981 opp. Cabarlah Army Barracks 2
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 24/01/1982 just S. of Warwick 3
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 29/06/1982 Old Toowoomba Road 2
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 13/07/1982 Karrasch's Lagoon, Placid Hills 3
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 11/08/1982 Hood's Dam, Helidon 3
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 14/04/1983 Upper Lockyer
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 31/10/1983 Bolingbroke Rd, Atkinson Dam
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 28/10/1984 ~1 km W of Helidon 1
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 20/07/1986 Blanchview turnoff, Withcott
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 22/10/1989 Helidon Spa 2
Cheers
I can't ever recall seeing a group that big. Just finished going through some old diaries and putting the more interesting records into an Excel spreadsheet. My records indicate 2 or 3 is the norm. Rod Hobson and I saw a pair and two immature birds at Postman's Ridge recently which is the biggest group I recall seeing.
My '80s records:
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 16/06/1980 The Big Hill, Hodgson Vale 2 [birds]
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 12/05/1981 opp. Cabarlah Army Barracks 2
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 24/01/1982 just S. of Warwick 3
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 29/06/1982 Old Toowoomba Road 2
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 13/07/1982 Karrasch's Lagoon, Placid Hills 3
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 11/08/1982 Hood's Dam, Helidon 3
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 14/04/1983 Upper Lockyer
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 31/10/1983 Bolingbroke Rd, Atkinson Dam
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 28/10/1984 ~1 km W of Helidon 1
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 20/07/1986 Blanchview turnoff, Withcott
Ground Cuckoo-Shrike 22/10/1989 Helidon Spa 2
Cheers
Michael Atzeni
7 Woden St, Murphys Creek 4352
Mob: 0499 395 485
7 Woden St, Murphys Creek 4352
Mob: 0499 395 485
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Ground Cuckoo-Shrikes
Trevor Quested (Bundaberg BOCA group) and I saw a group of six Ground Cuckoo-shrikes along Six Mile Rd, Postman's Ridge SEQ on Saturday 21/3/09.
As discussed previously, groups this size are unusual and this is the biggest group I've seen to date.
Cheers
As discussed previously, groups this size are unusual and this is the biggest group I've seen to date.
Cheers
Michael Atzeni
7 Woden St, Murphys Creek 4352
Mob: 0499 395 485
7 Woden St, Murphys Creek 4352
Mob: 0499 395 485
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Ground Cuckoo-Shrikes at Helidon
Olive Booth reported she and Kevin and Kay Williams saw and photographed a group of five Ground Cuckoo-Shrikes at Murphy Bridge, Back Flagstone Ck Rd, Helidon, on 16/5/09.
Also present were Pelicans (very unusual there) and a Royal Spoonbill (proving rather scarce this year).
Thanks Olive.
Also present were Pelicans (very unusual there) and a Royal Spoonbill (proving rather scarce this year).
Thanks Olive.
Michael Atzeni
7 Woden St, Murphys Creek 4352
Mob: 0499 395 485
7 Woden St, Murphys Creek 4352
Mob: 0499 395 485