Birdwood Sanctuary List - March 1999, and June-Sep 2008

There are are only TWO known locations within the local survey area: Redwood Park on the eastern escarpment, and in a patch of remnant dry vine scrub at "Birdwood Sanctuary" just west of Gowrie Junction. Both populations are vulnerable, particularly the latter, as the vine scrub flanks a plateau on which a significant rural residential development is imminent. Fifteen of the 54 acre blocks border the key buttton-quail habitat, which is located on the southern side of the plateau. The button-quail could certainly do with a conservation-minded philanthropist buying up the lot!

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Birdwood Sanctuary List - March 1999, and June-Sep 2008

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The first list was compiled in March 1999 while the Baxter's Hill property was on the market. Subsequent clearing by the previous owner and to a lesser extent the current developer, has unfortunately reduced the available BBBQ habitat on the southern side of the hill, and triggered a proliferation of weeds on the edge of their habitat.

The species seen over winter have been a peculiar mix of drier country species in the cleared areas, and vine scrub species seen along Toowoomba's eastern and southern escarpment.

Species: March 1999

Australian Brush-turkey
Pacific Black Duck
White-necked Heron
Straw-necked Ibis
Brown Goshawk
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Brown Falcon
Australian Hobby
Nankeen Kestrel
Black-breasted Button-quail
Crested Pigeon
Bar-shouldered Dove
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Little Lorikeet
Pale-headed Rosella
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
White-throated Nightjar
White-throated Needletail
Superb Fairy-wren
Variegated Fairy-wren
Striated Pardalote
White-browed Scrubwren
Brown Gerygone
Brown Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Striped Honeyeater
Lewin's Honeyeater
Brown Honeyeater
Eastern Yellow Robin
Grey-crowned Babbler
Golden Whistler
Grey Shrike-thrush
Black-faced Monarch
Rufous Fantail
Grey Fantail
Willie Wagtail
Spangled Drongo
Varied Triller
Figbird
Grey Butcherbird
Pied Butcherbird
Australian Magpie
Pied Currawong
Torresian Crow
Zebra Finch
Double-barred Finch
Red-browed Finch
Mistletoebird
Silvereye


Species: June 2008 -

Australian Brush-turkey
Straw-necked Ibis
Brown Goshawk
Collared Sparrowhawk
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Brown Falcon
Australian Hobby
Grey Falcon (one bird overhead 22 June 2008)
Nankeen Kestrel
[Black-breasted Button-quail (only fresh platelets. No birds seen)]
Crested Pigeon
Bar-shouldered Dove
Galah
Cockatiel
Pale-headed Rosella
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Laughing Kookaburra
Superb Fairy-wren
White-browed Scrubwren
Speckled Warbler
Weebill
Brown Gerygone
Brown Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Yellow Thornbill
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Striped Honeyeater
Lewin's Honeyeater
Red-capped Robin
Eastern Yellow Robin
Golden Whistler
Grey Shrike-thrush
Grey Fantail
Willie Wagtail
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Varied Triller
Olive-backed Oriole
Pied Butcherbird
Australian Magpie
Pied Currawong
Torresian Crow
Zebra Finch
Double-barred Finch
Mistletoebird
Rufous Songlark
Silvereye
Common Starling
Common Myna
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Four more for list ... and one less Brush-turkey

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Four new ones for Birdwood Sanctuary, seen 13/9/08 by Nicci Thompson, Russell Jenkins & myself.

Black-shouldered Kite
Spotted Pardalote
Leaden Flycatcher
Figbird

Again saw fresh Black-breasted Button-quail platelets in a number of places along the southern slope but still haven't lucked onto the birds yet.

Of immediate concern though is the presence of a fine-looking fox, seen by Nicci carrying a Brush-turkey. One of its prey's wings was found nearby, and a bunch of brush-turkey tail or wing feathers - presumably the victim's were found in the adjacent vine scrub, and very close to where the BBBQ have been active in the past couple of days.

There have also been two separate sightings of feral cats on the land in recent times according to the developers.
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Pheasant Coucal - another for the list

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Forgot to add Pheasant Coucal, which we heard 13/9/08 at Birdwood Sanctuary.
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Species seen 2/11/08

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Bleak weather didn't help this morning's visit to check how things were going with all the earthworks under way. No evidence of Black-breasted Button-quail today, not even fresh platelets, but it had rained overnight.

Bolded species below are new additions for the Birdwood Sanctuary list.

Bar-shouldered Dove
Galah
Pale-headed Rosella
Laughing Kookaburra
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Dollarbird

Superb Fairy-wren
White-browed Scrubwren
Speckled Warbler
Weebill
White-throated Gerygone
Brown Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Striped Honeyeater
Lewin's Honeyeater
Eastern Yellow Robin
Rufous Whistler
Grey Shrike-thrush
Rufous Fantail
Leaden Flycatcher
Varied Triller
Olive-backed Oriole
Figbird
Grey Butcherbird
Pied Butcherbird
Australian Magpie
Pied Currawong
Torresian Crow
Mistletoebird
Silvereye
Common Starling
Common Myna
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