(Does not include birds from Mt Spurgeon area)
Eagle, Little - one record near the town
Wedge-tailed - a pair sometimes seen about Mt Alto
Egret, Cattle - uncommon
Great - always one or two about the dams
Intermediate - small numbers about the dams
Little - less common than other egrets, but occasionally seen
Fairy-wren, Red-backed - common about Maryfarms
Falcon, Brown - irregular but generally moderately common especially about Maryfarms
Peregrine - a pair nested on rock face of the mine pit, 1996 & 1998
Fantail, Grey - moderately common winter visitor
Northern - scarce, more so towards Mt Molloy in denser woodland
Rufous - sometimes along denser creeks on migration
Figbird - nomadic, common
Finch, Black-throated - irregular, more common on Hurricane road
Double-barred - common
Red-browed - more so along denser creeks |
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Flycatcher, Leaden - common
Lemon-bellied - more so along Mt Molloy road
Restless - rare, has been seen about town and on Hurricane road
Satin - rare, only seen on migration
Friarbird, Little - very common
Noisy - very common
Frogmouth, Tawny - common
Galah - very common
Goose, Magpie - occasionally at dams
Goshawk, Brown - moderately common
Red - rare, has been seen at Maryfarms
Grassbird, Little - rare, only a couple of records - from dams
Tawny - has been seen in tall grassy areas about Maryfarms
Grebe, Australasian - irregular, sometimes common about dams
Great-crested - rare, a few records of single birds from the tailings dam
Hoary-headed - rare, one record from the tailings dam
Greenshank, Common - occasiona1 to dams
Hardhead - a dry season visitor to dams, sometimes in large numbers
Harrier, Spotted - best place is at Maryfarms
Swamp - sometimes over the tailings dam
Heron, Pied - rare visitor to dams
White-faced - moderately common
White-necked - occasionally at the dams, single birds
Hobby, Australian - sometimes winters about dams
Honeyeater, Banded - some years common, others absent, mostly about tea-trees and blue gums
Black-chinned - rare, about blue gums
Blue-faced - very common
Bridled - in wet winters comes down from high rainforests and reaches Mitchell River
Brown-backed - uncommon
Dusky - more so along denser creeks towards ranges
Lewin's - small numbers come down from high rainforests in winter
Rufous-throated - a few birds about Mitchell River off Hurricane road
Scarlet - sometimes very common
Singing - a small population about Hurricane Station
White-cheeked - rare, sometimes comes down from Mt Carbine plateau
White-gaped - a small population on McLeod River
White-throated - common
Yellow - moderately common
Yellow-faced - more so towards the ranges |
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