BIRD LIST FOR MT CARBINE AND ENVIRONS

(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

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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