Channel-billed cuckoos this morning plus other birds

Two channel-billed cuckoos this morning 6.10am one making unusual sound get food and feeds the other. Seen CBC around a lot over the last few weeks - up to four in a group.
Eastern rozellas this morning and yesterday.
Whipbird again on boardwalk area in plain view very close to me watched it calling - wide open bill.

NESTS this November

At the moment I am watching the following nests:
Sacred Kingfishes building nest in termite nest my end of FOM
Rainbow lorikeets my end FOM - tree hollow only about 3 mtrs up close to rack my end - sits looking out brooding
Red-browed finches - watched build nest my end FOM edge of track - other RBF nests nearby - now brooding I think
all these near each other
Collared Sparrowhawk on creek Buffalo half way along boardwalk - brooding
Peewee near bridge over creek - brooding
Brown Thornbills eadge of clearing my end FOM watched with nest buidling stuff can hear in bush.

CSH (Collared Sparrowhawk) restless in nest this morning

I am looking out for signs that the chicks have hatched. This morning around 7 am the adulton nest seemed restless , sitting quite high in nest and kept shuffling and putting head down under - have the chicks arrived???

Whipbirds courting this morning

Observed two whipbirds chasing each other around along creek near Field Studies Centre end - ntoable because much of it was right out in the open - they didn't seem to be wrried out this - they cetainly rushed across open areas at great speed as it usual.

Collared Sparrowhawk Nesting FOM 20-11-09

Field of Mars Wildlife Refuge

Spotted Pardalote this morning

This spotted pardalote was a few feet away from me just above eye level -LOOKING AT ME!!

First day of autumn 2009 -from walk this morning

Lots of red wattle birds about in sugarloaf point bush near blossoms.

unknown raptor

This morning perched on the dead tree my end - size- about 40 cm; colour: very dark all over, nor specific head markings, front seemed rather mottled dark and light grey, type - I's say falcon; - I was about 50 meters or so away, not a long look, the bird was harassed by another small bird so flew off, glided liesurely pace down at tree-top height - maybe brown falcon?; none of the usual raptors sighted here. 9.00 am 28-2-2009

Fox cubs 7-2-09

Two fox cubs and adult out playing in open area my end of FOM 6.30 am this morning I saw them before they saw me so a brief time to observe them unobserved. Lots of rabbits in this area for them.

Noisey miners on grasstree flower early this morning 7-2-09

Today Friday 6-2-09

Lots of spotted pardalottes near my end. Eastern Robin close to me around the path. Grey Thrike-thrush in distance. Lots of lorikeet activity over the last week or so - maybe because of blossoms on tree tops. Very dry- paths covered in dead leaves. Dollarbird chasing mudlark - dollarbirds very active lately - four of five of them. Had a good look at a white browed scrubwren today in mangrove shoots - mostly only fleeting glimpses but this was good. otherwise all the usual - a few people walking their dogs in FOM.

WOW Today I saw-- Wed 4-2-09 7-9 am

Today has a good look at two black-faced monarchs over near Pittwater Rd end at base of climb down. wonderfull, great view
aslo: saw two fox cubs playing together and an adult foc at the open area near my end. 7.30 am. saw an adult ofx the other day too - also ran into each other on the track.

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Possum woken hasselled by noisey miners on my early morning walk today 25-1-09

Lots of Grasstrees in Field of Mars in flower now 24-1-09