tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708258683294269863.post1748655853118112012..comments2024-03-28T17:18:04.873+10:00Comments on sunshinecoastbirds: Extinction of Most Northerly Population of Eastern BristlebirdGreg Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17128471435023525995noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708258683294269863.post-38823624904998766932011-11-12T07:16:00.187+10:002011-11-12T07:16:00.187+10:00Now I know more about these reports I am better ab...Now I know more about these reports I am better able to comment. One bird was reported from the traditional South Booloumba track sites. Three birds were reported from Spikes track, which is distant from the traditional sites but in an area surveyed in the past without success.<br />I was part of the group that this week attempted to corroborate the reports.<br />I did not think the habitat at Spikes looked suitable for bristlebirds and it would be highly unusual if they were there. We did not encounter any indication of the birds being present. Others in the group attempted to corroborate the South Booloumba track report without success.<br />With a critically endangered (possibly extinct) bird population such as the Conondale Range bristlebirds, it is essential that all reports be corroborated, so I think it best that the September reports be regarded as tentative.Greg Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128471435023525995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708258683294269863.post-2830806143642352782011-11-09T13:06:06.369+10:002011-11-09T13:06:06.369+10:00Thanks Dez, should be interesting.Thanks Dez, should be interesting.Greg Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128471435023525995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708258683294269863.post-25889852202509798102011-11-01T23:49:48.672+10:002011-11-01T23:49:48.672+10:00Hi Greg
I believe you are going up with Sheena Gil...Hi Greg<br />I believe you are going up with Sheena Gilman and DERM to look for the birds in a couple of weeks good luck.Dez Wells (Birds Australia Southern Queensland)http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/the-organisation/southern-qld.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708258683294269863.post-62359550118382963862011-10-28T16:46:01.659+10:002011-10-28T16:46:01.659+10:00That's exciting news Dez. Extremely happy to b...That's exciting news Dez. Extremely happy to be proved wrong. Would love any more detail you may be able to provide.Greg Robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708258683294269863.post-50428888857988933142011-10-27T17:21:38.246+10:002011-10-27T17:21:38.246+10:00Hi Greg
Birds Australia Southern Queensland during...Hi Greg<br />Birds Australia Southern Queensland during September 2011 conducted a week long survey with the Department of Environment and Resource Management in the Conondale Ranges at several sites including new secluded sites and Eastern Bristlebird was discovered at two sites. So the most northerly population of Eastern Bristlebird is not gone from this part of the world yet. <br />However, if management of habitat suitable to the birds is not managed in the short term, reducing cattle, pig and deer impact, your conclusion may be true in the near future.<br /><br />Dez Wells<br />Convenor <br />Birds Australia Southern QueenslandDez Wells (Birds Australia Southern Queensland)http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/the-organisation/southern-qld.htmlnoreply@blogger.com