The Birdwatcher’s Monitoring Kit is ready
Posted on 6 November, 2014 by Tanya Loos
Ever wondered whether that honeyeater is likely to be a White-plumed Honeyeater or a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater? Local checklists can go a long way in helping to reduce the need to flip through 20 pages of honeyeaters in your favourite field guide! Connecting Country has developed a Bird checklist for the Mount Alexander region. A quick check of this list will rule out birds such as Yellow-plumed Honeyeater… This list was created with assistance from references created by the Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club and from discussions with local specialists. Hopefully new species will be added to the list over time.
The Bird Checklist is just one of the tools now available as part of the ‘Birdwatcher’s Monitoring Kit’, now available on the Monitoring page of the Connecting Country website.
The Birdwatchers Monitoring Kit aims to help everyone, from beginners to experienced, get involved in birdwatching for both fun and conservation. The kit has the checklist, a hard copy data sheet, an Excel spreadsheet datasheet, a sightings sheet for the feathered five and most importantly a five page fact sheet on the hows and whys of bird monitoring to get you started.
The Brown Treecreeper pictured here was photographed by Greg License on a recent Connecting Country Bird Monitoring outing to the Clydesdale region, on Sunday 26 October 2014. A great outing was had by all – with the highlights being Crested Shrike-tits, amorous Peaceful Doves and the Diamond Firetail foraging quietly on the ground for grasses at the end . Our group saw or heard thirty-eight species in three hours. Many thanks to all for attending, and we hope to have more outings like this in the future.
Brown treecreeper by Greg License
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