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JANUARY /FEBRUARY 2022 BRANCH UPDATE

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Townsville Brolga

Please note that we will be postponing our walk this month due to uncertainties about the extent and spread of the Covid variant, Omicron, in the community. We will assess the situation over the coming weeks in the hope we … Continue reading →

North Brook Island PIP counts continue

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Townsville Brolga

The annual Pied Imperial-Pigeon (PIP) counts on North Brook Island entered their 56th season in October 2021 yielding an unexpectedly high total of 22,261 birds. In November this fell slightly to 21,916. The following is an edited version of the … Continue reading →

Vale Suzie Smith 1952-2021

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Townsville Brolga

Suzie Smith, founder and long time office-bearer of WPSQ’s Cassowary Coast and Hinchinbrook Branch, died peacefully in Tully hospital on 27th December after a long struggle with cancer – and so we lost one of the north’s truest and most … Continue reading →

Cungulla: November 2021 Field Trip

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Townsville Brolga

Our last outing for the year was to Cungulla, a small township off the AIMS Road at the mouth of the Haughton River. We hoped to see some waders so arrived as the tide was going out in the middle … Continue reading →

NOVEMBER 2021 BRANCH UPDATE

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Townsville Brolga

It’s a pleasure to welcome two new members this month, Nicole and Alex. When so many community groups have seen their membership dwindle in recent years, it is encouraging that ours currently remains stable (even showing a slight increase), with … Continue reading →

Graves Circuit Pallarenda: October Field Trip

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Townsville Brolga

It could be called the carpark circuit as it starts from the north end of the carpark and the graves are close to the south end, but you get there in roundabout fashion by an easy 2 km walk through … Continue reading →

Mutarnee: September 2021 Field Trip

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Townsville Brolga

This area of state land was where some of us had been setting camera traps for mahogany gliders since the end of 2020 but had never had time to just walk around exploring the area. We were asked to concentrate … Continue reading →

OCTOBER 2021 BRANCH UPDATE

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Townsville Brolga

Welcome to our October update. At my place the koels are waking us up at all times of the night, a sure sign of summer. Also at my place, the bower-birds are getting seriously busy with a lot of prancing … Continue reading →

Queensland’s Threatened Species Crisis

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Townsville Brolga

“Flying-foxes are intelligent and remarkable. These unique animals help regenerate our forests and keep ecosystems healthy through pollination and seed dispersal. They are a migratory and nomadic keystone species: meaning a species that many other plants and animals rely on … Continue reading →

Ross Dam Wall: August 2021 Field Trip

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Townsville Brolga

Only six people turned up to walk along the wall along Ross dam. A fair number of bird species were added to the list (below) as we gathered in the car park where noisy friarbirds and both black and white … Continue reading →

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