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Eastern Australia: 11/5/2012 - 11/25/2012 (
Center on Map
)
November 14, 2012 Solar Eclipse with Diamond Ring
November 14, 2012 Solar Eclipse with Diamond Ring
Deafening Cicada
The View From Above
Fish, Animals, People, and, a Space Alien
Naked Dancing People
Handprints
Flying Foxes
November 14, 2012 Solar Eclipse with Diamond Ring
Beetles In Love
Unidentified Skink - Mount Hypipamee National Park
Unidentified Butterfly
Southern Cassowary (
Casuarius casuarius
)
Australian Bustard (
Ardeotis australis
)
Agile Wallaby (
Macropus agilis
)
Olive-tailed Thrush (
Zoothera lunulata
)
Red-browed Firetail (
Neochmia temporalis
)
Brolga (
Antigone rubicunda
)
Australasian Figbird (
Sphecotheres vielilloti
)
Black-browed Albatross (
Thalassarche melanophris Impavida
) - Campbell
Eastern Gray Kangaroo (
Macropus giganteus
)
Australian Ibis (
Threskiornis molucca
)
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater (
Meliphaga notata
)
Galah (
Eolophus roseicapillus
)
Gray-faced Petrel (
Pterodroma gouldi
)
Australasian Magpie (
Gymnorhina tibicen
)
Royal Spoonbill (
Platalea regia
)
White-browed Robin (
Poecilodryas superciliosa
)
Whistling Kite (
Haliastur sphenurus
)
White-Capped Albatross (
Thalassarche cauta
)
Black-browed Albatross (
Thalassarche melanophris
)
Pomarine Jaeger (
Stercorarius pomarinus
)
Common Dolphin (
Delphinus delphis
)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (
Ardenna pacifica
)
Great Crested-Tern (
Thalasseus bergii
)
Little Black Cormorant (
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
)
Trip report of a two week visit to Queensland and the York Peninsula and one week in the Sydney area. The primary reason for the visit to Australia was to witness the November 14, 2012 Total Solar Eclipse.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Davies Creek National Park, Australia (11/5/2012)
Cairns Esplanade, Australia (11/6/2012)
Cattana Wetlands, Australia (11/7/2012)
Port Douglas, Australia (11/7/2012)
Daintree Village, Australia (11/8/2012)
Mount Lewis, Australia (11/9/2012)
Bloomfield Track, Australia (11/10/2012)
Daintree River Boat Trip, Australia (11/10/2012)
Lakefield National Park, Australia (11/11/2012)
Lion's Den Roadhouse, Australia (11/11/2012)
Aboriginal Rock Paintings, Australia (11/12/2012)
Keatings Lagoon Conservation Park, Australia (11/13/2012)
Maitland Downs, Australia (11/14/2012)
Mareeba Wetlands, Australia (11/14/2012)
Possum Valley, Australia (11/14/2012)
Lake Barrine, Australia (11/15/2012)
Ravenshoe, Australia (11/15/2012)
Yungaburra, Australia (11/15/2012)
Mamu Canopy Walkway, Australia (11/16/2012)
Mission Bay - Lacey Creek, Australia (11/17/2012)
Redden Island, Australia (11/17/2012)
Katoomba - Blue Mountains, Australia (11/18/2012)
Bondi Beach Coastal Trail, Australia (11/20/2012)
Sydney - Centennial Park, Australia (11/20/2012)
Sydney - Millennium Parklands, Australia (11/20/2012)
Royal National Park, Australia (11/21/2012)
Morton National Park, Australia (11/22/2012)
Wollongong Lagoon, Australia (11/23/2012)
Wollongong Pelagic Trip, Australia (11/24/2012)
Sydney - Botanical Gardens, Australia (11/25/2012)
Species Recorded (254)
Birds ( 229 )
Cassowaries and Emu ( Casuariidae )
Southern Cassowary -
Casuarius casuarius
Emu -
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Magpie Geese ( Anseranatidae )
Magpie Goose -
Anseranas semipalmata
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Chestnut Teal -
Anas castanea
Gray Teal -
Anas gracilis
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Pacific Black Duck -
Anas superciliosa
Hardhead -
Aythya australis
Muscovy Duck -
Cairina moschata
Maned Duck -
Chenonetta jubata
Black Swan -
Cygnus atratus
Wandering Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna arcuata
Green Pygmy-goose -
Nettapus pulchellus
Radjah Shelduck -
Radjah radjah
Megapodes ( Megapodiidae )
Australian Brush-turkey -
Alectura lathami
Orange-footed Megapode -
Megapodius reinwardt
Guineafowl ( Numididae )
Helmeted Guineafowl -
Numida meleagris
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Great Crested Grebe -
Podiceps cristatus
Hoary-headed Grebe -
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Australasian Grebe -
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Pacific Emerald Dove -
Chalcophaps longirostris
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Torresian Imperial-Pigeon -
Ducula spilorrhoa
Bar-shouldered Dove -
Geopelia humeralis
Peaceful Dove -
Geopelia placida
Topknot Pigeon -
Lopholaimus antarcticus
Brown Cuckoo-Dove -
Macropygia phasianella
Crested Pigeon -
Ocyphaps lophotes
Wompoo Fruit-Dove -
Ptilinopus magnificus
Spotted Dove -
Spilopelia chinensis
Bustards ( Otididae )
Australian Bustard -
Ardeotis australis
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Fan-tailed Cuckoo -
Cacomantis flabelliformis
Little Bronze-Cuckoo -
Chalcites minutillus
Pacific Koel -
Eudynamys orientalis
Channel-billed Cuckoo -
Scythrops novaehollandiae
Frogmouths ( Podargidae )
Papuan Frogmouth -
Podargus papuensis
Tawny Frogmouth -
Podargus strigoides
Owlet-Nightjars ( Aegothelidae )
Australian Owlet-Nightjar -
Aegotheles cristatus
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Australian Swiftlet -
Aerodramus terraereginae
White-throated Needletail -
Hirundapus caudacutus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Eurasian Coot -
Fulica atra
Dusky Moorhen -
Gallinula tenebrosa
White-browed Crake -
Poliolimnas cinereus
Australasian Swamphen -
Porphyrio melanotus
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Sarus Crane -
Antigone antigone
Brolga -
Antigone rubicunda
Thick-knees ( Burhinidae )
Bush Thick-knee -
Burhinus grallarius
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Pied Stilt -
Himantopus leucocephalus
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
Pied Oystercatcher -
Haematopus longirostris
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Greater Sand-Plover -
Anarhynchus leschenaultii
Siberian Sand-Plover -
Anarhynchus mongolus
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
Red-necked Avocet -
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Black-fronted Dotterel -
Thinornis melanops
Masked Lapwing -
Vanellus miles
Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
Comb-crested Jacana -
Irediparra gallinacea
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper -
Calidris acuminata
Red-necked Stint -
Calidris ruficollis
Great Knot -
Calidris tenuirostris
Bar-tailed Godwit -
Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel -
Numenius phaeopus
Gray-tailed Tattler -
Tringa brevipes
Common Greenshank -
Tringa nebularia
Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Long-tailed Jaeger -
Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger -
Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger -
Stercorarius pomarinus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Silver Gull -
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
Sooty Tern -
Onychoprion fuscatus
Common Tern -
Sterna hirundo
Great Crested Tern -
Thalasseus bergii
Albatrosses ( Diomedeidae )
Antipodean Albatross -
Diomedea antipodensis
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross -
Thalassarche carteri
White-Capped Albatross -
Thalassarche cauta
Black-browed Albatross -
Thalassarche melanophris
Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Flesh-footed Shearwater -
Ardenna carneipes
Sooty Shearwater -
Ardenna grisea
Wedge-tailed Shearwater -
Ardenna pacifica
Short-tailed Shearwater -
Ardenna tenuirostris
Parkinson's Petrel -
Procellaria parkinsoni
Gray-faced Petrel -
Pterodroma gouldi
Fluttering Shearwater -
Puffinus gavia
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Black-necked Stork -
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Boobies and Gannets ( Sulidae )
Australasian Gannet -
Morus serrator
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Australasian Darter -
Anhinga novaehollandiae
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Little Pied Cormorant -
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Great Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Black Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax varius
Pelicans ( Pelecanidae )
Australian Pelican -
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Eastern Cattle Egret -
Ardea coromanda
Plumed Egret -
Ardea plumifera
Great-billed Heron -
Ardea sumatrana
Striated Heron -
Butorides striata
Little Egret -
Egretta garzetta
White-faced Heron -
Egretta novaehollandiae
Pacific Reef-Heron -
Egretta sacra
Nankeen Night-Heron -
Nycticorax caledonicus
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Royal Spoonbill -
Platalea regia
Glossy Ibis -
Plegadis falcinellus
Australian Ibis -
Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis -
Threskiornis spinicollis
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Pacific Baza -
Aviceda subcristata
Swamp Harrier -
Circus approximans
Whistling Kite -
Haliastur sphenurus
White-bellied Sea-Eagle -
Icthyophaga leucogaster
Black Kite -
Milvus migrans
Brown Goshawk -
Tachyspiza fasciata
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Powerful Owl -
Ninox strenua
Coucals ( Centropodidae )
Pheasant Coucal -
Centropus phasianinus
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Laughing Kookaburra -
Dacelo novaeguineae
Forest Kingfisher -
Todiramphus macleayii
Sacred Kingfisher -
Todiramphus sanctus
Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
Rainbow Bee-eater -
Merops ornatus
Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Dollarbird -
Eurystomus orientalis
Falcons and Caracaras ( Falconidae )
Brown Falcon -
Falco berigora
Nankeen Kestrel -
Falco cenchroides
Australian Hobby -
Falco longipennis
Cockatoos ( Cacatuidae )
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo -
Cacatua galerita
Old World Parrots ( Psittaculidae )
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet -
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Rainbow Lorikeet -
Trichoglossus moluccanus
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Australian King-Parrot -
Alisterus scapularis
Red-winged Parrot -
Aprosmictus erythropterus
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo -
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Double-eyed Fig-Parrot -
Cyclopsitta diophthalma
Galah -
Eolophus roseicapilla
Crimson Rosella -
Platycercus elegans
Eastern Rosella -
Platycercus eximius
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo -
Zanda funerea
Lyrebirds ( Menuridae )
Superb Lyrebird -
Menura novaehollandiae
Australasian Treecreepers ( Climacteridae )
White-throated Treecreeper -
Cormobates leucophaea
Bowerbirds ( Ptilonorhynchidae )
Spotted Catbird -
Ailuroedus maculosus
Great Bowerbird -
Chlamydera nuchalis
Golden Bowerbird -
Prionodura newtoniana
Satin Bowerbird -
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Tooth-billed Catbird -
Scenopoeetes dentirostris
Fairywrens and Allies ( Maluridae )
Lovely Fairywren -
Malurus amabilis
Superb Fairywren -
Malurus cyaneus
Variegated Fairywren -
Malurus lamberti
Pardalotes ( Pardalotidae )
Yellow-throated Scrubwren -
Neosericornis citreogularis
Fernwren -
Oreoscopus gutturalis
Striated Pardalote -
Pardalotus striatus
Thornbills and Allies ( Acanthizidae )
Mountain Thornbill -
Acanthiza katherina
Striated Thornbill -
Acanthiza lineata
Yellow Thornbill -
Acanthiza nana
Brown Thornbill -
Acanthiza pusilla
Large-billed Gerygone -
Gerygone magnirostris
White-browed Scrubwren -
Sericornis frontalis
Atherton Scrubwren -
Sericornis keri
Large-billed Scrubwren -
Sericornis magnirostra
Honeyeaters ( Meliphagidae )
Eastern Spinebill -
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Red Wattlebird -
Anthochaera carunculata
Little Wattlebird -
Anthochaera chrysoptera
Bridled Honeyeater -
Bolemoreus frenatus
Yellow-faced Honeyeater -
Caligavis chrysops
Blue-faced Honeyeater -
Entomyzon cyanotis
Varied Honeyeater -
Gavicalis versicolor
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater -
Lichenostomus melanops
Brown Honeyeater -
Lichmera indistincta
Noisy Miner -
Manorina melanocephala
Cryptic Honeyeater -
Meliphaga imitatrix
Lewin's Honeyeater -
Meliphaga lewinii
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater -
Meliphaga notata
White-throated Honeyeater -
Melithreptus albogularis
White-naped Honeyeater -
Melithreptus lunatus
Dusky Myzomela -
Myzomela obscura
Scarlet Myzomela -
Myzomela sanguinolenta
Helmeted Friarbird -
Philemon buceroides
Noisy Friarbird -
Philemon corniculatus
White-cheeked Honeyeater -
Phylidonyris niger
New Holland Honeyeater -
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Brown-backed Honeyeater -
Ramsayornis modestus
Yellow Honeyeater -
Stomiopera flava
Logrunners ( Orthonychidae )
Chowchilla -
Orthonyx spaldingii
Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephagidae )
Black-faced Cuckooshrike -
Coracina novaehollandiae
White-bellied Cuckooshrike -
Coracina papuensis
Varied Triller -
Lalage leucomela
Whipbirds and Wedgebills ( Psophodidae )
Eastern Whipbird -
Psophodes olivaceus
Whistlers and Allies ( Pachycephalidae )
Bower's Shrike-thrush -
Colluricincla boweri
Gray Shrikethrush -
Colluricincla harmonica
Rufous Shrikethrush -
Colluricincla rufogaster
Golden Whistler -
Pachycephala pectoralis
Rufous Whistler -
Pachycephala rufiventris
Old World Orioles ( Oriolidae )
Green Oriole -
Oriolus flavocinctus
Olive-backed Oriole -
Oriolus sagittatus
Australasian Figbird -
Sphecotheres vieilloti
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies and Allies ( Artamidae )
White-breasted Woodswallow -
Artamus leucorynchus
Fantails ( Rhipiduridae )
Gray Fantail -
Rhipidura albiscapa
Willie-wagtail -
Rhipidura leucophrys
Australian Rufous Fantail -
Rhipidura rufifrons
Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Spangled Drongo -
Dicrurus bracteatus
Paradise-flycatcher ( Monarchidae )
Pied Monarch -
Arses kaupi
Shining Flycatcher -
Myiagra alecto
Satin Flycatcher -
Myiagra cyanoleuca
Leaden Flycatcher -
Myiagra rubecula
Australian Spectacled Monarch -
Symposiachrus trivirgatus
White-winged Chough and Apostlebird ( Corcoracidae )
White-winged Chough -
Corcorax melanorhamphos
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Australian Raven -
Corvus coronoides
Torresian Crow -
Corvus orru
Gray Butcherbird -
Cracticus torquatus
Magpie-lark -
Grallina cyanoleuca
Australian Magpie -
Gymnorhina tibicen
Black Butcherbird -
Melloria quoyi
Black-faced Monarch -
Monarcha melanopsis
Victoria's Riflebird -
Ptiloris victoriae
Pied Currawong -
Strepera graculina
Australian Robins ( Petroicidae )
Eastern Yellow Robin -
Eopsaltria australis
Gray-headed Robin -
Heteromyias cinereifrons
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher -
Microeca flavigaster
White-browed Robin -
Poecilodryas superciliosa
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Australasian Bushlark -
Mirafra javanica
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Golden-headed Cisticola -
Cisticola exilis
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Welcome Swallow -
Hirundo neoxena
Tree Martin -
Petrochelidon nigricans
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Red-whiskered Bulbul -
Pycnonotus jocosus
White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Silvereye -
Zosterops lateralis
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Eurasian Blackbird -
Turdus merula
Olive-tailed Thrush -
Zoothera lunulata
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Common Myna -
Acridotheres tristis
Metallic Starling -
Aplonis metallica
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Sahul Sunbird -
Cinnyris frenatus
Flowerpeckers ( Dicaeidae )
Mistletoebird -
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Scaly-breasted Munia -
Lonchura punctulata
Crimson Finch -
Neochmia phaeton
Red-browed Firetail -
Neochmia temporalis
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
New World Warblers ( Parulidae )
Tawny Grassbird -
Cincloramphus timoriensis
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