Saturday

February 2, 2019

Excitedly adding to my list today of bird species sighted on our farm. 
#52: a Dollarbird calling out to his mate. 

On research this is a migratory bird that travels to Eastern Australian to breed Sept-Oct each year before returning home to New Guinea in Mar-April.

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  1. Not a bird I know, and I would be excited too.

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  2. How exciting a new bird at your place. I've not heard of a Dollar Bird. I am still trying to figure out what some of our regular visitors at Kandos are.

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    1. I would recommend the book "The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia" for identifying birds. Great illustrations to make it easier.

      I also came across this worldwide bird database website in my research yesterday that was very helpful in identifying the Dollarbird because it also has recordings of bird calls & you can search regions: https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.jsp

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  3. Somehow I imagine him to sound like a kookaburra. I would bet he doesn't tweet like a robin!

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    1. You are correct... he sounded more like a kookaburra than a robin by far!!

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  4. I've never even heard of this bird.
    What a beautiful blue sky.

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  5. Always exciting to add another one to the list. You captured a great picture as well.

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