The select few who braved the forecast snow showers enjoyed a pleasant morning of birding along the western shores of Lake Burley Griffin near Scrivener Dam. Highlights were two Grey Currawongs fossicking under eucalypt bark for food and a Darter drying its wings. Eurasian Coots and Superb Fairy-wrens were present in abundance (37 and 32 respectively). A pair of Australian Ravens was nesting, as were Double-barred Finches. We located three finch nests in a dense grevillea. A quick walk through the arboretum yielded five King Parrots sitting quietly in a Cork Oak. We flushed two Common Bronzewings that flew into a nearby tree where the sunshine picked out the iridescence of their wings. The group finished the morning by retiring to the Botanic Gardens for coffee and failing to locate the Powerful Owl. A total of 25 species was seen.
Margaret Robertson