tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post116078658827379832..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: Meehan Range Fire. A Birders Perspective.BirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1163116657708753262006-11-10T10:57:00.000+11:002006-11-10T10:57:00.000+11:00I was passing the Meehan Range on Show day morning...I was passing the Meehan Range on Show day morning which was about a week after the fire I think, and decided to pop in and have a look. I went in at the first gate on Flagstaff Gully Road and walked into the gully immediately adjacent to this. This area seemed to have suffered less damage with the canopies of the Eucalypts and some lower shrubs only partly singed. I saw 11 bird species in the half hour I was there. Maybe the birds crowd into the relatively undamaged areas after a fire until shortage of food and territorial imperatives cause them to relocate further afield.<BR/>The species sighted were:<BR/>Grey Shrike-thrush<BR/>Tas(?)Thornbill<BR/>Forest Raven<BR/>Grey Fantail (many)<BR/>Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike<BR/>Brown Falcon<BR/>Yellow-rumped Thornbill<BR/>Blue Wren<BR/>Silver-eye<BR/>Scarlet Robin (imm)<BR/>Green Rosella.<BR/>It will be interesting to see how the population recovers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1160800533656044332006-10-14T15:35:00.000+11:002006-10-14T15:35:00.000+11:00I guess we can still hope and pray!I guess we can still hope and pray!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1160796055181891922006-10-14T14:20:00.000+11:002006-10-14T14:20:00.000+11:00It wasn't as bad as I feared, but I didn't/couldn'...It wasn't as bad as I feared, but I didn't/couldn't get beyond the bridge. Until it's safe to do so, we won't know the full extent of the damage.The 1985 fire left most of the gully intact, and it's in this gully that I've taken many of the shots in the blog, including those of the firetail (last blog).BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1160793470260709222006-10-14T13:37:00.000+11:002006-10-14T13:37:00.000+11:00Hi all,Sad but not unexpected news about a great s...Hi all,<BR/>Sad but not unexpected news about a great spot for birding right on Hobart's doorstep. I hope to get out there soon to see just how much was damaged. This is especially so because this was where I'd planned to lead a Birds-Tas outing focussing on bird calls on Nov 11th. Depending on what I find, I may need to choose a different location.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com