BIRDS OF EAST YUNA AND BINDOO HILL NATURE RESERVES AND ADJACENT AREAS

WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 9 years ago

Introduction: Birds were recorded on East Yuna Reserve (EYR) and Bindoo Hill Nature Reserve (BHR) from 7-18 May 1973 and 12-18 October 1976 as part of the biological survey of the Western Australian wheatbelt outlined by Kitchener (1975). For location of reserves and geological details see Dell (Introduction this report). Previously published reports of this survey are listed in Dell (1979) and Chapman (1981). In addition to the data compiled during the Museum survey, one of us (D.J.M.) had been recording daily sightings of birds in the area since December 1972. In this paper we have extensively used D.J.M.'s data for the period up to December 1976. Prior to this, D.J.M. had been making occasional notes on migrants or seasonally occurring birds since 1922. This information was included in rainfall and other weather data compiled for the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology.

This paper is a summary of all information available on EYR and BHR reserves and adjacent areas. D.J.M.'s farm borders the western boundary of EYR, and much of these data refer to the area between EYR and Yuna, ca 20 km north-west of EYR.

Author(s) JOHN DELL & D.J. McGAURAN : Part 14
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