The Whistler Volume 18 (2024)
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Table of Contents
| Title | Authors | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editorial | N. Fraser and A. Stuart | i-ii | |
| The birds of Snapper Island, Port Stephens, NSW | N. Fraser and N. Karlson | 1-5 | |
| Courtship feeding in the Channel-billed Cuckoo in the Hunter Region, New South Wales | K. Pryor | 6-9 | |
| First confirmed sighting of a Great Frigatebird within the Hunter Region, NSW | A. Fawcett, I. Benson and M. Roderick | 10-13 | |
| Same-day fledging of a brood of Galahs in the Hunter Region, New South Wales | K. Pryor | 14-17 | |
| Did Australian Pied Oystercatchers on Lake Macquarie benefit from the 2021 lockdowns? | M. McDonald | 18-23 | |
| Ground-based crepuscular hunting by the Peregrine Falcon: records of birds taking adult Wedge-tailed Shearwaters | A. Stuart, M. Schulz and M. Schulz | 24-28 | |
| The status of the White-fronted Chat in the Hunter Region, NSW | A. Lindsey and N. Fraser | 29-36 | |
| First Hunter Region breeding record for Red-chested Button-quail | R. Jenkin | 37-38 | |
| Estuarine habitat change and its impact on shorebirds at Swan Bay, Port Stephens, NSW | N.Fraser, L.Mee and S.Fleming | 39-49 | |
| Martindale Valley surveys 2018-2024: insights into seasonal and climatic effects on the valley’s bird populations | E. Ridgeway, B. Watts and A. Stuart | 50-63 | |
| Why has the Whistling Kite population in Port Stephens plummeted? | A. Stuart | 64-69 | |
| Effect of rainfall on the occurrence and numbers of Red-browed Finches in the Lower Hunter near Paterson | M. Newman and E. Woehler | 70-75 | |
| Survival and longevity of an oiled Australian Pelican and a summary of recent data for movement by banded birds in the Hunter Region | J. Little | 76-79 |