The Whistler Volume 18 (2024)

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Table of Contents

 

Title Authors Pages
Editorial N. Fraser and A. Stuart i-ii PDF
The birds of Snapper Island, Port Stephens, NSW N. Fraser and N. Karlson 1-5 PDF
Courtship feeding in the Channel-billed Cuckoo in the Hunter Region, New South Wales K. Pryor 6-9 PDF
First confirmed sighting of a Great Frigatebird within the Hunter Region, NSW A. Fawcett, I. Benson and M. Roderick 10-13 PDF
Same-day fledging of a brood of Galahs in the Hunter Region, New South Wales K. Pryor 14-17 PDF
Did Australian Pied Oystercatchers on Lake Macquarie benefit from the 2021 lockdowns? M. McDonald 18-23 PDF
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 PDF
The status of the White-fronted Chat in the Hunter Region, NSW A. Lindsey and N. Fraser 29-36 PDF
First Hunter Region breeding record for Red-chested Button-quail R. Jenkin 37-38 PDF
Estuarine habitat change and its impact on shorebirds at Swan Bay, Port Stephens, NSW N.Fraser, L.Mee and S.Fleming 39-49 PDF
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 PDF
Why has the Whistling Kite population in Port Stephens plummeted? A. Stuart 64-69 PDF
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 PDF
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 PDF