Have you noticed the birds visiting your place over autumn?
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It's that time of year when we see birds that aren't full time residents of the tablelands and slopes coming to visit our area.
These birds include the spectacular scarlet robin and flame robin, which start arriving in this area in autumn and remain here over the winter, before returning to the high country in the spring.
These robins are among a suite of birds that are the target of a NSW Environmental Trust program called the Save Our Scarlet Robin (SOSR) program, which is aimed at protecting and enhancing habitat for a range of threatened woodland birds.
In addition to the Glossy Black Cockatoo count being held this afternoon, the community is being asked to join in the observation of these visitors.
This year it's even more important, because of the impact of the 2019/2020 summer fires.
Part of the SOSR program includes formal birdlife monitoring, but the community can make a significant contribution to the body of knowledge available on our threatened woodland birds (and birdlife in general).
It's called citizen science, and everyone can get involved.
Whether by recording what's on your property or at your favourite public space, or through taking part in coordinated survey activities like the Aussie Backyard Bird Count in spring each year, community members can contribute their observations and help us get a picture of the bird population and what some of the impacts from the fires might be.
There are many websites/portals you can use and they have lots of resources to assist. You can find guidance on recording your observations from a variety of sources, including:
These stunning illustrations, by Celia Curtis, show some more of the birds we'd love to hear about.
If you've seen some of the birds in the illustrations and you'd prefer to email us, you can send us information about what you saw, and when, to: simone.horn@lls.nsw.gov.au. Please include photos.
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