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Chris Dahlberg's Daintree River Tours wildlife checklist for June 2009.


s =sighting h=heard G=glimpse B=just before departure & A=just after tour finishes.
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45% Saltwater Crocodile     s   s s s   s s      
92% Green Tree Snake s s s s s s s   s s s s s
15% Eastern Water Dragon         s s              
8% Northern Mastiff Bat                     s    
15% Orange-footed Scrubfowl   s sh   h h h   h     h  
23% Australian Brush-turkey s   s                 s  
77% Australasian Darter   s s   s   s sB s s s s s
100% Little Pied Cormorant s s s s s s s s s s s s s
15% Magpie Goose s                     sh  
8% Pacific Black Duck                 s        
8% Australian Wood Duck         s                
  Days 1st 3rd 6th 8th 11th 13th 15th 17th 18th 21st 25th 26th 29th
62% Great-billed Heron   sh   s s s s s       s sh
85% White-faced Heron     s s s s s s s s s s s
100% Cattle Egret s s s s s s s sh sh sh s s s
62% Great Egret     s s s s     s s s s  
54% Little Egret       s s   s     s s s s
23% Intermediate Egret             s     s   s  
62% Striated Heron   s       s s s s s s   s
77% Nankeen Night Heron   s s s   s s s s s s   s
30% Australian White Ibis           s         s s s
23% Straw-necked Ibis               sA s   sA    
8% Black-necked Stork         s                
100% Masked Lapwing sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
38% Black-fronted Dotterel sh sh               hB s sh sh
12% Eastern Osprey             s     s      
 

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 1st 3rd 6th 8th 11th 13th 15th 17th 18th 21st 25th 26th 29th
8% Black Kite                       sA  
45% Whistling Kite   s   s   s   s sh       s
8% White-bellied Sea-Eagle s                        
8% Brown Goshawk         sA                
15% Collard Sparrowhawk   s         G            
8% Peregrine Falcon                 G        
8% Nankeen Kestrel   s                      
45% Wompoo Fruit-Dove sh sh h h h h Gh     sh sh h sh
62% Bar-shouldered Dove   s sh   sh sh sh sh h   sh   sh
  Emerald Dove         s                
30% Sulphur-crested Cockatoo s sh   h h       sh       sh
30% Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh     h   h   sh   h   sh
38% Double-eyed Fig-Parrot h h sh sh sh sh sh h h   h h  
15% Little(Gould's) Bronze-Cuckoo h h h   h             s s
 

Days

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100% Papuan Frogmouth s s s s s s s s s s s s s
38% Australian Swiftlet s s         s     s s    
100% Azure Kingfisher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
45% Little Kingfisher   sh   G h sh       sh s sh h
38% Laughing Kookaburra     hB hBsA sA   sA     sA hBsA    
15% Blue-winged Kookaburra shA       s           hB    
54% Forest Kingfisher s sh   sh     shA     s s s  
85% Sacred Kingfisher   s s s s s   s s s s s s
8% Rainbow Bee-eater   sh h             h      
  Days 1st 3rd 6th 8th 11th 13th 15th 17th 18th 21st 25th 26th 29th
8% Fairy Gerygone     sh h     h     h      
85% Large-billed Gerygone s sh sh h sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
45% Helmeted Friarbird h h s h s s         sh sh sh
23% Macleay's Honeyeater h h sh h sh sh h h h     h h
  Lewin's Honeyeater h h   h       h   h      
23% Yellow-spotted Honeyeater sh h h h sh h h h h sh h h h
30% Graceful Honeyeater h sh sh h h sh h h h sh h h h
30% Dusky Honeyeater h sh s   sh h     h h s    
45% Little Shrike-thrush sh h sh h sh h h h sh sh h sh h
8% Golden Whistler                   h   s  
23% Grey Whistler sh h sh h sh h h h h h h h  
8% Grey Fantail h sh h h h h h h h h h h h
  Days 1st 3rd 6th 8th 11th 13th 15th 17th 18th 21st 25th 26th 29th
23% Rufous Fantail sh sh h h sh h h h h   h h  
12% Broad-billed Flycatcher   s     s                
30% Leaden Flycatcher     s     s s h   s      
100% Shining Flycatcher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
8% Yellow-breasted Boatbill         s         h      
30% Spectacled Monarch sh h h sh sh h h   h h h h sh
8% Pied Monarch   sh               h      
45% Spangled Drongo h   sh sh h sh sh h sh h sh h h
100% Yellow Oriole sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh
92% Australasian Figbird sh sh   sA s sh sh sh sh sh s sh sh
8% Victoria's Riflebird s                        
15% Spotted Catbird h h h sh   h     h sh h    
38% Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike         s       s s s s  
38% Varied Triller   h sh sh h h h h h sh sh h sh
8% White-breasted Woodswallow   s                      
  Days 1st 3rd 6th 8th 11th 13th 15th 17th 18th 21st 25th 26th 29th
23% Black Butcherbird   sh h h h h sh h h h sh   h
  Torresian Crow     h   h     h          
100% Welcome Swallow s sh sh sh sh sh sh s s sh s sh sh
30% Tree Martin s s     sh               s
8% Fairy Martin s                        
  Australian Reed-Warbler   h           h   h h   h
45% Olive-backed Sunbird h sh sh h h sh sh h h sh h h sh
15% Mistletoebird h h h h h h sh Gh h h h h h
23% Silvereye sh h sh   h             sh  
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