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Chris Dahlberg's Daintree River Tours wildlife checklist for MAY 2009.
6:30am to 8:30am
s =sighting h =heard B =just before departure & A =just after tour finishes.

% sightings

Wildlife Species / Date>>

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28th

30th
67% Saltwater Crocodile   s s   s s s s s   s  
33% Green Tree Snake       s     s   s   s  
16% Northern Mastiff Bat       sB             sB  
16% Ulysses Butterfly   s s                  
8% Cairns Birdwing Butterfly   s                    
16% Orange-footed Scrubfowl       sh   h sh   h      
33% Australian Brush-turkey sA sA sA               s  
33% Australasian Darter       s       s   s s  
67% Little Pied Cormorant s         s s s s s s s
33% Pacific Black Duck s s           s     s hB
  Days 5th 7th 8th 10th 13th 15th 20th 22nd 24th 26th 28th 30th
67% Great-billed Heron s   s   s   s sh   s s sh
8% White-necked Heron                 s      
42% White-faced Heron s s   sB   hB     s   s  
100% Cattle Egret s s s s s s s s s s s s
25% Great Egret                 s s s  
25% Little Egret                   s s s
50% Intermediate Egret s s s sB s         s    
58% Striated Heron s   s   s s s     s   s
42% Nankeen Night Heron               s s s s s
33% Straw-necked Ibis               sA sA sA s  
16% Bush Stone-curlew                     sB sB
92% Masked Lapwing sh sh sh   sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
8% Black-fronted Dotterel                     sh  
8% Black-winged Stilt sh                      
 

Days

 5th 7th 8th 10th 13th 15th 20th 22nd 24th 26th 28th 30th
75% Whistling Kite s h   sh   s s sh s s s s
  Brahminy Kite         hB              
16% White-bellied Sea-Eagle   s s                  
8% Peregrine Falcon       s                
16% Wompoo Fruit-Dove   h   sh   sh h         h
8% Brown Cuckoo-Dove   h                 s  
67% Bar-shouldered Dove hsA   s sh sh sh s h sh   shA h
42% Sulphur-crested Cockatoo   sh h s h s s h   h sh h
67% Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh sh sh sh sh h h   sh  
25% Double-eyed Fig-Parrot h sh sh sh   h h h     h h
8% Little (Gould's) Bronze-Cuckoo   sh   h   h h   h   h  
 

Days

 5th 7th 8th 10th 13th 15th 20th 22nd 24th 26th 28th 30th
25% Channel-billed Cuckoo           s     s sB    
100% Papuan Frogmouth s s s s s s s s s s s s
83% Australian Swiftlet s s s s s s s s   s   s
100% Azure Kingfisher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
25% Little Kingfisher     sh sh           sh    
16% Laughing Kookaburra       sB               sB
58% Forest Kingfisher s   sB   sh sh   sA   sh s hB
83% Sacred Kingfisher s   s   s s s s s s s s
33% Rainbow Bee-eater sh sh sh     sh            
  Days 5th 7th 8th 10th 13th 15th 20th 22nd 24th 26th 28th 30th
25% Dollarbird     s s   s            
  Lovely Fairy-wren       h                
  Fairy Gerygone       h             h h
58% Large-billed Gerygone h sh sh sh h sh h sh sh h h sh
33% Helmeted Friarbird sh sh sh                 s
33% Macleay's Honeyeater h sh sh h   s h s   h h h
  Lewin's Honeyeater       hB       h       h
50% Yellow-spotted Honeyeater h sh h sh h h sh h sh sh h sh
58% Graceful Honeyeater sh h sh sh h h sh h sh sh h sh
25% Dusky Honeyeater s     hBA hA     sh h     sh
50% Little Shrike-thrush h sh sh h sh sh h h h   sh sh
16% Golden Whistler   s       s            
33% Grey Whistler   sh sh h   h     sh h h sh
8% Grey Fantail h h   h h sh h h h h h h
  Days 5th 7th 8th 10th 13th 15th 20th 22nd 24th 26th 28th 30th
25% Rufous Fantail   sh sh   h h h h h h sh h
8% Broad-billed Flycatcher                       s
42% Leaden Flycatcher h sh h h   sh s s     sh  
92% Shining Flycatcher sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
42% Spectacled Monarch h   sh sh   sh h h h h sh sh
8% Pied Monarch                       sh
25% Magpie Lark               s sA   s  
42% Spangled Drongo h sh sh sh h   h sh h   sh  
67% Yellow Oriole h sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh h
67% Australasian Figbird   sh   sh s   s sh sh   sh s
8% Victoria's Riflebird                     s  
  Spotted Catbird   h           h h      
25% Varied Triller h h   h h s   sh sh   h h
42% White-breasted Woodswallow shB   sh s s       h sh h h
  Days 5th 7th 8th 10th 13th 15th 20th 22nd 24th 26th 28th 30th
42% Black Butcherbird sh h sh s h h sh h sh     h
16% Torresian Crow   sh h sh   h            
100% Welcome Swallow sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh s sh sh
75% Tree Martin s s s     s   s s s s s
8% Fairy Martin                     s  
67% Olive-backed Sunbird h s sh h h h sh sh sh sh sh sh
8% Mistletoebird h h h h h h h sh h   h h
25% .................Silvereye..................   sh h h h sh h h   h h sh
33% Metallic Starling sh s     sh       sh      
  Days 5th 7th 8th 10th 13th 15th 20th 22nd 24th 26th 28th 30th

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