There will be three shortish presentations this month.
The first speaker will give a presentation on an aspect of COG’s history in relation to COG’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.
This will be followed by Laura Johnson, an Honours student at the ANU, on ‘Koel, Calm and Collected’ – responses of naive Canberran wattlebirds to an unfamiliar enemy.
Finally Geoffrey Dabb will give the very topical presentation entitled “A few points about Canberra’s Gang-gangs”. As identification is not really an issue with this species, this talk will look at occurrence, evolution, plumages and food preferences. It will draw on images obtained over many years observing the local comings and goings.
March meeting
Wednesday 12 March 19:30
Rachael Grigson – Avian influenza H5N1…no longer a matter of if, but when?
Geoffrey Dabb – ‘Uncommon non-breeding visitor’: some reflections on the intermittent Freckled Duck, one of Canberra’s most interesting birds.
Geoffrey Dabb – ‘Uncommon non-breeding visitor’: some reflections on the intermittent Freckled Duck, one of Canberra’s most interesting birds.