Rosella Feathers 24 February 2010

Oil Spill Summer Surveys on Bribie and Moreton Islands

Repeat surveys of the sites covered in the spring surveys late last year. As the oil affected areas range across a diverse range of habitats, monitoring of the avian fauna includes not only seabirds and shorebirds that utilise beach and rocky shore habitats, but also birds using coastal dune systems and waterbirds using coastal lagoon habitat. Moreton Island has 8 sites: and Bribie Island has 12.
For details of transport, accommodation and assistance with expenses, download an information bulletin.

February 27-28  (6:15 am).Bribie Island Survey  Register with Ross & Cathy Smith (07 3261 4647), This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

February 27-28 (7:45 am) Moreton Island  Survey . Register with Dez Wells (07 3886 8055), This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Bundamba Wetlands

Saturday, March 06, 2010 (6:30 am) Join Margaret and her group for a relaxed hour or two of birding beside the Lagoon. Beginners welcome. See the Activities page for reports of earlier surveys. Contact Margaret Cameron (07 3282 9151) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Mt. Ommaney Bushland Reserve.

Tuesday March 9, 6 am. Survey of birds in an urban bushland reserve to monitor the impact of a long-term native bushland regeneration project.  Contact Meg Gordon for details: Ph 07 3715 6329; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Friends of Lake Apex

Saturday 13 March 3:30 pm.. BYO afternoon tea at Lake Apex. Bring a chair and rug. For more information: Jocelyn Wilson Ph 07 5462 1230

BASQ AGM and Annual Conference

Saturday March 27, 2010 (8:15 am) at the Griffith University Ecocentre. The conference will report on the latest research and conservation activities in Southern Queensland. A workshop on how to use a GPS for studying birds is planned. See the program and download a registration form.

The Annual General Meeting will follow at 4 pm. Download  a nomination form for the committee.

BASQ Easter Campout

April 2 - 7, 2010  at Ballon Education Centre, north of Chinchilla. The centre has some 3-bed rooms and plenty of space for tents, caravans and campers; and a kitchen and dining room we can use.. Members of the Chinchilla Field Naturalists Club will join us for the campout. Outings will include visits to Ballara Nature Refuge which is on private property and the nearby Barakula State Forest which is the largest state forest in the southern hemisphere. Numbers limited - register early. Download the information bulletin to receive more details.

Urban Corridor Bird Surveys

Surveys along Brisbane Creeks at  Bushcare group planting areas. For more information, contact Philip Coorey Ph 0416 936 069 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

SAT 3rd April : Mansfield Bushcare Group. Meet 6.15am Kenora and Banika St Mansfield (Map 201 Q3)
SUN 4th April : Brandon Rd Bushcare Group. Meet 6.15am Brandon Rd Runcorn at the creek crossing (entry to reserve) (Map 220 Q9)
SAT 10th April: Fort/Cliveden Bushcare Group. Meet 6.15am at the picnic table just past the corner of Cliveden Av and Fort Rd Oxley. On Fort Rd. (Map 198 G6)
SUN 11th April : Cannon Hill Bushcare Group. Meet 6.15am on Wynnum Rd Cannon Hill directly next to the Woolworths fuel station (opposite sports oval). (Map 161 N12)
SAT 17th April : Cabbage Tree creek (Carseldine) Group. Meet 6.15am Dorville Rd. Carseldine at the creek crossing (opposite Carseldine campus grounds) (Map 109 N19)
SUN 18th April : Norman creek Bushcare group. Meet 6.15am at corner Turbo Drand Deshon St East Brisbane(Map 180 G1)
SAT 24th April :Wishart Community Group. Meet 6.15am at the picnic table at reserve Maibry St Wishart (Map 201 N11)
SUN 25th April : Greenslopes Demonstration Catchment Project Bushcare Group. Meet 6.15am Arnwood Pl Annerley (Map 180 D10)

Simpson Desert IBA Surveys

June 28 – July 8. Atlas surveys of the Bush Heritage Ethabuka reserve, located on the northern end of the Simpson Desert on the Qld/NT border.  Register early.  Download Bulletin 1  for detailed information.

Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia University Research Grants

These scholarships are offered to honours or postgraduate students at Australian universities.  Each year, ten grants of $1,000 are awarded. For more information see www.wpsa.org.au

Coming Events

See the BASQ Events page for a complete list of events..

Grahame Rogers, Secretary, PO Box 224, Crows Nest, Q 4355. Email