Next Meeting
Birds Queenslands next meeting
will be 1 May 2014. The short talk will be by Nick Clark -
Colonisation and extinction in an island host-parasite system: do
mainland vagrant silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis cornwalli)
act as vehicles to drive avian malaria infection in Heron Island's
Capricorn silvereyes (Z. lateralis chlorocephalus)? The
main talk will be by Jill Brown who will discuss the Rallidae family
which contains some of the most conspicuous birds of the water's
edge, as well as some of the most elusive.
Read more ...
Latest News
Qld Ornithological Conference 31 May- 1 June 2014.
Dont miss this event, organised by Birds Queensland and BirdLife
Southern Qld! Register now!
Details are here. (April
2014)
The Bird Places of Brisbane Brochure
has now been updated and reprinted.
Copies are available from the Secretary, at the General
Meetings, or online.
An electronic version of The Sunbird is now
available for download in the members area of Birds Queenslands web
site. The four most recent issues will continue to be available to
members. If you are happy to download the electronic copy rather
than have one posted to you, please notify the
as soon as possible, but no later than the end of September.
(August 2013)
Visiting Bowra? Click here for
some useful information
Birds Queensland
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| Olive-backed Sunbird. Photo: J. Sneddon |
Our aim
The aim of Birds Queensland is to promote the scientific study
and conservation of birds by all means possible, with particular
reference to the birds of Queensland.
Who are we?
Our members come from many backgrounds and have widely differing
levels of knowledge about birds. They share an interest in and
enjoyment of birds and birding in a wide variety of activities that
are described in detail in the About Birds
Queensland section of this website.
If you are new to our website, and you would like to get a quick
appreciation of all the many activities that Birds Queensland offers
our members, please visit our Site Map and
follow the links to explore our organisation, what we do, and the
many services that we offer.
A wonderful new wetland for birds at Berrinbah
Birds Queensland is the registered trading name of the Queensland
Ornithological Society Inc. and our ABN is
43 891 564 740. We are a not-for-profit organisation.
Membership
applications are welcome from anyone who is interested in the
study and conservation of the birds of Queensland.
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Log on to access members only information, including the
Newsletter and Library Catalog
QWSG
Queensland
Wader Study Group (QWSG) is a special interest group within
Birds Queensland, formed to further research on both migratory and
resident waders (shorebirds) in Queensland, and to work for their
conservation.
Member's Miscellany
Bowra Banding project the inaugural Bowra
Banding trip. Read more ...
A Hot birding spot - Beryl Roberts Park at
Coopers Plains. Read more...
The Bribie Emu. Many birders will have heard
that there is, or was, an Emu on Bribie Island. At last there are
images to prove it! Read more ...
