Next Meeting
Birds Queensland's next meeting
will be 3 October 2019.
The first talk will be by Daniella Teixeira
titled "Bioacoustic monitoring of breeding in
red-tailed and glossy black-cockatoos".
The second talk will be by Jon Coleman
titled "The birds of Iron Range National Park,
what we know and what we don’t know".
Read more ...
Members only
Log in (see right) for information on:
- The Birds Queensland Garden Bird Survey for 2019/20. The survey form can be downloaded directly from here without logging in.
- Videos of latest meeting
- Guide for Access to Lake Samsonvale
Latest News
The Lanikai Camp has been cancelled (20-22 Sept) due to the bush fire situation. Bush fires are burning within 20 km of the property (although currently under control). Weather forecasts may lead to heightened risk in this area. Margaret Clark will reschedule the camp for mid-2020.
Birds Queensland has a new-look webpage for the Birding sites of
South East Queensland under Information. You can now find that latest updated
information on the sites and their birds by looking under the relevant local government areas.
See the new-look page here.
Birds Queensland is promoting ways to help keep domestic cats and wildlife safe. More details ...
The 2019 Queensland Twitchathon will be held between 27 September and 8 October.
Further details are available here.
2019 is the 50th Anniversary of Birds Queensland (Queensland
Ornithological Society Inc. More details ...
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Birds Queensland now has a presence on Facebook.
Visiting Bowra? Click here for
some useful information
Birds Queensland
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| Southern Cassowary. Photo: F. Li |
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.
Some of our members in action on our Inskip Campout
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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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 ...
