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ABOUT BANQBirds Australia North Queensland (BANQ) is a regional group of the national organisation Birds Australia. The BANQ region covers a large area of Northern Queensland - from Ayr north to the Torres Strait Islands and west to the Northern Territory border. Regional contacts are based in Townsville, Mount Isa, Cairns, Atherton Tablelands, Mossman/Daintree, Cooktown and Weipa. You can contact us by email or write to: Birds Australia North Queensland, PO Box 37, Belgian Gardens, Qld 4810. For more about Birds Australia visit the national website». NEWSLETTERMembers receive our quarterly newletter Contact Call to keep them up to date with our activities. |
Area of Northern Queensland covered by BANQ
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Pied
Imperial or Torres Strait Pigeon, Icon of BANQ
News Items:

(Courtesy Ian
Montgomery,
Birdway)
People who have already expressed an interest in this activity need to confirm their intention to participate.
Participants will arrive at the property on Monday morning and spend a couple of days familarising themselves with Yourka, the birds and their calls. On Wednesday they will be instructed in the survey methodology. We will then attempt to survey as many of the permanent survey sites as possible.
BANQ are undertaking to survey the birds on Yourka annually. This activity is restricted to people who have a reasonable hope that they can participate in the future. It is not a suitable activity for beginners. There is a kitchen and dining room at Yourka but you will provide your own tent. You will need a GPS.
Please contact Graham Harrington for details of how to get there and what you need to bring at riflebird@activ8.net.au.
The Crane Count is now the first Saturday in September (4th) to count the cranes as they fly into their night roosts. We meet at Hasties Swamp bird hide at 3pm to divide into groups and make our way to the selected sites. After that we gather at Malanda Hotel for a buffet dinner and tally of the evenings count and to hear an address by Matt Bradford of CSIRO about the effectiveness of Cassowaries as seed dispersers . For further information and registration contact the Crane Count Coordinator, Virginia Simmons, by phone 4095 8302 or email. To book for the dinner ring the Malanda Hotel on 4096 5101.
See call for volunteers. Contact project manager Greg Bortolussi: 4057 3031 (phone) 0419 714 091 (mobile) or greg.bortolussi@derm.qld.gov.au
Coordinator for the Pied Imperial-Pigeon Count is Trish Pontynen: 4772 0439 (home) 0417 735 410 (mobile) or trishpontynen@yahoo.com.au
See call for volunteers. Contact project manager Greg Bortolussi: 4057 3031 (phone) 0419 714 091 (mobile) or greg.bortolussi@derm.qld.gov.au
BANQ Pied Imperial-Pigeon Survey at Mission Beach on 21 November 2009»
Report on AGM 2009 Weekend in Paluma, 2 - 4 May 2009
Report on Easter 2009 Campout at Mount Surprise
Report on Shorebirds 2020 Workshop and Wave the Waders Goodbye, Cairns 21 March 2009
BANQ Australia Day Long Weekend at Kingfisher Park 23rd - 26th January 2009»
BANQ took part in the latest Crane Count on 4 October 2008»
Birding report from Cardwell, 13 - 14 September 2008»Birding and AGM reports from Innisfail, June 21-22 2008»
BANQ May Long Weekend at Mt Surprise, 3-5 May 2008»
BANQ and visitors "Waved the Waders Goodbye" on Cairns Esplanade, March 30th 2008»
BANQ Australia Day Long Weekend at Kingfisher Park 25th - 28th January 2008»
BANQ Southern Christmas Party at Hidden Valley on 17 November 2007»
BANQ Pied Imperial-Pigeon Survey at Mission Beach on 10 November 2007»
BANQ outing Cardwell to Kennedy on 9 September 2007»
BANQ Outing to the Southern Atherton Tablelands on 29 July 2007»
BANQ was at the opening of new Tyto Wetlands Interpretive Centre in Ingham»
BANQ was present at the David Suzuki Presentation in Townsville»