rncMous articles in this magazine 



XII i S ) 1963. and 85 (10) III) m& 

 I haJ commented on the value ol 

 llicse trails. EVW tflWJ I felt thai 

 tlirre innv he some disadvantages. 



) tns Round Lake trail in out ic- 

 male park, cleverly as it was designed. 

 :l s suffered from tramping feci Mttl 



plucking imgeis. Although emlj a fovs 

 (ee| cramp iii each instance, ami 



(Hlj small pieces ate plucked, Ihe 

 QVtftlll result has hcen spoilage, with 

 the disappearances of main of the 

 (pttjftC ileitis marked in the booklet 

 Perhaps if the trail was re-routed 

 cu-rv so often, and ihe markers 

 •roved lo fresh vantage points, then 

 lIVC present triiil would regenerate: but 

 iius vfnuM involve a great amouni of 

 uork. loo much to expect of any 

 Rmgcr ur Committee o( Manage- 



ment. The present car route has not 

 Suffered to the same extent, as most 

 observation is done visually vvilhout 

 leaving vehicles, ami my comments 

 A) not apply to it. On Mt. Mattinglev 

 a few pegs may indicate that some- 

 one is thinking of pulling in a furthct 

 walking trail ~ There arc rare plants 

 and animals Ifi that area so easily 

 reached on loot trom Wonga Hut. 

 and a Nature Trail here may destroy 

 exactly what it sets out lo preserve. 

 Walking trails, while worth a try. are 

 rtoi proving effective and are really 

 not essential. Armed vvilh Ross Car 

 net's hook, and National Park litera- 

 ture: and helped by the Ranger and 

 other more knowledgeable campers, 

 the newcomer will soon pick up a 

 working knowledge of the llora and 

 fauna. 



I Ml GlNAt* TRU K 



\t 9 a m. on l l > Augirsl. I was 

 ..; last within sight of the Yatlo Silo 

 lb the VmiIi Last. The map I lag. 2 | 

 MKhcales the route which t followed, 

 t)d differs ftom the one -at the hack 

 'I he Vegetation ol Wvperfeld 

 NalU^ul Pork '. The fit*) left hand 

 fork not the truck that leads south 

 In Eastern I ookout. This track It ad- 



in iiin.it Clearing. Just vwMn 'he 



pjfk Ruioux Song-larks wire tftifl 

 n .ml as I moved west I heard 

 willv Wagtails. Pallid Cuckoos and 

 CJfcj fhrwhfli A ( hestiuu Ou.nl 

 ilnush walked slowly across the 

 Hack. 1 found Hie purple p.mh of 



u so n las. war. Gulden ?M- 



i ,nls in hc.ivv hud gave promise of 

 l.im'v .ihcad A dead (Jal.ih tn a 

 COtllcnrful splash of feathers gave no 

 cine to m uniimelv end New Hol- 

 I. nil Haisy was vet in hud 1 passed 

 dense communities, of nroomhush. 

 sinelleil the hc.vv perfume of Wal- 



lowa in massed tlowcr. vvilh ihe soft 

 tips waving in the breeze: and noted 

 the ttghl giecn heads of Grcv Mulga. 

 Velvel-bush was similarly in bud. 

 \\ ht'.c-bt.iwcd Babblers bounced, hid. 

 then ^altered cackling a> I moved 

 on. They we« frequent on tbj* \ralk. 

 A large l.iwny Frogmonth floated 

 mIcmiIv ucioss my path A pail of 

 Vi-iiow pinmcd Honcyeaton was 



seen, 'he NiM of many on Ibis tick 

 •Outlp ipnlp called a White eatcd 

 H.aKViaiet A silent hinf wlm-h sal 

 immobile puncd later to he a flors- 

 flelJ llrnn?e Cuckoo, lacking Ihe 

 metallic sheen often illustrated. 



Towatd< midday a latgc patch of 

 flowering Hakea Wattle came mm 

 view .ind near ii 1 saw my first pait 

 ol Purple backed Wrens They were 

 busy feeding in bushes ol Moonah. 

 As I waiehed. a sudden clamour in 

 a Scrub Pine was caused bv a group 

 ol Dabblers (apparently Ihe resi- 



Soplember. 1971 



