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7^^ August Our first trip out into out into the bush 
1948. (12) since our return was made with Fay Bilson 
to Wonga Wonga, a high spur overlooking the 
Gellibrand Valley. There is a Forests Commission 
lookout Tower on the top from which we could pick 
out the various valleys and roads leading 
from Gellibrand. Birds were very scarce oddly 
enough - CRESCENT HONEYEATERS in Banksia scrub 
and many GREY CURRAWONGS in the open 
paddocks on the ridge. Otherwise all that 
were there were WRENS BROWN THORNBILL 
CRIMSON ROSELLA MAGPIE RUFOUS BRISTLE-BIRD 
KOOKABURRA GREY THRUSH WHITE-NAPED HONEYEATER 
WHITE-EARED HONEYEATER SPARROW STARLING 
It was not till we had come to Kawarren 
on our return that we saw a YELLOW ROBIN 
8 August The next day we went out and spent 
[1948] a couple of hours at Yeo. On the way out 
(25) on the plateau were RAVENS, MAGPIE-LARKS, with 
SKYLARKS and PIPITS, the former in flocks the 
latter in pairs. Ball's Dam had a very 
small collection - up to 50 SWANS (no nests seen) 
SPUR-WINGED PLOVERS (mainly on the paddocks 
round about), a few EASTERN SWAMPHENS SWALLOWS 
and a wh WHITE-FACED HERON. There was however 
