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[12.3.49] MAGPIE-LARKS, MAGPIES, RAVENS, RED-BACKED PARROTS, 
(strangely common there and at the You Yangs) 
EASTERN ROSELLAS, YELLOW-TAILED THORNBILLS, WILLIE-WAGTAILS, 
NOISY MINERS, PIPITS and of course SPARROWS and 
STARLINGS. 
All piling into the car we set off 
for the You Yangs. Before reaching them we 
turned left and entered Wooloomanata 
property. There we drove through the very 
"open" open forest and passed a LITTLE 
GREBE sitting placidly on a small weed-covered 
dam. Passing the homestead a flock of 
WHITE COCKATOOS flew up from the garden, as 
a WHISTLING EAGLE flew overhead being 
pursued in turn by Magpies and Ravens. 
We cooked our lunch (steak) over a fire and 
boiled a billy of incredibly muddy water 
which made a soapy tea! The sun 
was warm on a bare back and it 
was really great to be back by Lascelles 
Dam. 
We set off on a circuit of the dam 
and picked up WHITE-PLUMED HONEYEATERS, RE 
