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[21.11.48] to the nest, the activities of a pair of 
NATIVE THRUSHES attracted my attention to a 
nest 15' [feet] in an evergreen. I climbed 
to it to find young in it. 
My notes for the trip home 
that afternoon list only NOISY MINERS 
WHITE-THROATED TREE-CREEPER, TREE-MARTINS and 
MAGPIE-LARKS. These notes record only 
the bush wanderings and birds met with, 
and take no account of the social 
doings and enjoyment of a week-end. 
This weekend, on all counts was 
first rate! 
4.12.48. Joan and I, again with Michael, went 
off for the week-end, this time to Turkeith. 
(39) On the way at the Bleak House creek were 
(two days) a WHITE-NECKED HERON and a STRAW-NECKED 
IBIS but nothing of interest was 
noticed on the short trip out there. Their 
garden again was an oasis for birds - 
a veritable Heligoland of the plains and 
the birds seen in it were BLACKBIRDS 
GOLDFINCHES (two nest with young in creepers 
