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[13 th November 1948] that he had White-faced Herons nesting 
and that a pair of Boobook Owls 
were about the place. While I was 
waiting for them to come out I looked 
about and saw MAGPIES, MAGPIE-LARKS, 
RED-WATTLE-BIRDS, WHITE-PLUMED HONEYEATERS, 
STARLINGS, GOLDFINCHES, SPARROWS, and BLACKBIRDS. 
But I was very surprised to see the 
flash of a rufous tail and spot a 
WHITE-BROWED SCRUB-WREN in the fronds of 
a palm - an odd plant in a locality 
far removed from the bush. Actually 
the garden at the Point is overgrown 
with shrubs - with many trees 
including flowering gums and very 
many pines. 
It was to the latter that 
Ralph took me to show me an old 
WHITE-FACED HERON'S nest. He said the 
brood was gone and the pair were 
building again but we could not 
find where. A WILLIE-WAGTAIL was 
also in the thick pines. 
