you will have to rule your own columns. 
yQu interested in any information ^ have from this area in the past? 
Several people have commented that they have seen changes in the birds 
in their district in the time they have been there. The Regent Parrot 
(Smoker) is one such example which disappeared in some areas and some 
people can accurately remember when. This sort of information is 
invaluable and some people may remember what species bred in the area in 
the past but are no longer breeding in the district. If anyone has this 
sort of information and they are willing to make some notes on the subject 
they would provide very useful baseline data. Such notes can be enclosed 
and sent back with the completed checklist at the end of the year. 
sort of area are you interested in my collecting data from? 
That is up to the observer. Some people may only collect on their property 
or others may visit specific sites within their district which have areas 
of native vegetation. I shall ask for a sketch map of the area over which 
you are collecting when I send a replacement checklist at the end of the 
year. If you write the habitat code for those species you record, it will 
become obvious what sort of habitat any species is living in. 
What if don * t know my birds very well? 
Record what you do know. You will be surprised at how many you do know and 
as you go, you will add species to your list. If you are uncertain of an 
identification, put a ? in the column instead of a tick ( ). The 
important point is to record all the birds you see and can reliably 
identify, Don*t forget the common birds. 
Are there 
any other observers in my area? 
The geographic spread of observers is shown early in this Newsletter. Some 
people are interested in contacting others in their areas to discuss 
sightings. I will not release your name and address to others if you have 
any objections. Please let me know if you do not want your name and 
address made available to other observers. 
Some people asked for several copies of the checklist so that they could 
give them to people they knew would be interested. Could I please have 
their names and addresses so that I can send them a replacement checklist 
at the end of the year? 
3?.®-interested? in having as many observers as'possible so'if'yovi know of 
someone who may be interested please ask them to contact me and I will 
send them a checklist, ^ ' 1.4' ' . J = i 
^fhank you ^all fhr your support, ^ 
Denis Saunders 
CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Rangelands Research 
LMB No. 4 
MIDLAND 6056 WA 
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