In the first of the two attached documents (click here), Birds Australia reports on their analysis of six years of bird surveys by the Cowra Woodland Birds Group between 2002 and 2008, including at three sites in the Hovells Creek area. The analysis of the bird surveys was sponsored by the former Lachlan Catchment Management Authority, not only to make information on the local bird population and trends more readily available but also as a key measure of biodiversity trends. In summary, the analysis determined the following trends:
Threatened Bird Species
Superb Parrot – declined
Brown Treecreeper – declined
Diamond Firetail – declined
Grey-crowned Babbler – stable
Declining Species
Dusky Woodswallow – declined
Eastern Yellow Robin – declined
White-browed Woodswallow – declined
Crested Shrike-tit – declined
Restless Flycatcher – declined
White-browed Babbler – stable
Jacky Winter – stable
Rufous Whistler – stable
Buff-rumped Thornbill - increased
The second document (click here) is a list of all the birds recorded at Grasmere, Hovells Creek over the period 2002 to 2018.
Downloads
Lachlan CMA Catchment Action Plan (2013-23)