Description: This outing will be a repeat of the very popular and practical nest workshops

held over for over 22 years. As usual it will be a very informal outing which has

been timed to coincide with the peak of the breeding season. The morning will start with the

usual very short presentation, including tips on the types of nests built by different species of

birds, and how to find nests or nesting behaviour. This will be followed by several hours

putting this into practice, with participants looking for breeding behaviour, signs of nests etc.

This will also allow plenty of opportunities for bird watching.

The workshop is particularly suitable for beginners or those relatively new to bird watching,

though more experienced members and repeat customers are also very welcome.

Proposed attendees are reminded of the care that needs to be taken around breeding birds as

outlined in the Canberra Birds’ Ethical Birding Guidelines at https://canberrabirds.org.au/about-cog/#Ethical. In particular, please read and follow the sections on Nesting Birds and Bird Photography.

Walking distance: While we haven’t walked very far in the past as there has usually

been a “hot spot” where most of the breeding activity occurs around 500 m from where we

park, in the past couple of years this has been different and we may need to cover a bit more

ground based on the reccies beforehand. Maximum distance = 3.0 km of easy flat walking.

Meeting time and place: Meet at 8:00 am at the far end of the car park. Take Northcott

Drive up to the start of the Campbell Park Offices, where you take the right fork and keep to

the outside of the very large car park, skirting it until you get to the end. Intending

participants might also like to look at the Campbell Park map on the COG web site under the

Maps, Forms and Lists button.

End Time: Between 11 am and 12 pm. Please remember to take morning tea which we will

have out in the field

Registration is essential no later than Friday 13 November. To participate, please contact Jack Holland by email on jandaholland@bigpond.com with your name and mobile number, and the name and number of an emergency contact. Could any new members who need to borrow binoculars please advise when you register?