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About Congress & Campout l Campout 2011 Scottsdale
2010 Congress & Campout Townsville
Birds Australia North Queensland (BANQ) hosted this year's Congress & Campout in and around Townsville from 13 - 20 August 2010.
View the abstracts from the Congress.
Campout 2011 at Scottsdale Reserve, NSW
The Canberra Ornithologists Group is pleased to be organising the Birds Australia National Campout from 6 -9 April 2011 (Wed to Sat). The Campout will be based at Scottsdale, a Bush Heritage Australia property, located off the Monaro Highway 83 km from Canberra and 4 km north of the township of Bredbo, NSW. There will be no Birds Australia Congress held in conjunction with the Campout.
The timing of the autumn Campout has been arranged to coincide with the annual honeyeater migration. In addition to the spectacular number of Yellow-faced and White-naped Honeyeaters, many other bird species of interest are involved in the passage out of the Brindabella Ranges. Apart from observing the passage many other activities will be arranged which may include tours of Scottsdale, and outings to Namadgi National Park, Tallaganda State Forest, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and the Tinderry Nature Reserve. Opportunities will be provided to become involved in bird surveying for the Kosciuszko to Coast (K2C) project.
For those intending to spend the weekend in Canberra at the end of the Campout local outings will be provided which may involve visits to the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Mulligan’s Flat Sanctuary and the International Arboretum.
For registration, bird lists and additional information visit the Canberra Ornithologists Group website. Follow the link to ‘BA Campout’ which will be regularly updated with additional information. For further details contact
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A Birds Australia Congress is held every 2 years alternate to the AOC. At each Congress, expert ornithologists and amateurs alike gather to hear fascinating lectures and discussions on a myriad of bird-related topics, attend workshops, catch up with the latest bird news, mingle at the Congress dinner, and go on field trips to places of local ornithological interest. Since its inception in the early 1900s, the Congress has become an institution. All states and territories have hosted it, not just in the capital cities, but in many different regional centres as well, from Port Arthur in Tasmania to the Atherton Tableland in north Queensland, and from Geraldton in Western Australia to Rockhampton in Queensland. They have even been held as far afield as Norfolk Island, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, much to the delight of the participants. Due to their popularity, participants need to book to attend the Congress, and advance notice about forthcoming events is published in Wingspan and on our website.
Many Congress' have a Campout as its climax. Each year the Campout is held at an interesting ornithological site within easy travelling distance from wherever the Congress was conducted. Some of the recent Campouts have been held in Kakadu National Park, on Cape York and in Gluepot Reserve. Assisted by local birdwatchers, participants are able to see local specialties and may participate in local conservation projects, as well as enjoy a relaxing few days birdwatching in some of Australia’s best birding locations, and then catch up with friends (old and new) around a campfire each night. If camping is not your style, comfortable alternative accommodation is generally available nearby.
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