The 100 Acres Reserve, Park Orchards

Region:	Australia: Victoria
Location:	37°46'32"S 145°13'25"E
Description:	Significant bushland remnant, contains five communities of native plants which include stringy bark/box peppermint open forest on the ridges and southern slopes; red box open forest on exposed northern slopes in the eastern section; candlebark open forest on lower north-west slopes and on north-east and south-east slopes; manna gum/swamp gum in gullies and aquatic communities scattered on stream lines. Located in the suburb of Park Orchards in the north-east of Melbourne. Melway Map 35 F9. 24-hour public access. Criss-crossed with walking tracks.
Period:	12/20/2009
List:	53660
List Status:	Published in Atlas
Observer:	Nicole Spillane & Paul Jacobson
Species:	40
Prepared:	9/3/2010
Common Names	Clements (international)
	Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. Christidis and Boles. 2008.

Species	Scientific Name	Comment	Count
Australian White Ibis	Threskiornis molucca	many flying over
Rock Dove	Columba livia	flying over
Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis
Common Bronzewing	Phaps chalcoptera
Galah	Eolophus roseicapilla
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	Cacatua galerita
Rainbow Lorikeet	Trichoglossus haematodus
Crimson Rosella	Platycercus elegans
Eastern Rosella	Platycercus eximius
Laughing Kookaburra	Dacelo novaeguineae
White-throated Treecreeper	Cormobates leucophaea
Superb Fairy-wren	Malurus cyaneus
Scarlet Honeyeater	Myzomela sanguinolenta	A couple in a Callistemon tree in front garden next to enterance on Arundel Rd, also more within the park.
Yellow-faced Honeyeater	Lichenostomus chrysops	Many
White-naped Honeyeater	Melithreptus lunatus	Many
Eastern Spinebill	Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris	near enterance on Arundel Rd
Bell Miner	Manorina melanophrys
Red Wattlebird	Anthochaera carunculata
Spotted Pardalote	Pardalotus punctatus
White-browed Scrubwren	Sericornis frontalis
Brown Thornbill	Acanthiza pusilla
Grey Butcherbird	Cracticus torquatus
Australian Magpie	Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong	Strepera graculina
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike	Coracina novaehollandiae
White-winged Triller	Lalage tricolor	Male and Female near Wattle Track
Crested Shrike-tit	Falcunculus frontatus
Golden Whistler	Pachycephala pectoralis
Rufous Whistler	Pachycephala rufiventris
Grey Shrike-thrush	Colluricincla harmonica
Olive-backed Oriole	Oriolus sagittatus	One calling near Arundel Rd entrance.
Grey Fantail	Rhipidura albiscapa
Little Raven	Corvus mellori
Scarlet Robin	Petroica multicolor	Brown bird calling but also seen
Eastern Yellow Robin	Eopsaltria australis
Common Blackbird	Turdus merula
Silvereye	Zosterops lateralis
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Red-browed Finch	Neochmia temporalis

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