Coolmunda Dam

Region:	Australia: Queensland
Location:	28°26'00"S 151°13'29"E
Description:	Includes the free camping areas on the northern and southern foreshores, picnic areas 1 and 2, the dam wall and outflow creek. Coolmunda Dam is managed by Sunwater for irrigation downstream along the Macintyre Brook. Fishing and boating are permitted. The dam is bounded by private grazing properties on the eastern shore. A camping ground with cabins and facilities is close by.
Period:	1/25/2010
List:	55622
List Status:	Published in Atlas
Observer:	Chris Armstrong
Species:	53
Prepared:	9/9/2010
Common Names	Clements (international)
	Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. Christidis and Boles. 2008.

Species	Scientific Name	Comment	Count
Black Swan	Cygnus atratus	100+
Australian Wood Duck	Chenonetta jubata
Pacific Black Duck	Anas superciliosa
Grey Teal	Anas gracilis	100+
Pink-eared Duck	Malacorhynchus membranaceus	2
Hardhead	Aythya australis
Musk Duck	Biziura lobata	6
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	6
Australian Pelican	Pelecanus conspicillatus	40+
Little Black Cormorant	Phalacrocorax sulcirostris	100+
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
Pied Cormorant	Phalacrocorax varius
Australasian Darter	Anhinga melanogaster
White-faced Heron	Egretta novaehollandiae	1
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	3
Straw-necked Ibis	Threskiornis spinicollis
Royal Spoonbill	Platalea regia
Yellow-billed Spoonbill	Platalea flavipes
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus axillaris	1
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	1
Whistling Kite	Haliastur sphenurus	6+
White-bellied Sea-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucogaster	2
Australian Hobby	Falco longipennis	1
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra	100+
Masked Lapwing	Vanellus miles	50+
Red-capped Plover	Charadrius ruficapillus	4
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus leucocephalus
Silver Gull	Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae	50+, more than I've seen before
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	2
Galah	Eolophus roseicapilla
Little Corella	Cacatua sanguinea
Cockatiel	Nymphicus hollandicus
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet	Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus	2
Red-rumped Parrot	Psephotus haematonotus
Red-winged Parrot	Aprosmictus erythropterus
Australian Koel	Eudynamys cyanocephalus	heard
White-winged Fairy-wren	Malurus leucopterus	at least 6 at the normal spot
Superb Fairy-wren	Malurus cyaneus
Noisy Miner	Manorina melanocephala
Yellow-rumped Thornbill	Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Pied Butcherbird	Cracticus nigrogularis
Australian Magpie	Gymnorhina tibicen
Willie Wagtail	Rhipidura leucophrys
Magpie-lark	Grallina cyanoleuca
Torresian Crow	Corvus orru
Apostlebird	Struthidea cinerea	at picnic area 1
Welcome Swallow	Hirundo neoxena
Tree Martin	Petrochelidon nigricans
Australian Reed-Warbler	Acrocephalus australis	heard
Golden-headed Cisticola	Cisticola exilis	heard
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Australasian Pipit	Anthus novaeseelandiae

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