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FLORA O" FA UNA13 OF THE er-^—

SEVEN CREEKSCATCHMENT

Edited byF.A.M. MACKAY

Published bySeven Creeks

Catchment Group

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Flora & fauna of theSeven Creeks catchment.BIBLIOGRAPHY.

ISBN 0 646 04553 9.

1. Botany - Victoria - Seven Creeks Watershed. 2. Zoology -

Victoria - Seven Creeks Watershed. I. Mackay, F.A.M. (Findlay

AidenMann), 1928- . 11. Lightfoot, Jean, 1943- . Plants found

within the Seven Creeks catchment above Goorum Falls.

III. Noonan, David J. (David John), 1935- 1991. Birds found

within the Seven Creeks catchment above Polly McQuinns.

IV. Noonan, David J. (David John), 1935 - 1991. Mammals found

within the Seven Creeks catchment above Polly McQuinns.

V. Seven Creeks Catchment Group. VI. Title: Plants found within

the Seven Creeks catchment above Goorum Falls.

VII. Title: Mammals found within the Seven Creeks catchment

above Polly McQuinns.

581.99454

Dedicated to

David John Noonan(1935-1991)

FLORA & FA UNA-—#^> OF THE G~>—

SEVEN CREEKSCATCHMENT

Edited By

F. A. M. MACKAY

Contents

Plants found in the Seven Creekscatchment above Gooram Falls 2

Key to Families 14

Genus - Family Guide 15

Birds of the Seven Creeks catchmentabove Polly McQuinns 18

Mammals of the Seven Creekscatchment above Polly McQuinns 32

Map of the Seven Creeks catchment 36

ISBN 0 646 04553 9

Roadside Assessment Survey....1990

Plants found within theSe\>en Creeks catchment

above Gooram FallsCompiled by Jean Lightfoot

With the assistance of A. Mackay, B. Maclaughlin, D. Albrecht of the Royal BotanicGardens and National Herbarium, M. Sydes B.Sc (Hons), T. and F. Sydes, Benalla

Field Naturalists, W. Lightfoot B.Sc and others.

Typed by Sue Foreman.

KEY * Introduced plant"~~~~" r Rare in area

w Grows in wet area

REFERENCESThe Remnant Indigenous Vegetation of the Seven Creeks Catchmentand Its Importance as Critical Habitat for the Trout Cod

Stephen G. Mueck.... Thesis 1990.Native Trees and Shrubs of South Eastern Australia.

Leon Costermans.Wild/lowers of Victoria Jean Galbraith.Australian Orchids Rosa Fiveash.Weeds in Australia Charles Lamp and Frank ColletNoxious Weeds of Victoria W. T. Parsons.A Handbook to Plants in Victoria. Volume 1 James H. WillisA Handbook to Plants in Victoria. Volume 2 James H. Willis

The botanical names in this survey are consistent with:A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria,Third Edition, 1990 JJH. Ross

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ADIANTACEAECommon Maidenhair FernGreen Rock Fern

AMARANTHACEAELesser Joy weed

APIACEAEw Australian Lilaeopsis* Fennel

Hairy PennywortSlender PennywortStinking Pennywort

APOCYNACEAE* Blue Periwinkle

ARALIACEAEElderberry Panax

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)Austral Bear's-earBilly-buttonsScaly ButtonsButton EverlastingClustered Everlasting

* Capeweed* Cat's Ear* Smooth Cat's Ear

Chamomile SunrayCommon DogwoodDrooping Chinese TeascrubCommon Lagenifera orBlue-bottle Daisy

r Tiny DaisyRough Burr- daisyYam DaisyCotton FireweedRough Fireweed

w Cudweed*w Purple Cudweedw Spoon Cudweed*w White Cudweed

Dusty Daisy-bushMusk Daisy-bush

w Swamp Daisy-bush*' Garden Dandelionw Lesser Sneezeweed* Milk Thistle

Adiantum aethiopicumCheilanthes austrotenuifolia

Alternanthem deniculata

Lilaeopsis polyanthaFoeniculum vulgareHydrocotyle hirtaHydrocotyle tripartitaHydrocotyle laxiflora

Vinca major

Polyscias sambucifolia

Cymbonotus preissianusCraspedia spp.Leptorhynchos squamatusHelichrysum scorpioidesChrysocephalum semipposumArctotheca calendulaHypochoeris radicalsHypochoeris ? glabraRhodanthe anthemoidesCassinia aculeataCassinia arcuata

Lagenifera stipitataBrachyscome ptychocarpaCalotis scabiosifoliaMicroseris offlanceolataSenecio quadridentatusSenecio hispidulusEuchiton involucratusGnaphalium purpureaStuartina muelleriVellereophyton dealbatumOlearia phlogopappaOlearia argophyllaOlearia glandulosaTaraxacum Sect. VulgariaCentipeda minimaSonchus oleraceus

Plants foundwithin theSeven Creekscatchment aboveGooram Falls

ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITEAE; (CONT)* Slender Thistle* Slender Thistle* Spear Thistle* Saffron Thistle* Variegated Thistle* Prickly Lettuce* Stinkwort* Tall Fleabane* Tolpis

BLECHNACEAEFishbone Water-fernSoft Water-fem

BORAGEMACEAEAustral Forget-me-not

* Paterson's CurseSweet Hound's-tongue

BRASSICACEAE* Wild Turnip

BRUNONIACEAEBlue Pincushion

CALLITRICHACEAEw* Water Starwort

CAMPANULACEAEAnnual BluebellMany-stemmed BluebellSprawling BluebellTall BluebellRock Isotome

w Swamp Isotome

CAPREFOLIACEAE* Common Elderberry

White Elderberry* Japanese Honeysuckle

CARYOPHYLLACEAE* Chick-weed

Prickly Chickweedw Swamp Starwort* Erect Chickweed* French Catchfly* Hairy Pink

Carduus tenuiflorusCarduus pycnocephalusCirsium vulgareCarthatnus lanatusSilybum marianumLactuca serriolaDittrichia graveolensConyza bonariensisTolpis barbata

Blechnum nudumBlechnum minus

Myosotis australisEchium plantagineumCynogiossum suaveolens

Brassica rapa

Brunonia australis

Callitriche stagnalis

Wahlenbergia gracilentaWahlenbergia multicaulisWahlenbergia gracilisWahlenbrgia strictaIsotoma axillarisIsotomafluviatilis

Sambucus nigraSambucus gaudichaudianaLonicera japonica

Stellaria mediaStellaria pungensStellaria patastrrs £»« >j u i 11 fo (>oMoechia erectaSilene gallicaPetrorhagia velutina

CARYOPHYLLACEAE (CONT.)* Red Sandspurry

CLUS1ACEAESmall St John's Wort

* St John's Wort

CONVOLVULACEAEKidney WeedPink Bindweed

CRASSULACEAESieber Crassula

CYATHEACEAEw Rough Tree-fern

CYPERACEAEClub-sedgeWispy Club-sedge

* Drain Flat-sedgeFlat-sedgeLeafy Flat-sedgeRed-fruit Saw-sedgeSedge FenShort-stem SedgeTall SedgeSoft Twig-sedgeSmall Spike-rushTall Spike-sedgeTuber Spike-rush

DENNSTAEDTIACEAEAustral Bracken

w Bats' Wing Fern

D1CKSONIACEAEw Soft Tree-fern

Spergularia rubra

Hypericum gramineumHypericum perforatum

Dichondra repensConvolvulus erubescens

Crassula sieberiana

Cyathea australis

Isolepis spp.Isolepis habraCyperus eragrostisCyperus sphaeroideusCyperus lucidusGahnia sieberianaCarex gaudichaudianaCarex breviculmisCarex appressaBaumea rubiginosaEleocharis pusillaEleocharis sphacelataEleocharis atricha

Pteridium esculentumHistiopteris incisa

Dicksonia antartica

Sedges

DILLENIACEAEGrey Guinea-flower

DROSERACEAEw Pale Sundew

Sundew

DRYOPTERIDACEAEMother Shield-fern

Hibbertia obtusifolia

Drosera peltata ssp. peltataDrosera peltata ssp. auriculata

Polystichum proliferum


EPACREDACEAECommon Beard-heathDaphne HeathHoney Pots

w Swamp Heath

ERIOCAULACEAEw Common Pipewort

EUPHORBIACEAESmall Poranthera

* Spurge

FABACEAEAustral Indigo

* Bird's-foot Trefoil* Bird's-foot Trefoil* Slender Bird's-foot Trefoil

Chaffy Bush-peaLarge-leaf Bush-peaRough Bush-peaCommon HoveaCreeping BossiaeaGrey Parrot-peaMatted BossiaeaPrickly Parrot-peaGorse Bitter-peaHop Bitter-peaNarrow-leaf Bitter-peaHandsome Flat-pea

* Hare's-foot Clover* Subterranean Clover* Suckling Clover* White Clover* False Acacia* Montpellier Broom

Mountain Mirbelia* Narrow-leaf Vetch

Purple Coral-pea* Tree Lucerne

Twining Glycine

FUMARIACEAE* Fumitory

GENTIANACEAE* Common Centaury

GERANIACEAEAustral Stork's-bill

Leucopogon virgatusBrachyloma daphnoidesAcrotriche semtlataEpacris breviflora

Eriocauloh scariosum

Poranthera microphyllaEuphorbia spp.

Indigofera austmlisLotus corniculatusLotus uliginosusLotus angustissimusPultenaea paleaceaPultenaea daphnoidesPultenaea scabraHovea linearisBossiaea prostrataDillwynia cinerascensBossiaea buxifoliaDillwynia juniperinaDaviesia ulicifoliaDaviesia latifoliaDaviesia leptophyllaPlatylobium fomwsumTrifolium arvenseTrifolium subterraneumTrifolium dubiumTrifolium repensRobinia pseudoacaciaGenista monspessulanaMirbelia oxylobioidesVicia saliva ssp. nigraHardenbergia violaceaCytisus palmensisGlycine clandestina

Fumaria bastardii

Centaurium erythraea

Pelargonium australe

GERANIACEAE (CONT.)Austral Crane's-billCinquefoilGeranium

* Big Heron's Bill* Musky Heron's Bill

GOODENIACEAESpurVelleiaTrailing Goodenia

HALORAGACEAECommon Raspwort

IRIDACEAE* Striped Rush-leaf* Wild Watsonia

Geranium solarderiGeranium potentilloidesGeranium ? retrorsumErodium botrysErodium moschatum

Velleia paradoxaGoodenia lanata

Gonocarpus tetragynus

Sisyrinchium iridifoliumWatsonia meriana

JUNCACEAEAustral RushGreen RushHoary RushRushCommon WoodrushCommon Woodrush

JUNCAGENACEAE* Water-ribbons

LAMIACEAEAustral BugleAustral GipsywortForest Mint

* Horehound* Self-heal

Victorian Christmas Bush

Juncus australisJuncus gregiflorusJuncus radulaJuncus sarophorusLuzula tneridionalisLuzula meridionalis

var. flaccida

Triglochin procera

Ajuga australisLycopus australisMentka laxifloraMarrubium vulgare'Prunella vulgarisProstanthera lasianthos

LENTffiULARIACEAEw Fairies' Apron

or Purple Bladderwort

LEHACEAEBlack-anther Flax-lilyPale Flax-lilyTasman Flax-lilyBulbine LilyChocolate-lilyCommon Fringe-lily

Utricularia dichotoma

Dianella revolutaDianella longifoliaDianella tasmanicaBulbine bulbosaArthropodium strictumThysanotus tuberosus


Messmate

LIL1ACEAE (CONT.)Twining Fringe-lilyEarly NancyMilkmaidsPale Vanilla-lilySmall Vanilla-lilyTufted Blue-lily

* Three-cornered GarlicTiny Star

Yellow StarYellow Rush-lily

LINACEAENative Flax

LORANTHACEAECreeping MistletoeDrooping Mistletoe

LYTHRACEAEw Purple Loosestrifew Small Loosestrife

MALVACEAE* Carolina Mallow

Hemp Bush* Mallow

MIMOSACEAEBlackwoodHedge WattleLate Black WattleLightwoodOvens WattleSilver WattleSpreading WattleVarnish Wattle

MONIMIACEAEAustral Mulberry

MYRTACEAEBlakely's Red GumBluS Gum

Broad-leaf PeppermintCandlebark

Thysanotus patersoniiWurmbea dioicaBuchardia umbellateArthropodium milleflorumArthropodium minusThelionema caespitosumAllium triquetrumHypoxis glabella

var. glabellaHypoxis glabellaTricoryne elatior

Linum rnarginale

Muellerina eucalyptoidesAmyema pendulum

Lythrum salicariaLythrum hyssopifolia

Modiola carolinianaGynatrix pulchellaMalva spp.

Acacia melanoxylonAcacia paradoxaAcacia mearnsiiAcacia implexaAcacia pravissimaAcacia dealbaiaAcacia genistifoliaAcacia verniciflua

Hedycarya angustifolia

Eucalyptus blakelyiEucalyptus globulus

ssp.bicostataEucalyptus divesEucalyptus rubida

MYRTACEAE (CONT.)Long-leaf BoxManna GumMessmate

w Mountain Swamp GumNarrow-leaf PeppermintRed StringybarkRiver Red Gum

r Snow Gumw Swamp Gum

Yellow BoxBurganViolet KunzeaCommon Fringe-myrtle

w Mountain Baeckeaw Prickly Tea-treew Woolly Tea-tree

OLEACEAE* Common Privet

ONAGRACEAEw Gunn's Willow-herbw Hairy Willow-herb

Robust Willow-herbw Showy Willow-herb

ORCHIDACEAEw Austral Lady's Tresses

Autumn Greenhoodr Blunt Greenhood

Maroon-hoodNodding Greenhood

w Sickle GreenhoodTall GreenhoodCommon Onion-orchidCinnamon BellsCommon Bird-orchid

r Broad-lipped Bird-orchidCommon Spider-orchidMusky CaladeniaPink Fingers OrchidSpider OrchidDonkey OrchidGolden MothsLeopard OrchidGnat OrchidHyacinth OrchidSalmon Sun-orchid

Eucalyptus goniocalyxEucalyptus viminalisEucalyptus obliquaEucalyptus camphoraEucalyptus radiataEucalyptus macrorhynchaEucalyptus camaldulensisEucalyptus paucifloraEucalyptus ovataEucalyptus melliodordKunzea ericoidesKunzea parvifoliaCalytrix tetragonaBaeckea utilisLeptospermum continentaleLeptospermum lanigerum

Ligustrum vulgare

Epilobium gunnianumEpilobium hirtigerumEpilobium billardierianumEpilobium pallidiflorum

Spiranthes sinensisPterostylis revolutaPterostylis curtaPterostylis pedunculataPterostylis nutansPterostylis furcataPterostylis longifoliaMicrotis unifoliaGastrodia sesamoidesChiloglottis validaChiloglottis trapeziformisCaladenia patersoniiCaladenia gracilisCaladenia carneaCaladenia sp.Diuris corymbosaDiuris lanceolataDiuris pardinaCyrtostylis reniformisDipodium punctatumThelymitra ntbra

Snow Gum


Monterey Pine

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ORCHIDACEAE (CONT.)Slender Sun-orchidVeined Helmet-orchid

OXALIDACEAE* Large-flower Wood-sorrel* Soursob* Yellow Wood-sorrel

PINACEAE* Monterey Pine

PITTOSPORACEAECommon Apple-berryFinger FlowerSweet Bursaria

PLANTAGINACEAEVariable Plantain

POACEAEAustralian Blown-grass

* Barley Grass

Bent-grassBranched Wallaby-grassVelvet Wallaby-grass

* Cocksfoot (Currie & Porto)Common ReedCommon Wheatgrass

* Couch GrassFibrous Spear-grassSpear-grass

* Great Brome* Soft Brome or Goose Grass

* Prarie GrassGrey Tussock-grassSoft Tussock-grassTussock-grassHedgehog GrassKangaroo Grass

* Large Quaking-grass* Quaking-grass* Lesser Canary-grass* Toowoomba Canary-grass

Long-haired Mat Grass* Paspalum* Perennial Rye-grass

Thelymitra paucifloraCorybas diemenicus

Oxalis purpureaOxalis pes-capraeOxalis corniculata

Pinus radiata

Billardiera scandensCheiranthera cyaneaBursaria spinosa

Plantago varia

Agrostis avenaceaCritesion murinum

ssp. leporinumDeyeuxia sp.Danthonia racemosaDanthonia pilosaDactylis glomerataPhragmites australisElymus scabrusCynodon dactylonStipa semibarbataStipa spp.Bromus diandrusBromus hordeaceus spp.

hordeaceus (syn.B. mollis)Bromus catharticusPoa sieberianaPoa morrisiiPoa labillardieriEchinopogon ovatusThemeda triandraBriza maximaBriza minorPhalaris minorPhalaris aquaticaHemarthria uncinataPaspalum dilatatumLolium perenne

POACEAEfCOAT)Plume-grass

* Rough Dog's-tailSilvertop or

Red Anther Wallaby-grass* Silvery Hair-grass* Slender Pigeon-grass* Summer-grass* Sweet Vernal-grass* Tall Fescue

Weeping Grass* Wild Oat* Yorkshire Fog

POLEMONIACEAE* Califomian Stinkweed

POLYGALACEAELove CreeperMountain Milkwort

POLYGONACEAE* Curled Dock

Slender Dock* Sheep Sorrelw* Persicariaw* Wireweed

or Prostrate Knotweed

PORTULACACEAEPigweedPink PurslaneWhite Purslane

PRIMULACEAE* Scarlet Pimpernel

PROTEACEAECat's Claws Grevillea

wr Silver Banksiawr Small-fruit Hakea

RANUNCULACEAEAnnual ButtercupAustralian Buttercup

w Bog ButtercupT* Lesser Spearwort* Sharp Buttercup

Clematis

Dichelachne crinitaCynosurus echinatus

Chionachloa pallidaAira caryophylleaSetaria gracilisDigitaria sanguinalisAnthoxanthum odoratumFestuca arundinaceaMicrolaena stipoidesAvenafatuaHolcus lanatus

Navarretia squarrosa

Comesperma volubileComesperma retusum

Rumex crispusRumex browniiAcetosella vulgaris.Persicaria maculosa

Polygonum aviculare

Portulaca oleraceaCalandrinia calyptrataNeopaxia australasica

Anagallis arvensis

Grevillea alpinaBanksia marginataHakea microcarpa

Ranunculus sessiliflorusRanunculus lappaceusRanunculus pimpinellifoliusRanunculus flammulaRanunculus muricatusClematis aristata

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Blackberry

RHAMNACEAEHazel Pomaderris

ROSACEAE* Apple

Bidgee-widgeeSheep's Burr

* Blackberry* Cut-leaf Blackberry

Small-leaf Bramble* Cherry Laurel* Flowering Peach;

Plum; Cherry* Hawthorn

Piert* Sweet Briar

RUBIACEAEBedstraw

* Cleavers* Small Goosegrass

Common WoodruffPrickly WoodruffPrickly Currant-bushRough Coprosma

SANTALACEAECherry Ballart

SAPINDACEAENarrow-leaf Hop-bush

SCROPHULARIACEAEAustral Brooklime

* Common BartsiaHairy SpeedwellSlender Speedwell

* Wall Speedwell* Musk Monkey-flower* Pelisser's Toad-flax* Twiggy Mullein

SIMAROUBACEAE* Tree-of-heaven

Pomaderris aspera

Malus domesticaAcaena novae-zelandiaeAcaena ovinaRubus fruticosus spp. aggRubus laciniatusRubus parvifoliusPrunus laurocerasus

Prunus spp.Crataegus monogynaAphanes australiana.Rosa rubiginosa

Galium propinquumGalium aparineGalium muraleAsperula confertaAsperula scopariaCoprosma quadrifidaCoprosma hirtella

Exocarpos cupressiformis

Dodonaea viscosa ssp.angustissima

Gratiola peruvianaParentucellia latifoliaVeronica calycinaVeronica gracilisVeronica arvensisMimulus moschatusLinaria pelisserianaVerbascum virgatum

Ailanthus altissima

SOLANACEAE* Black Nightshade

Kangaroo AppleSolanum nigrumSolanum avicitlare

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STACiGHOUSIACEAECreamy Stackhousia

STYLIDIACEAEGrass Trigger-plant

THYMELAEACEAEBootlace BushSlender Rice-flower

TREMANDRACEAEPink-bells

URTICACEAEScrub Nettle

* Small Nettle

VIOLACEAEIvy-leaf VioletShowy VioletTree Violet

XANTHORRHOEACEAESpiny-headed Mat-rushWattle Mat-rush

Stackhousia monogyna

Stylidium graminifolium

Pimelea axifloraPimelea linifolia

Tetratheca ciliata

Urtica incisaUrtica urens

Viola hederaceaViola betonicifoliaHymenathera dentata

Lomandra longifoliaLomandra filifonnis

Prickly Current Bush

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Plants found within the Seven Creeks catchment above Gooram Falls

Key to familiesCommon NameRepresentative

BallartBindweedBladderwortBluebellBrambleBull-rushBursariaButtercupCentauryChickweedClovers etcCrassulaCudweedDaisiesDockEucalyptFernFernFern (Water-Fern)Fern (Shield-fern)Fern (Tree-fern)Fern (Tree-fern)FlaxGeraniumFumitoryGoodeniaGrassGrevilleaGuinea-flowerHeathHeliotropeHeron's BillHoneysuckleHop-bushJoyweedKnotweedLilyLoosestrifeMallowMat RushMilkwortMint

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Family Name

SantalaceaeConvolvulaceaeLentibulariaceaeCampanulaceaeRosaceaeTyphaceaePittosporaceaeRanunculaceaeGentianaceaeCaryophyllaceaeFabaceaeCrassulaceaeAsteraceaeAsteraceaePolygonaceaeMyrtaceaeAdiantaceaeDennstaedtiaceaeBlechnaceaeDryopteridaceaeCyatheaceaeDicksoniaceaeLinaceaeGeraniaceaeFumariaceaeGoodeniaceaePoaceaeProteaceaeDilleniaceaeEpacridaceaeBoraginaceaeGeraniaceaeCaprifoliaceaeSapindaceaeAmaranthaceaePolygonaceaeLiliaceaeLythraceaeMalvaceaeXanthorrhoeaceaePolygalaceaeLamiaceae

Common NameRepresentative

MistletoeMulberryNettleNightshadeOrchidPanaxPeaPennywortPeriwinklePimpernelPincushionPinePink BellsPittosporumPomaderrisPrivetPurslaneRaspwortRice-flowerRushSanspurrySedgeSpeedwellSpurgeSt.Johns Wort

(Hypericaceae)StackhousiaStinkweedStork's-billSundewTea-treeThistlesTree-of-heavenTuniipVioletWater StarwortWater-ribbonsWatsoniaWattlesWillow-herbWood-sorrelWoodruff

Family Name

LoranthaceaeMonimiaceaeUrticaceaeSolanaceaeOrchidaceaeAraliaceaeFabaceaeApiaceae (Umbelliferae)ApocynaceaePrimulaceaeBmnoniaceaePinaceaeTremandraceaePittosporaceaeRhamnaceaeOleaceaePortulaceaeHaloragaceaeThymelaeaceaeJuncaceaeCaryophyllaceaeCyperaceaeScrophulariaceaeEuphorbiaceaeClusiaceae

StackhousiaceaePolemoniaceaeGeraniaceaeDroseraceaeMyrtaceaeAsteraceaeSimaroubaceaeBrassicaceaeViolaceaeCallitrichaceaeJuncaginaceaeIridaceaeMimosaceaeOnagraceaeOxalidaceaeRubiaceae


Genus - Family Name KeyGENUS FAMILY GENUS FAMILY

AcaciaAcaenaAcrotricheAdiantumAgrostisAilanthusAiraAjugaAlliumAlternantheraAmyemaAnagallisAnthoxanthumAphanesArctothecaArthropodiumAsperulaAvenaBaeckeaBanksiaBaumeaBillardieraBlechnumBossiaeaBrachylomaBrachyscomeBrassicaBrizaBromusBrunoniaBuchardiaBulbineBursariaCaladeniaCalHtricheCalotisCalytrixCarduusCarexCarthamusCassiniaCentaurium

MimosaceaeRosaceaeEpacridaceaeAdiantaceaePoaceaeSimaroubaceaePoaceaeLamiaceaeLiliaceaeAmaranthaceaeLoranthaceaePrimulaceaePoaceaeRosaceaeAsteraceaeLiliaceaeRubiaceaePoaceaeMyrtaceaeProteaceaeCyperaceaePittosporaceaeBlechnaceaeFabaceaeEpacridaceaeAsteraceaeBrassicaceaePoaceaePoaceaeBrunoniaceaeLiliaceaeLiliaceaePittosporaceaeOrchidaceaeCallitrichaceaeAsteraceaeMyrtaceaeAsteraceaeCyperaceaeAsteraceaeAsteraceaeGentianaceae

CentipedaCheilanthesCheirantheraChiloglottisChionochloaCirsiumClematisComespermaConvolvulusConyzaCoprosraaCorybasCraspediaCrataegusCritesionCyatheaCymbonotusCynodonCynoglossumCynosurusCyperusCyrtostylisCytisusDactylisDanthoniaDaviesiaDeyeuxiaDianellaDichelachneDichondraDichopogonDicksoniaDigitariaDillwyniaDipodiumDittrichiaDiurisDodonaeaDroseraEchinopogonEchiumEleocharis

AsteraceaeAdiantaceaePittosporaceaeOrchidaceaePoaceaeAsteraceaeRaniunculaceaePolygalaceaeConvolvulaceaeAsteraceaeRubiaceaeOrchidaceaeAsteraceaeRosaceaePoaceaeCyantheaceaeAsteraceaePoaceaeBoraginaceaePoaceaeCyperaceaeOrchidaceaeFabaceaePoaceaePoaceaeFabaceaePoaceaeLiliaceaePoaceaeConvolvulaceaeLiliaceaeDicksoniaceaePoaceaeFabaceaeOrchidaceaeAsteraceaeOrchidaceaeSapindaceaeDroseraceaePoaceaeBoraginaceaeCyperaceae

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ElymusEpacrisEpilobiumEriocaulonEucalyptusEuphorbiaExocarposFestucaFoeniculumFumariaGahniaGaliumGastrodiaGenistaGeraniumGlycineGnaphaliumGonocarpusGoodeniaGratiolaGrevilleaGynatrixHakeaHardenbergiaHedycaryaHelichrysumHelipterumHemarthriaHibbertiaHistiopterisHolcusHoveaHydrocotyleHymenatheraHypericumHypochoerisHypoxisIndigoferaIsolepis

PoaceaeEpacridaceaeOnagraceaeEriocaulaceaeMyrtaceaeEuphorbiaceaeSantalaceaePoaceaeApiaceaeFumariaceaeCyperaceaeRubiaceaeOrchidaceaeFabaceaeGeraniaceaeFabaceaeAsteraceaeHaloragaceaeGoodeniaceaeScrophulariaceae

ProteaceaeMalvaceaeProteaceaeFabaceaeMonimiaceaeAsteraceaeAsteraceaePoaceaeDilleniaceaeDennstaedtiaceaePoaceaeFabaceaeApiaceaeViolaceaeClusiaceaeAsteraceaeLiliaceaeFabaceaeCyperaceae

IsotomaJuncusKunzeaLactucaLageniferaLeptorhynchosLeptospermumLeucopogonLigustrumLilaepsisLinariaLinumLoliumLomandraLoniceraLotusLuzulaLycopusLythrumMalusMalvaMarrubiumMenthaMicrolaenaMicroserisMicrotisMimulusMirbeliaModiolaMontiaMuellerinaMyosotisNavarretiaOleariaOxalisParentucelliaPaspalumPelargoniumPersicaria

CampanulaceaeJuncaceaeMyrtaceaeAsteraceaeAsteraceaeAsteraceaeMyrtaceaeEpacridaceaeOleaceaeApiaceaeScrophulariaceaeLinaceaePoaceaeXanthorrhoeaceaeCaprifoliaceaeFabaceaeJuncaceaeLamiaceaeLythraceaeRosaceaeMalvaceaeLamiaceaeLamiaceaePoaceaeAsteraceaeOrchidaceaeScrophulariaceaeFabaceaeMalvaceaePortulacaceaeLoranthaceaeBoraginaceaePolemoniaceaeAsteraceaeOxalidaceaeScrophulariaceaePoaceaeGeraniaceaePolygonaceae

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PetrorhagiaPhalarisPhragmitesPimeleaPinusPlantagoPlatylobiumPoaPolygonumPolysciasPolystichumPomaderrisPorantheraPortulacaProstantheraPrunellaPrunusPteridiumPterostylisPultenaeaRanunculusRobiniaRosaRubusRumexSambucusSenecioSetariaSileneSilybumSisyrinchiumSolanumSonchusSpiranthesStackhousiaStellariaStipaStylidium

CaryophyllaceaePoaceaePoaceaeThymelaeaceaePinaceaePlantaginaceaeFabaceaePoaceaePolygonaceaeAraliaceaeDryopteridaceaeRhamnaceaeEuphorbiaceaePortulacaceaeLamiaceaeLamiaceaeRosaceaeDennstaedtiaceaeOrchidaceaeFabaceaeRanunculaceaeFabaceaeRosaceaeRosaceaePolygonaceaeCaprifoliaceaeAsteraceaePoaceaeCaryophyllaceaeAsteraceaeIridaceaeSolanaceaeAsteraceaeOrchidaceaeStackhousiaceaeCaryophyllaceaePoaceaeStylidiaceae

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Birds found within theSeven Creeks catchmentabove Polly McQuinns

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

List of birds found within the Seven CreeksCatchment above Polly McQuinns.

All species have been recorded by D.J. Noonan (1980 - 1990)except where otherwise indicated.

Lists compiled by A.W.R. Vroland (EMU Vol 2 pp227 & 228) and G.W. Bedggood(Australian Bird Watcher Vol. 4 ppl 16 - 128) have been disregarded. The former

through the effluxion of time; the latter because of the obvious errors. A list compiledby Conservation and Environment officers 1983 and 1984 for the Land Conservation

Council North - East 2 District is not sufficiently specific to the Catchment area.

* Denotes: found breeding.

~ Denotes: Not found breeding but almostcertainly would have bred within theCatchment.

Farm refers to property D.J. & C.B. Noonan (Merton - Violet Town Road)Map references are from Map 8024 EUROA.

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HOARY - HEADED GREBE..Poliocephalus.Golf links dam et alia.

*AUSTRALIAN GREEE..Tachybaptus novaehollandiae.Fairly widespread on dams.

AUSTRALIAN PEUC\N..Pelecanus conspicillatus.One bird over farm 13/6/88.

DARTER..Anhinga melanogaster.One bird dam H.Broughton. 4/3/89.

GREAT CORMORANT..Phalacrocorax carbo.Occasional.

LITTLE BLACK CORMORANT..Phalacrocorax sulcirostris.Occasional.

LITTLE PIED CORMORANT..Phalacrocorax melanoleucos.Fairly common on dams.

PACIFIC HERON.Ardea pacifica.Few about dams most years especially summer/autumn.

*WHITE FACED HERON.Ardea novaehollandiae.Very plentiful resident species.

GREAT EGREt..Egrena alba.Two records of single birds.

RUFOUS NIGHT HERON-Nycticorax caledonicus.Only a few records.

SACRED lBlS..Threskiomis aetheopica.Fairly common - variable.

STRAWNECKED IBIS-.Threskiornis spincollis.Can be very abundant during plagues of WinglessGrasshopper.

ROYAL SPOONBILL.-Wafafefl regia.One - Polly McQuinns 1981.

YELLOW BILLED SPOONElLL..Plataleaflavipes.Small numbers most years.

Cormorant

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Birds foundwithin theSeven Creekscatchment abovePolly McQuinns

Black - shouldered Kite

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BLACK SWAN..Cyg««j atratus.Polly McQuinns; heard calling at night occasionally.

*AUSTRALIAN SHELDUCK (Mountain Duck)..Tadorna tadornoides.

A pair (or more) in Catchment most years.

*BLACK DUCK..Anas superciliosa.Abundant and widespread.

*GREY TEAL.. Anas gibberifrons.Only a few records. Bred near Golf Course dam Oct. 1988.

AUSTRALASIAN (Blue Winged) SHOVELER..Anas rhynchotis.

One bird Golf Course dam 24/10/87 and two birds 31/10/87.

HARDHEAD.. Aythya anstralis.Three records of a single bird on Golf Course dam Nov 1986,Jan 1987, Oct 1987.

*MANED (Wood) D\]CK...Chenonettajubata.Very abundant and wide spread.

BLACK - SHOULDERED KITE...Elanus notatus.Only three records Feb 1985, Mar 1990 (Farm) andStrathbogie Recreation Ground Nov 1989.

BLACK KnE..Milvus migrans.Several records of this inland raptor.

* WHISTLING KITE (Eagle)... Haliast ur sphenurus.Not very common within the Catchment.

*BROWN GOSHAWK. .Aecipiterfasciatus.Common: at least three pairs bred successfully within threekilometres of each other, Spring 1989 (Sam Noonan).

-COLLARED SPARROWHAWK..Acc«pifc>r cirrhocephalus.Several records, including a report of possible breeding925 215, 929 224

WEDGE - TAILED EAGLE ..Aquila audax.Frequently seen during Summer and Autumn particularlyduring 1080 rabbit poisoning programs. Eleven birds in sk atthe one time August 1989. Although abundant, does notappear to breed within the Catchment.

*LITTLE EAGLE..Hiemaetus morphnoides.The most abundant Eagle within the Catchment.

*MARSH HARRIER (Swamp Hawk).. Circus eruginosus.Plentiful during Spring and Summer; absent during Winter.

SPOTTED HARRIER..Circus assimilis.One bird seen several times on G & J Lightfoot's farm during3rd week of January 1991.

PEREGRINE FALCON.-Fafco peregrinus.Several records. Seen once or twice a year. 922 227.

AUSTRALIAN HOBBY (Little Falcon)..Fafcc longipennis.Several records (fewer than Peregrine Falcon).

*BROWN FALCON (Brown Hawk)..F«/c0 berigom.The most abundant Hawk within the catchment. Present allthe year.

* AUSTRALIAN KESTREL.. Fa/co cenchroides.Reasonably plentiful within the Catchment. Numbers varyaccording to density or otherwise of mice (mus musculus).

Note: The extraordinary density and variety of Birds of Prey(Raptores) within the Catchment can be attributed to theabundance of rabbits (for food) and the availability of nestinghabitat within remnant vegetation. This latter is increasingly Peregrine Falcon

under threat as tree numbers decline.

-STUBBLE QUAIL.. Coturnix novaezealandiae.Abundant in grasslands during Summer months.

PAINTED BUTTON-QUAIL..7M/7JW varia.One record Farm 6/5/85.

LITTLE BUTTON-QUAIL..Tumix velox.One record Farm 16/1/83 (drought year).

*LEWIN'S KAlL..Rallus pectoralis.Only recorded by the existence of three specimens killed bypredators on farm. Possibly occurs over much of theCatchment in dense patches of tea tree (e.g. probable sightingby Alan Simpson on his property). 922 227, 926 227,922218,926217.

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DUSKY MOORHEN.. Gallinula tenebrosa.Occasional at Polly McQuinns.

-PURPLE SWAMPHEN (Bald Coot) ..Porphyrio porphyrio.Very plentiful at Polly McQuinns.

EURASIAN COOT ..Fulica atra.Occasional at Polly McQuinns.

*MASKED LAPWING (Spur-winged Plover) ..Vanellus miles.Plentiful throughout Catchment.

BANDED LAPWING (Plover) ..Vanellus tricolor.Four birds on Farm 3/9/85. Reported by H.Vroland from hisfarm (now owned by DCE).

-BLACK-FRONTED PLOVER (Dotterel)..Charadrius melanops.

Resident at Golf Course dam much of year. Presence ofyoung birds Jan 1987 indicated probable breeding.

LATHAM'S SNIPE ..Gallinago hardwickii.Farm, dead bird 5/9/85. Golf Course dam one bird 17/1/87.923 222, 878 207.

PEACEFUL DOVE Geopelia placida.One bird corner Tames and Merton - Violet Town Roads,March 1990.

C ZEWING ..Phaps chalcoptera.Small numbers throughout Catchment.

BRUSH BRONZEWING ..Phaps elegans.One record of one (possibly two) birds at margin ofCatchment near Toorour centre June 1990.

CRESTED BRONZEWING ..Ocyphaps lophotes.Three records: Farm 7/9/84 and 25/10/86 and G & JLightfoot at "Tall Timbers" 27/10/88. 922 227, 942 246.

LONG-BILLED CORELLA ..Cacaiua tenuirostris.First record 13 birds 9/1 l/88.Several small flocks since.922 227.

*GALAH ..Cacatua roseicapilla.Widespread and abundant.

YELLOW-TAILED BLACK COCKATOO.. Calyptorhynchus fimeruns.

I Rare within the Catchment. Recorded two - three times per[ year in flocks numbering 3-11 (five birds seen during| Ministerial visit (26/9/89). Seen more regularly by Alan and! Anne Simpson, probably due to proximity to bush. A flying

young was seen to be fed at the Brookleigh Road Reservei August 87, but the species probably breeds outside the; Catchment

\G COCKATOO ..Callocephalonfimbriatum.A little more plentiful than Black Cockatoo; maximum flock

r size 12 birds. Pair feeding young Feb 1984 (Farm).

-SULPHUR-CRESTED (White) COCKATOO..Cacatua galerita.

Very plentiful. Flocks of many hundreds, even thousands,not uncommon.

MUSK LORRIKEET.. Glossopsitta concinna.Small flocks seen in Autumn most years when Swamp Gum(Eucalyptus ovata/camphora) in flower.

PURPLE-CROWNED LORRIKEET.. Glossopsitta porphyrocephala.

Two birds Farm 23/4/87.

' LITTLE LORRIKEET ..Glossopsitta pusilla.Small flock seen over Farm Feb 1985.

-KING PARROT ..Alisterus scapularis.Appears to be increasing in numbers. First record at Farmone bird 13/7/85. Small numbers seen in May each year(except 1987) since. Remained about farm until Oct during1988.Small numbers in Autumn 1990 increased to 30 andsubsequently 50+, attracted by windfall apples in orchard.

COCKATIEL ...Nymphicus hollandicus.Pair Strathbogie Recreation Ground December 1985

Crimson Rosella

*CRIMSON ROSELLA ..Platycercus elegans.Common in more open areas.

EASTERN ROSELLA. ..Platycercus eximius.Common, particularly in more open spaces.

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Tawny Frogmouth

RED-RUMPED PARROT ..Psephotm haematonotus.Flock of 20+- birds Autumn 1983 & 84. Smaller flocks seenoccasionally since.

BLUE-WINGED PARROT ...Neophema chrysostoma.One dead bird, Farm, Sept 1982. One bird, immature, Farm12/8/90.919222,922227.

PALLID CUCKOO .. Cuculus pallidus.Only a few records of single birds. One juvenile bird reportedby G & J Lightfoot around cattle yards on 13,15, 20December 1990.

FAN-TAILED CUCKOO ..Cuculuspyrrhophanus.Infrequently seen or heard.

*HORSFIELD'S BRONZE CUCKOO ..Chrysococcyx basalis.Fairly common during Spring and early Summer.

*SHINING BRONZE CUCKOO ..Chysococcyx lucidus.As for preceding species but less common.

POWERFUL OWL ...Ninox strenua.Two birds reported by Alan Simpson near Bald Hill 1985or 1986. Mt. Wombat area(Land Conservation CouncilReview of North-Eastern Area District 2 July 1974).938215.

*SOUTHERN BOOBOOK ...Ninox novaeseelandiae.Fairly common; frequently heard calling, less often seen.One seen to take rabbit kitten Sept 1989.

BARKING OWL ...Ninox connivens.One bird reported by G & J Lightfoot in their machinery shed20/9/85. Heard calling at Boho South by R Davis Aug 1989.

*BARN OWL ..Tyto alba.Three young outside spout of Candlebark gum (E.rubida)May 1985. Single birds recorded 1986 & 87 but not since.

-TAWNY FROGMOUTH ..Podargus strigoides.Not very common (although occur around house do notappear to have been permanently here).

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WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL (Spine-tailed Swift)..Hirundapus caudacutus.

Summer migrant; seen only infrequently, usually in March orlate February.

*KOOKABURRA ..Dacelo novaeguineae.Very common.

-SACRED KINGFISHER ..Halcyon sancta.Summer migrant. Not very common.

RAINBOW BEE-EATER (Rainbow Eird)..Merops omatus.Summer migrant. First seen or heard, early October (earliestrecord 6/9/86) then not often seen until January - March,when seen or heard overhead most days. Probably does notbreed within Catchment.

DOLLARBIRD ..Eurystomus orientalis.Pair near Seven Creeks (Farm) February 1983. One bird atTall Timbers 17/10/85 (G. Lightfoot).

-SINGING BUSHLARK ..Mirafra javanica.Only definitely recorded in the Spring/ Summer 1982/83(drought year) when plentiful in an oat crop on Farm.923 219

SKYLARK. ..Alauda arvensis.Resident on Farm in small numbers.

*WELCOME SWALLOW ..Hirundo neoxena.(Very) common, especially during Summer months.

-TREE MARTIN ..Cecropis nigricans.Summer migrant. Reasonably common.

*FAIRY MARTIN ..Cecropis ariel.Less common than preceding species. Regularly nests alongBald Hill Creek on vertical or overhanging banks.

'RICHARDS PIPIT ..Anthus novaeseelandiae.Very common in open farmland.

-BLACK-FACED CUCKOO SHRIKE..Coracina novaehollendiae.

Reasonably common, particularly during warmer months.

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Birds found -WHITE-WINGED TRILLER ..Laiage suSummer migrant. Numbers vary from year to year. Very

Within the plentiful during drought year (1982/83); only a few birds1989/90.

Seven Creeksrntrltmont nhn\)0 -WHITE'S THRUSH ...Zoothera dauma.caicnmeni auove Single birds recorded twice near house: winter i981 and

3/6/86.1 - 3 birds regularly seen in Alan and Anne Simpson'sgarden; single birds seen on their farm and adjoiningproperty.

*BLACKBIRD ..Turdus merula.Common.

PINK ROBIN ..Petroica rodinogaster.Resident in Strathbogie Forest but only record forCatchment. One bird (F or I) 18/11/86 Farm. 922 220.

FLAME ROBIN ..Petroicaphoenicea.Very common during Autumn and Winter in farming areas.May breed in forested areas of Catchment e.g. Mt. Wombat,Mt. Barrahet.

-SCARLET ROBIN ..Petroica multicolor.Common during Autumn and Winter in farming areas.Would breed in timbered areas of Catchment.

RED-CAPPED ROBIN ..Petroica goodenovi>Only a few records at infrequent intervals of single birds.922227,922219.

*EASTERN YELLOW ROBIN ..Eopsaltria australis.Small numbers throughout Catchment.

JACKY WINTER ..Microeca leucophaea.Rarely seen. Three birds near Tall Timbers May 1982.Single birds Farm May 1982 and June 1990.

-CRESTED SHRIKE-TIT ...Falcunculusfrontatits.Infrequently seen.

-GOLDEN WHISTLER ..Pachycephala pectomlis.Not very common, dependent on fairly dense understorey fornesting habitat.

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*RUFOUS WHISTLER ..Pachycephala mfiventris.Summer migrant. Common.

*GREY SHRIKE THRUSH ..Colluridnda harmonica.Common.

LEADEN FLYCATCHER ..Myiagra rubecula.Summer migrant although only three records of single birds,all at Farm, Nov 1982,28/10/87 and 31/3/87.

-SATIN FLYCATCHER ..Myiagra cyanoleuca.Summer migrant. More abundant than preceding species.Would almost certainly breed in timbered areas along SevenCreeks et alia.

-RESTLESS FLYCATCHER (Scissors Gringer)..Myiagra inquieta.

Well spread throughout the Catchment but not a largepopulation.

*GREY FANTAIL ..Rhipidura fuliginosa.Common: rarely seen during Winter.

*WILL1E-WAG-TAIL ..Rhipidura leucophrys.Common resident.

EASTERN WHIP BIRD ..Psophodes olivaceus.Bird seen G and J Lightfoot on northern slope of Mt.Barrahet 3/9/88.

-REED-WARBLER ..Acrocephalus stentorens.Summer migrant to dense areas of cumbungi or rushesin water.

-GOLDEN-HEADED CISTICOLA ..Cisticola exilis.Not very common: readily colonises undisturbed areas ofrank grass or reed growth e.g., fenced off areas along creeksand gullies.

-RUFOUS SONGLARK ..Cinclorhamphus mathewsi.Summer migrant but only in small and variable numbers.Some years almost absent.

-BROWN SONGLARK ..Cindorhampus cruralis.Infrequent summer migrant. A number of birds in an oatcrop 1982/83 (Bushlark op cit) but only seen twice since.

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*SUPERB FAIRY-WREN (Blue Wren) ..Malurus cyaneus.Numerically probably the commonest bird within theCatchment.

*WHITE-BROWED SCRUB-WREN ..Sericomisfrontalis.Very common, particularly areas of dense vegetation alongcreeks and amongst tea-tree.

-SPECKLED WARBLER ..Sericomis sagittatus.Only known from the small area of reserve at corner ofBrookleigh Road and Merton - Violet Town Road. Has nqtbeen seen since Council clearing of part of this area (1987).912212.

-WHITE-THROATED GERYGONE ..Gerygone olivacea.Summer migrant. Small numbers each year.

*BROWN THORNBILL ..Acanthiza pusillVery common, particularly in areas of dense vegetation (c/fScrub Wren).

-BUFF-RUMPED THORNBILL ..Acanthiza reguloides.The rarest of the four Thornbills occuring in the Catchment.Small flocks occasionally noted.

*YELLOW-RUMPED THORNBILL ..Acanthiza chrysorrhoa.Very common in farmland.

-STRIATED THORNBILL ..Acanthiza lineata.Common, more dependent on timbered areas than otherThornbills.

-VARIED SITELLA ..Daphoenositta chrysoptera.Rather rare: dependant on timbered areas for survival.

*WHITE-THROATED TREE-CREEPER..Climacteris leucophaea

Common: Will roost on walls of houses during extremeweather in Winter.

RED-BROWED TREE-CREEPER ..Climacteris erythrops.Mt. Wombat area (L.C.C. review of N.E. Area District NO. 21974).

BROWN TREE-CREEPER ..Climacterispicumnus.Vagrant one bird Farm 8/2/85.

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\D WATTLEBIRD ..Anthochaera carunculata.Fairly common, particularly in Autumn when Swamp Gum(E. camphora/ovata) in flower.

-NOISY FRIARBIRD ..Philemon corniculatus.Large numbers congregate in G. Sebire's cherries during

f early Summer. Possibly absent from the Catchment duringf Winter.i

\D HONEYEATER; ..Lichenostormus chrysops.

The commonest Honeyeater although absent during Winter.Usually returns early September, departing (late) April.

-WHITE-EARED HONEYEATER ..Lichenostomus leucotis.Fairly common, more obvious in Winter when it moves outof more densely vegetated areas into open farmland.Dependent on dense undergrowth for breeding.

YELLOW-TUFTED HONEYEATER..Lichenostomus melanops.

Reported by G and J. Lightfoot at Tall Timbers August 1986.

WHITE-PLUMED HONEYEATER..Lichenostomus penicillatus.

Vagrant. One bird January 1983. Occurs outside theCatchment at Kelvin View.

-BROWN-HEADED HONEYEATER..Melithreptus brevirostris. ' .

Fairly common, resident.

-WHITE-NAPED HONEYEATER ..Melithreptus lunatus.Common at times particularly when Swamp Gum in flower.May be absent from Catchment at times.

NEW HOLLAND HONEYEATER..Phylidonyri$ novaehollandiae.

Only record from within the Catchment is of a few birds inJ.and L. Smith's garden Boho South 6/8/89.

-EASTERN SPINBILL ..Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris.Not very common - usually in gardens.

New Holland Honeyeater

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Birds found *WHITE-FRONTED CHAT ..Ephthianum ai"* Not very common. More obvious during colder months

Within the when flocks of 10 - 30 birds occur.

..Dicaeum hirundinaceum.

catchment above Not coramon: absent during Winter"-SPOTTED PARDALOTE ..Pardalotus punctatus.

Not common, generally confined to substantial areas oftimber.

*STRIATED PARDALOTE ..Pardalotus striatus.Common except during Winter. Has nested in the same holein the wall of the house for the past 26 years.

SILVEREYE ..Zosterops lateralis.Very large numbers congregate in G.Sebire's cherries,otherwise not particularly abundant. Generally appears to beabsent during Winter but noted at Farm early July 1990.

GOLDFINCH .Carduelis carduelis.Common.

*HOUSE SPARROW.. Passer domesticus.Fairly common around farm buildings.

*RED-BROWED FIRETAIL ..Emblema temporalis.Common: large flocks Autumn/Winter.

DIAMOND FIRETAIL ..Emblema guttata.One bird at Farm 13/2/89. May be significant that clearing ofVroland's had commenced a few days earlier. 922 219.

-COMMON STARLING ..Sternus vulgans.Small flocks only.

OLIVE-BACKED ORIELE ..Oriolus sagittatus.Only records are of single birds calling late September.

SATIN BOWERBIRD ..Ptilonorhynchus violaceus.Birds occasionally seen around gardens, usually in Winter.No reports of adult males within Catchment althoughrecorded outside. Two immature or female birds visit Alanand Anne Simpsons garden regularly throughout the year.922227,941219.

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-WHITE-WINGED CHOUGH ..Corcorax melanorhamphos.Not common: small flocks occasionally seen.

*MAGPIE-LARK (Mudlark) ..Grallina cyanoleuca.Small numbers throughout the Catchment.

-WHITE-BROWED WOODSWALLOW..Artamus superciliosus.

Usually seen overhead during Northerly winds in late Spring.Generally flocks of 10 - 20 but occasionally larger numberse.g.', 8/10/85, 100+-. Was very common during drought year1982/83 when almost certainly bred (October - February).

*DUSKY WOODSWALLOW Artamus cyanopterus.Common. Moves out late Autumn returns mid August.

*MAGPlE..Gymnorhina tibicen.Very common and obvious.

*PIED CURRAWONG ..Strepera graculina.Common, especially in Winter.

-GREY CURRAWONG ..Strepera versicolor.Not common, generally seen in Winter.

-AUSTRALIAN RAVEN ..Corvus coronoides.Common and resident.

LITTLE RAVEN ..Corvus mellori.Very common during Summer when flocks of severalhundred (or more) birds congregate during plagues of theWingless Grasshopper. Difficult to differentiate between thisand preceding species.

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Mammals found within theSeven Creeks Catchmentabove Polly McQuinns

Echidna

List of mammals found within the Seven CreeksCatchment above Polly McQuinns.

List compiled from observations by David and/or Sam Noonan except whereotherwise indicated. Pauline Duncan, Wildlife Survey Team with Fisheries

and Wildlife Division of Ministry of Conservation and Environmentprovided much useful information although its main survey efforts was

outside the Catchment.

The list is very incomplete because of insufficient observations and therefusal of C&E to grant a licence to trap mammals for survey work.

Map references are from Map 8024 EUROA.

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ECHIDNA ..Tcchyglossus aculeatus.Widespread within the Catchment, although restricted toroad-sides and timbered areas.

PLATYPUS ..Omithorhynchus anatinm.Reported by J.Cornish as occurring in Seven Creeks belowhis property on Brookleigh Road. Other reports? 905 221

YELLOW FOOTED ANTECHINUS ..Antechinus flavipes.Museum specimum (Wildlife Survey Team [WST]).

Long-Nosed Bandicoot

i BROWN ANTECHINUS ..Antechinus stuartii.'' Listed by WST.

Note: Trapping would establish the abundance or otherwiseof these small marsupials and other small mammals.

BRUSH - TAILED PHASCOGALE ..Phascogale tapoatafa.The numbers killed at night by road traffic indicate that it iswidespread and not necessarily uncommon within theCatchment. Numbers appear to vary with roadside killspeaking in 1985 during a minor mice plague. Rarely seen buteach year usally pick up a couple of specimens killed by cars.925 219, 880 212, 880 154, 865 153,874 133.

LONG - NOSED BANDICOOT ..Perameles nasuta.Rarely seen and then usually as a result of a road kill. All ourobservations, with one exception, are during Winter andfollowing heavy rain when the animals are presumablyflooded out of their nests in thick vegetation along creeks,

viz: 1981 July, 1 dead (2 young in pouch) Merton -VioletTown Road. 916214.

1981 July, 1 Tames Road. 883 1891988 Autumn, 1 dead Laws Corner. 887 2461989 August 25,2 Brookleigh Road. 894 212

August 26,2 Merton - Violet Town Road. 924 224 &913212September 3,1 dead Merton - Violet Town Road.920 206

1990 July 5,1 Brookleigh Road. 894 212July 16, 1 dead Mackay's gate Spring Creek Road.874 208July 29, 1 dead Spring Creek Road (Ann Nichols).881 226Aug. 11,1 Brookleigh Road (Kath Harper). 894 212

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Mammals foundwithin theSeven Creekscatchment abovePolly McQuinns

Common BrushtailedPossum

MOUNTAIN BRUSHTAIL POSSUM ..Trichosurus caninus.Seen in timbered country on Bald Hill and Watkins Roadnear Geoff Sebires.

COMMON BRUSHTAILED POSSUM ..Trichosurus vulpecula.Very common throughout Catchment.

SUGAR GLIDER ..Peturus breviceps.Probably fairly common but rarely seen. Seen Farm (DJN),Brookleigh Road, Violet Town - Bonnie Doon Road.Occasional cat and road kills. Party of 6 - 8 in hollow in treeremoved by Council for road widening (Alan Simpson).

RINGTAILED POSSUM ..Pseudocheirus peregrinus.Common throughout Catchment especially along vegetatedroad and creek frontages.

GREATER GLIDER ..Petauroides volans.Only recorded from Bald Hill and Merton - Violet TownRoad but, judging by their abundance throughout theStrathbogie State Forest, would occur in other well timberedareas of the Catchment, paticularly Mt. Wombat. Favournarrow leaved peppermint (E.radiata) as food source.

GREY KANGAROO ..Macropus giganteus.Common in areas adjacent to forest.

SWAMP WALLABY.. Wallabia bicolor.Small numbers occur in most densely vegetated areas.

KOALA ..Phascolarctos cinereus.One of the fauna/features of the Catchment. Very wide-spread, abundant and visible. Appears to favour Manna Gum(E.viminalis) and Swamp Gum (E.ovata/camphora) but willspend day anywhere, including deciduous trees, pine treesand sheds.

WOMBAT ..Vombatus ursinus.Common in well timbered areas.

GOULD'S WATTLED BAT ..Chalinolobus gouldii.Museum specimen (WST).

EPTESlCUS.-sp?Roost in walls of house and appear to be common throughoutCatchment.

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; LESSER LONG-EARED BAT ..Nyctophilus geoffroyi.; One caught in house 1982. One in stack of timber 12/8/90.

922 227

; WATER RAT ..Hydromys chrysogaster.Observed in Seven Creeks, near Smith's Bridge. Onecaught in rabbit trap near swampy area in Alan Simpson's.One dead near Seven Creeks (Rodney Edwards). 870 796,937 216 & 918 228

HOUSE MOUSE ..Mus musculus.Variable in numbers. Minor plagues 1985 and 1990.

BUSH RAT ..Rattusfuscipes.Museum specimen (WST). Trapping would determine status(op. cit).

BLACK RAT ..Rattus rattus.Common, particularly around sheds.

'• WOK..Vulpes vulpes.Very common throughout the Catchment.

\L CAT ..Fdis catus.• Very common throughout Catchment. 1080 poison programsI provide some check on the numbers of this and the preceding'. species.

| FERAL PIG ..Sus scrofa.i Only occurs on edge of catchment, but a potential problem.

| BROWN HARE ..Lepus capensis.' Rather rare: restricted to certain areas e.g. Creek Junction -I Euroa Road.

RABBIT ..Oryctolagus cuniculus.Very, very common. Persistent control measures appear tohave reduced numbers in Winter 1990.

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