2016 Bird Count

[Catherine]

You topped the hundred and it is only February. You are having a great year.

I notice that you list the European Goldfinch. Is that a bird that was brought to Australia?

I am going for a bird walk along the river tomorrow so I should see something new.

I am trying to identify a bird I saw on Friday. I think it is a  Plumbeous Vireo.  I would say it is certainly a vireo of some kind. The pictures just don't quite look like what I remember. Maybe I need a bird identification app on my phone.

I certainly need a new bird book. My book is so old it doesn't fit the birds we have here now. Some birds have extended their ranges further north into my area. I need a book that also covers all the birds that fly through our area in the spring and autumn.
I understand that some people have seen Robins. Our North American Robin is a sign the spring is near. They come back early and they are a welcome sight every year.