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- Honeyeaters
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- Survey species
- More about Koels
- More about Superb Fairy-wrens
- Top 40 bird songs
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- Introduced birds
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- Bird-friendly spaces
- Guidelines for bird habitat
- What do birds need?
- What can the plants in your garden provide?
- What other resources can you provide?
- Birds and plants in your garden: a survey
- Gardening for birds
- General gardening tips
- Bird-attracting plants
- Choosing native plants
- Designing a garden for birds
- Plant lists by Local Government Area
- Ashfield Council Plant List
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- City Of Sydney Council Plant List
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- Hornsby Shire Council Plant List
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- Hurstville City Council Plant List
- Kogarah Municipal Council Plant List
- Ku-Ring-Gai Municipal Council Plant List
- Lane Cove Municipal Council Plant List
- Leichhardt Municipal Council Plant List
- Liverpool City Council Plant List
- Manly Council Plant List
- Marrickville Council Plant List
- Mosman Council Plant List
- North Sydney Council Plant List
- Parramatta City Council Plant List
- Penrith City Council Plant List
- Pittwater Council Plant List
- Randwick Council Plant List
- Rockdale Council Plant List
- Ryde City Council Plant List
- South Sydney City Council Plant List
- Strathfield Municipal Council Plant List
- Sutherland Shire Council Plant List
- Warringah Shire Council Plant List
- Waverley Council Plant List
- Willoughby City Council Plant List
- Woollahra Council Plant List
- Planning for birds
- The natural habitats of birds
- The urban environment
- Urban landscapes: open spaces
- Wildlife corridors
- Remnant bushland
- Bush care and regeneration
- Weeds
- History of Sydney's birds
- Sydney: region in focus
- Bird Lists - Mosman/Cremorne
- Cowra: town birds in a region of fragmented woodland
- Bird Lists - Chatswood/Artarmon
- Bird Lists - Balmain/Haberfield
- Bird Lists - Ashfield/Fivedock
- Bird Lists - Kingsgrove/Turella
- Bird Lists - Randwick
- Surveys
- Koel survey
- Channel-billed Cuckoo survey
- Channel-billed Cuckoo Survey Form (Login required)
- Koel Survey Form (Login required)
- Results - Koel survey - 2005
- Results - Koel survey
- Results - Channel-billed Cuckoo survey
- Superb Fairy-wren survey
- 2006 Channel-billed Cuckoo Survey Results
- Superb Fairy-wren Survey Form (Login required)
- Results - Superb Fairy-wren survey
- Past survey results
- Backyard Birds Survey Form (Login required)
- Results - Backyard birds survey
- Printable Backyard Birds data collection sheet
- Backyard birds survey
- Plant-use survey Form (Login required)
- Schoolground survey
- Plant-use survey
- Current survey results
- Birds in backyards survey 2000 results
- Birds in backyards survey - Spring/summer 2005 results
- Birds in backyards survey - Spring/Summer 2006/07 results
- Australian White Ibis survey
- Birds in backyards survey - Autumn/Winter 2006 results
- Backyard birds survey results for Perth
- Backyard birds survey results for Adelaide
- Backyard birds survey results for Sydney
- Backyard birds survey results for Brisbane
- Backyard birds survey results for Melbourne
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- Birds in backyards survey - State by State results
- About
- About the program
- The Steering Committee
- Research projects
- Species interactions and habitat associations of birds inhabiting urban areas of Sydney
- Superb Fairy-wrens in urban environments
- What characteristics of urban gardens influence the distribution and foraging ecology of Noisy Miners?
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Other Documents
- Best Practice Guidelines
- (5.79MB pdf file)
- Best Practice Guidelines for Enhancing Urban Bird Habitat (5.79MB pdf file)
Review of scientific literature on habitat for birds in urban areas, including recommendations. - Short version of Guidelines for Bushland Managers (180kb pdf file)
Summary of the Best Practice Guidelines, tailored for Bushland Managers - Short version of Guidelines for Councils and Planners (219kb pdf file)
Summary of the Best Practice Guidelines, tailored for Councils and Planners - Short version of Guidelines for Domestic Gardeners (464kb pdf file)
Summary of the Best Practice Guidelines, tailored for Domestic Gardeners. - Short version of Guidelines for Landscape Architects (167kb pdf file)
Summary of the Best Practice Guidelines, tailored for Landscape Architects. - Short version of Guidelines for Open Space Managers (180kb pdf file)
Summary of the Best Practice Guidelines, tailored for Open Space Managers. - Short version of Guidelines for Schools (384kb pdf file)
Summary of the Best Practice Guidelines, tailored for Schools. - Short version of Guidelines for Street Tree Planners (163kb pdf file)
Summary of the Best Practice Guidelines, tailored for Street Tree Planners - richards ibis (3.13MB ptx file)
- (5.79MB pdf file)
- Plant lists
- Compiled plant list (773kb xls file)
Contains details of plant attributes and lists plants by council districts.
- Compiled plant list (773kb xls file)
- Surveys
- Australian White Ibis colourband information (78kb pdf file)
- Colour band information for Australian White Ibis (283kb pdf file)
Colour band information for Australian White Ibis - Three distribution maps for three key species (84kb mdi file)
These maps are for the Australian King-Parrot, the Red-whiskered Bulbul and the Superb Fairy-wren
- Australian White Ibis colourband information (78kb pdf file)
- Research jobs
- Application Criteria (29kb doc file)
Selection criteria for National Manager of BIBY - Manager National Birds in Backyards Job Description (32kb doc file)
Advertisement for the position of Manager, National Birds in Backyards Program. - Manager, National Birds in Backyards, Advertisement (27kb doc file)
Advertisement for the position of Manager, National Birds in Backyards Program. - Project Officer - Birds in Backyards Program (50kb rtf file)
Employment Opportunity: "Preparing guidelines for enhancing urban bird habitat". The Birds in Backyards program has now received a NSW State Environmental Trust grant to develop and disseminate a set of Guidelines for Enhancing Urban Bird Habitat.
- Application Criteria (29kb doc file)
- General
- Look out for the mint aphid (109kb pdf file)
Flier for observers of mint aphids. - May 08 e-Newsletter (110kb pdf file)
- Order form for miniposters (45kb pdf file)
- Syllabus Links (52kb doc file)
Syllabus links for NSW primary and secondary schools
- Look out for the mint aphid (109kb pdf file)
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