100 ACRES TRAIL

After leaving the Domeney Reserve car park (Point 1), head north along the Western Boundary Track. Along the way look for Australian Magpies and Magpie-larks along the Reserve edge as well as for St Andrew’s Cross Spiders in their webs. As you near the turn off for the Wild Cherry Track stop to observe the Sweet Bursaria and the small stand of English Oak (Point 2).

Follow the route to join the Wild Cherry Track. Along this route you will encounter patches of more open bush (Point 3). Keep your eyes open in these areas for Grey Fantails, Eastern Yellow Robins, St Andrew’s Cross Spiders, and Common Brown Butterflies and listen out for the cuckoo species (Fan-tailed Cuckoo and Eastern Koel) – you may even be lucky enough to see one. As you head downhill you will also see a number of Sweet Bursaria. Follow the track down to Austin Dam (Point 4) and pause to listen for frogs (Southern Brown Tree Frog and Southern Bullfrog). Don’t forget to look up; you might see a Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike doing its characteristic wing-shuffle. Shorter option: From Austin Dam, backtrack briefly along Wild Cherry Track before heading down Tea Tree Track. Pause on the bridge at Tadpole Dam (Point 9) to listen for frogs. Continue over the bridge and follow the Scout Track south. Along the way you will pass a dense patch of Sweet Bursaria (Point 10). Turn right at the next opportunity and you will encounter Green Dam (Point 11).

Continue past the dam and up to the Northern Boundary track. As you walk along this northern boundary of the Reserve keep an eye out for magpies, magpie-larks and butterflies (Common Brown and Cabbage White). In the gullies and close to Sign No. 14 take note of phenological stages of the Sweet Bursaria (Point 5). Frogs may also be heard in the moister drainage lines. Take the Ridge Track south. Sweet Bursaria is abundant in patches along this track, particularly near High Track, and is worth observing. Stop near the old homestead site (Point 6) and look for Grey Fantails and magpies. Continue along the Ridge Track to Brown Dam (Point 7). Listen for frogs at Brown Dam and watch for Grey Fantails and magpies. Along the track to Green Dam look out for magpies, Eastern Yellow Robins and Sweet Bursaria (Point 8).

At Green Dam (Point 11) watch for Grey Fantails near the water, magpies and mudlarks in the grassy areas and Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrikes in the tree-tops. Return to the carpark via Green Dam Track (Point 12) and Western Boundary Track continuing to keep an eye and ear open for target species.

Fancy being a ClimateWatcher? Confirm your observations with our species guides and record your sightings using the ClimateWatch smartphone app or the paper recording sheets. If you use the recording sheets, don’t forget to enter them in at http://www.climatewatch.org.au when you get home.

The 100 Acres phenology trails start and end at the main car park off Domeney Reserve. The circuit takes in valleys, ridge tops and a number of permanent and ephemeral wetlands. A variety of habitats are encountered during this walk, including Grassy Dry Forest, Valley Grassy Forest and Creekline Herb-rich Woodland. Points of interest and observation points for flora and fauna phenology are indicated with numbered circles. Also shown is a shorter option (dashed line). Although a clockwise direction of travel is indicated, citizen scientists may travel in the reverse direction if they wish to. Note that any observations of the target species made within the bounds of the park will still be recorded, should you choose to make observations on additional routes.

TRAIL STATSLength: 3 kmTime: 1 hr

OPTION Length: 1.5 kmTime: 30 min

Australian Magpie Cracticus tibicen

100 ACRES TRAILBlack-faced Cuckoo Shrike Coracina novaehollandae

Eastern Koel Eudynamys orientalis

Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis

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Behaviour AbbreviationsUse this recording sheet on your walk of the 100 Acres Reserve trail. Write abbreviations of observed behaviour and phenophase in the appropriate boxes. Record up to 3 instances per species.

Remember to upload your sightings to the ClimateWatch website at http://www.climatewatch.org.au.

Time Time

Latitude/Longitude

Latitude/Longitude

Count Count

Behaviour Behaviour

Notes Notes

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Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis

Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa

Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca

Eastern Pobblebonk Frog

Limnodynastes dumerilii

Time Time

Latitude/Longitude

Latitude/Longitude

Count Count

Behaviour Behaviour

Notes Notes

C Calling

CM Courting/mating

P Present

ButterfliesLE Laying eggs

Ch Chrysalis

Frogs T Tadpoles

SpidersM Males (include

number)

ES Egg sacs in web

Birds

F Feeding

BC Bird on chicks

BE Bird on eggs

BN Bird on nest

FY Feeding young

NP Nest present

100 ACRES TRAIL

Southern Brown Tree Frog

Litoria ewingii

English Oak Quercus robur GROUP SPECIES: Common name (Scientific name)

Birds

Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)

Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike (Coracina novaehollandae)

Eastern Koel (Eudynamys orientalis)

Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)

Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)

Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)

Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)

FrogsEastern Pobblebonk Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii)

Southern Brown Tree Frog (Litoria ewingii)

InsectsCabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)

Common Brown Butterfly (Heteronympha merope)

Spiders St. Andrew’s Cross Spider (Argiope keyserlingi)

Mammals White-striped Bat (Austronomous australis)

PlantsBlackthorn (Sweet Bursaria) (Bursaria spinosa)

English Oak (Quercus robur)

White-striped Bat Austronomous australis

Blackthorn (Sweet Bursaria) Bursaria spinosa

Time

Latitude/Longitude

Count

Phenophase

Notes

1F First fully open flower 1LC First leaf to change colour

FF Full flowering LC Leaves changing colour

EF End of flowering 1LD First leaf to fall this year

NF Not flowering LD ≥50% leaves fallen

1LO First fully open leaf NL No leaves

LO Leaves open

Phenophase Abbreviations

Time Time

Latitude/Longitude

Latitude/Longitude

Count Count

Behaviour Behaviour

Notes Notes

Cabbage White Butterfly Pieris rapae

Common Brown Butterfly Heteronympha merope

St. Andrew’s Cross Spider Argiope keyserlingi

Time Time

Latitude/Longitude

Latitude/Longitude

Count Count

Behaviour Behaviour

Notes Notes

100 ACRES TRAIL Date:

Behaviour AbbreviationsC Calling

CM Courting/mating

P Present

ButterfliesLE Laying eggs

Ch Chrysalis

Frogs T Tadpoles

SpidersM Males (include

number)

ES Egg sacs in web

Birds

F Feeding

BC Bird on chicks

BE Bird on eggs

BN Bird on nest

FY Feeding young

NP Nest present

Use this recording sheet on your walk of the 100 Acres Reserve trail. Write abbreviations of observed behaviour and phenophase in the appropriate boxes. Record up to 3 instances per species.

Remember to upload your sightings to the ClimateWatch website at http://www.climatewatch.org.au.

Data collected contributes to

Developed in partnership with