Corindi Beach, New South Wales Grafton Presbyterian Church, and daughters who were teachers of the area. Passerine (perching birds) Charadriiformes Coraciiformes Parrots Galliformes (heavy bodied ground birds) Accipitriformes (birds of brey) Strigiformes (owls) Frogmouths Pelecaniformes Columbiformes Releasing exotic animals into the wild may damage the environment. It could introduce an exotic disease or pathogen or become a pest itself. Exotic animals threaten our unique environment, agriculture and the tourism industry. It is also cruel to the animal as it is likely to die from exposure or starvation. Farming Dairying was the main farming practice early on in the Corindi area. Oats and lucerne grew well
Hawking (birds) Hawking (birds) Hawking is a feeding strategy in birds involving catching flying insects in the air. The term usually refers to a technique of sallying out from a perch to snatch an insect and then returning to the same or a different perch. This technique is called “flycatching” and some birds known for it are several families of “flycatchers”: Old World flycatchers, monarch flycatchers, and tyrant flycatchers. Other birds, such as swifts, swallows, and nightjars, also take insects on the wing in continuous aerial feeding. The term “hawking” comes from the similarity of this behavior to the way hawks take