Camp Report - Queen Mary Falls, 20, 21 and 22 May 2022

Only the 6 people booked into cabins made it to Queen Mary Falls. The caravan park was water-logged but the cabins were dry and inviting. As we arrived Crimson Rosellas and a Wonga Pigeon were feeding near the kiosk, and Red-necked Wallabies including two females with joeys were grazing nearby. 

Friday afternoon was grey and cold but three intrepid members braved the uninviting conditions and walked to the Falls lookout. Well, the falls were spectacular. We could hear them before we saw them. The spray, high above the plunging water, drifted through the trees as we walked towards Spring Creek. This was a roiling mass of water hurtling under the bridge to the edge of the scarp. Once we were at the lookout we could see the full force of the water thundering to the rocks 40 metres below. 

As we walked back, it started to rain and didn't stop for over 24 hours. We spent most of Saturday in front of the wood stove in the camp kitchen. As it didn't look very much better on Sunday morning, we all packed up and went home!

Species Lists for Queen Mary Falls Camp: 20-22 May 2022

Birds: Australian Wood Duck, Bar-shouldered Dove, Wonga Pigeon, Masked Lapwing, Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Australian King Parrot, Crimson Rosella, Eastern Rosella, Laughing Kookaburra, White-throated Treecreeper, Eastern Spinebill, Lewin's Honeyeater, Bell Miner, Noisy Miner, Eastern Whipbird, Pied Butcherbird, Pied Currawong, Australian Magpie, Grey Fantail, Willie Wagtail, Eastern Yellow Robin, Torresian Crow (though I think it was an Australian Raven).

Mammals: Red-necked Wallaby