Birding in Queensland was delightful and included Townsville's Town Common, Alligator Creek, Giru, Billabong Sanctuary, the Paluma area including the Ivy Cottage Tea House, Mission Beach, Wooroonooran National Park, Crater Lake, Curtain Fig Tree, Yungaburra, Lake Eacham, Lake Barrine, the Curtain Fig Tree, Mareeba Wetlands, Lake Mitchell, Kingfisher Park, a Daintree River cruise with Chris Dahlberg, Cairns and the phenomenal mudflats, a trip to the Great Barrier Reef, breakfast at the Cassowary House, and O'Reilly's Guesthouse.