There are numerous birds and animals and insects that the visitor can observe with little difficulty. Some are nocturnal so what you see will depend on the time of day that you are walking or driving.
ON THE DRIVE UP (Or Down)
As you travel up the road to the top of Mount Buffalo you will see a range of wildlife if you are lucky and observant. Wallabies are common along the road at any time of the day but in particular at Dawn or dusk
The early drivers will often see lyrebirds feeding at the side or crossing the road (and then running off to safety with wings outspread looking more like a feathered lizard than a bird)
In the later evening Wombats are common on the side of the road as are nocturnal birds such as the Tawny Frogmouth and Owls. Bats can be seen hunting along the open spaces and small creatures such as the the anitcinus may sometimes cross the road in the lights of the car.
If you stop and let your eyes adjust to the dark on the flat area at Rollasons falls walk picnic area you may see a Greater Glider soar from one treetop to another or hear Sugar Gliders quaralling in the foliage. A possum or two may be observed (by their glowing eyes) if you carefully shine a torch into the lower branches of the Alpine Ash.
THE GORGE LOOKOUTS
Currawongs and Wattlebirds and Crimson Rosellas are commonly seen at the gorge lookouts (You should not feed them however as it is not good for their health). Ravens also visit this area as do a wide range of smaller birds. If you stand on the lookouts you may see a huge wedgetailed eagle soaring in the distance or a swift Kestral or Falcon.
THE HORN
While walking to the top of the Horn you may see flocks of ravens and the occasional Kestral that frequent this area to hunt the numerous Bogong Moths that shelter in the rock shelters and cracks by day and then swarm out in thier millions at dusk. These are migratory moths that hatch in Northern NSW and Southern Queensland and then travel to the south to shelter in the high country over the warmer months before returning north to lay their eggs when the first frosts arrive.
