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Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC) modSharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC) Mod
Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)Name the chick, what happens on land affects the sea.
Public Voting closes on the 25th of September at 5pm with the name announcement on the 26th of September.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-a ... ethechick/
For the pronunciation of names enter them here:
https://www.maoridictionary.co.nz/
Fledging update:
Top Flat chick is 245 days old and fledged yesterday!!!
Last pic of Top Flat chick taken 22 September 2024. Image credit, DOC.
Top Flat Track chick fledged at 233 days of age.
View — uploads.disquscdn.com
Image credit, DOC, Top Flat Track chick at Observation Post, 5 days prior to fledging.
No longer chicks, the toroa that have fledged are now juveniles and will become adolescents once they return to Pukekura in about 5 years’ time. Around a third of them have fledged now. One has been rescued by DOC, Royal Albatross Centre and Port to Port staff and later fledged successfully.
Tracking tags via crowd funding
The generous crowd funding on the Royal Albatross Centre give-a-little page has provided funds for the expensive GPS tags to be attached to 7 of the remaining chicks.
Unlike the smaller, longer life, GLS tags, the data will be sent back via satellite so we can view where the fledged juveniles in near to real time. It is not pinpoint accuracy but will give everyone a general idea of where these individuals are in the vastness of the ocean.
The work was due to be carried out today but has been deferred till tomorrow due to extremely high winds making it unsafe to carry the work out today.
Photos and details of the chicks tagged will be available for next week’s update.
How the tags work, from the Marine Bycatch and Threats team
Solar GPS/PTT combo! I.e. Solar Global Positioning System/Platform Terminal Transmitter
- These tags log locations internally like a GPS and save this to memory but, when they get an ARGOS* satellite fix, they send location like a PTT while also transferring the GPS info that they have been logging to the satellite as well.
- We can then retrieve the PTT and GPS data via an app on our phones / or by logging into the ARGOS website.
- What this means is that we get a high fix rate (which depending on battery power can be up to 1 location every 30 mins) from birds and can retrieve this data while they roam the high seas. It’s a win-win.
https://www.argos-system.org/
Because the tags are solar what limits their life span is either
1) The programming is wrong, and they run out of battery fully. Erroneous programming is an uncommon problem.
2) The tags drop off either because birds have been bycaught or are deceased.
3) Tags are moulted off once they reach South America – this is the most common “end of tag life” outcome and occurs around 12-18 months post deployment.
We will share the tracks of these 7 individuals once they become available.
View past tracking of LGK, LGL and their chick Tiaki here: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-a ... tiaki-2021
Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC) ModSharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC) Mod
Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)
Thanks everyone for participating in the Name the Chick competition this year.
The Royalcam chick from Top Flat has now been named……
Kiwa
The divine protector and guardian of the ocean and the name is fitting for our albatross as it's renowned for travelling great distances over vast stretches of water.
View — uploads.disquscdn.com Image credit, DOC. Kiwa at hatching.
View — uploads.disquscdn.com Image credit, DOC. Kiwa just prior to fledging 244 days later.
The second-place name was…
Taitoa
The albatross chick has shown himself to be brave and bold and somewhat feisty! He hasn't liked being weighed much and clacks, and he has wandered from his nest quite early on. I like his courageous nature and hope it helps him when he fledges to survive in the wild.
We will be in touch with the winners shortly.
Kiwa has been gliding over the Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa | Pacific Ocean for 4 days now so it is appropriate that he has been given this name.
Although Kiwa did not stick around to receive a GPS tag 7 of his cohorts have, one of which has also fledged since tag day.
View — uploads.disquscdn.com Image Credit DOC. Attaching the GPS unit to the back feathers.
View — uploads.disquscdn.com Image credit DOC. Close up of a GPS tag.
The Marine Team are looking into public viewing of the tag locations. Unlike Tiaki’s season this will not be on the Albatross Tracker app. We will let you know where this information can be viewed in due course.
In the meantime, the fledged chick has already sent a location...
View — uploads.disquscdn.com Location of a tagged juvenile who fledged overnight, now some 30 km away from Pukekura/Taiaroa Head.