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Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC)Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC)
Approved coastal mapping is happening above the no-fly zone around Pukekura this afternoon.
This aircraft is very high up although making multiple passes.
The chicks are chilling out in the sunshine and the parents are still coming in to feed their chicks.
Sharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC) ModSharyn Broni (Ranger, DOC) Mod
Kia ora koutou (hello everyone)
The Royalcam chick.
As the chicks grow, they naturally become more mobile…and a challenge to keep her in cam view! She has recently been down the slope but comes back up if a parent comes in.
The long grass obscures the chick, particularly if she is sleeping. She is not hiding from her viewers as such but following her natural behaviours and instincts. The grass will get shorter as we approach winter. It is not possible to predict where she will stay and in fact, may continue to move around.
Both parents have still been able to find her although she was not on their nest and will likely feed her near the nest area.
Weigh Day
Since hatching at 286g on the 28th of January, the Signal Station Trig chick has grown to 5.8 kg on day 91 (Tuesday 29th of April). This is a 0.1 kg increase on last week’s weight. Today’s weight is 300g below average for a female toroa chick of this age but still within the healthy weigh range. We are not yet halfway to fledging in September, all the chicks still have a lot of growing and developing to do.
View the graph on Track the chick's weight: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-a ... ks-weight/
Comparisons of average male and female chick weights and all the past Royalcam chicks are included. Rangers use weight data to determine when a chick requires feeding intervention.
There have been 3 feeds from both parents since last week’s weigh in.
Satelītu izsekošanaSatellite Tracking
Small satellite tags on the back feathers of some toroa are sending location data that we are then able plot on a map to see where they have been.
A85/RLKs GPS tracks from the last 7 days.
These are maps of each tag and their last 30 days of activity off the coast of South America. Increasingly they are visiting locations they have spent time at previously. One juvenile is now moving northwest of previous foraging locations.