Two 10 day old chicks getting leg bands. Parents, Kiwitea and her unbanded mate were waiting nearby and as soon as the nestlings were returned to the nest, the adults visited with a feed of berries.
Nest in a kiekie vine about 3.5m off the ground, inside the Ark in the Park sanctuary. A ring-of-steel Victor traps and 1 x A24 surround the nest tree. DOC 200s and bait stations on nearby baitlines.
N11 baitline
Adult weka with 2 fledglings at Iveagh Bay, Lake Brunner
Weka with two chicks
Adult with three healthy chicks at the DOC Camp, Lake Mahinapua
5minute bird count