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Tag Archives: Survey

Going to bat for something rare

It’s a hot day back at the road but here in the shade of Henry’s Bush it’s refreshingly cool. There’s the rushing sound of a waterfall off on my left, but I’m trying to ignore it, focusing all my attention on the grey box I’m holding. Did the signal get a bit louder just then? […]

Posted byCatherine BircherMarch 10, 2022April 20, 2022Posted inResearchTags: Bats, Survey, Talks

Rurus about

A few of us carried out 5 ruru/morepork surveys in the early evenings last month. We had a great turnout for the Patumahoe / Henry’s Bush walk and enclosed are some of the ruru team. The ruru were not quite so plentiful with only 1 being heard. We had a great evening walk with a […]

Posted byAndrew SinclairDecember 8, 2020April 14, 2022Posted inResearch, UncategorizedTags: Citizen science, Ruru, Survey

Ruru and bat surveys in Franklin this spring.

Anecdotally we are told by people that there are more ruru (morepork) in areas where we have been carrying out good rat and possum control. This is especially interesting where we are using bait stations for control, as brodifacoum (the active ingredient in Pest Off bait ) has a long half life, so there is […]

Posted byCatherine BircherOctober 23, 2020April 20, 2022Posted inThings to DoTags: Bats, Citizen science, Ruru, Survey

Pukekohe Rooseville Park – Ruru and bat evening survey, 4th November

We’re hearing about increases in ruru (morepork) numbers in areas where our groups are carrying out good rat and possum control. We would like to build up evidence to support this. So come and join us for an evening walk to spot for bats, listen for ruru and gather baseline data on ruru abundance. Meet […]

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Mauku – Ruru and bat evening survey, 2nd November

We’re hearing about increases in ruru (morepork) numbers in areas where our groups are carrying out good rat and possum control. We would like to build up evidence to support this. So come and join us for an evening walk to spot for bats, listen for ruru and gather baseline data on ruru abundance. Meet […]

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Pukekohe Hill Summit – Ruru and bat evening survey, 28 October

We’re hearing about increases in ruru (morepork) numbers in areas where our groups are carrying out good rat and possum control. We would like to build up evidence to support this. So come and join us for an evening walk to spot for bats, listen for ruru and gather baseline data on ruru abundance. Meet […]

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Patumahoe – Ruru and bat evening survey, 26 October

We’re hearing about increases in ruru (morepork) numbers in areas where our groups are carrying out good rat and possum control. We would like to build up evidence to support this. So come and join us for an evening walk to spot for bats, listen for ruru and gather baseline data on ruru abundance. Meet […]

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Bittern Monitoring

Are you interested in helping out with some of our cool data analysis? If so give me a call on 021 268 1904 or email andrew@climbingjack.com. Looking for 4 volunteers – 1 SD card for each person. Around 10 hours of scrolling through sound files. As long as you have a computer that can take […]

Posted byAndrew SinclairMay 1, 2020April 14, 2022Posted inResearch, UncategorizedTags: Citizen science, Survey3 Comments on Bittern Monitoring
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