Mahi Kororā
Kororā (Breeding season only July – February)
- Breeding season subject to change with more data.
- Build kororā information database at Urenui and Wai iti beaches. Information gathered includes, weight, sex, condition and populations by way of night catching, footprint surveys and nest monitoring where possible.
- Maintain relationships with Ngāmotu marine reserve society who have funded the set up of this mahi and my training and hold the DOC permit to handle kororā in North Taranaki.
- Maramataka and tohu taiao recording with surveys.
- Periodic presence/absence surveys at all other possible breeding sites on the Mutunga coast.
- Gain Korora handlers level 3 trainers ticket and train one Mutunga whanau member to microchip kororā.
- GPS tracking of 3 nesting Kororā to measure distances travelled for foraging
- Utilisation of ArcGIS as part of this monitoring program
- Implementation of Kororā as an indicator species for the Mauri Compass tool
Night catching
- Scan for microchip/tag
- measure
- Weigh
- Condition check
- tag if not already
- release
Nest Checks
- Check nests once a week for nesting birds and microchip chicks as they start to mature
Footprint Surveys
- Early morning footprint counts when the tide permits
Nest Boxes
- Install new boxes at Urenui or Wai iti
- Repairs and maintenance on existing boxes
ArcGIS
- Develop Survey123 app for data entry which will link directly back to our main server
- Mapping of colonies