May 25, 2007 / Cape Kidnappers, Ocean Beach Wildlife Preserve (Hawke's Bay) / North Island Robin (Toutouwai)
1 of 7 birds released was of unknown sex, but thought to be female. There was 4 adults, 2 unknown, and possibly one juvenile. 4 of the robins were caught on 5/24 and were kept overnight at the source site for release on 5/25; the remaining 3 were caught and released on May 25th. RESIGHTED: 4/7 (57%) have been resighted at the site. Date is unknown. Post release monitoring occured during the course of other work. 3 nesting attempts have been observed with at least 4 chicks. The identity of these birds (i.e. the day they were released) is not known.
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Jessica Beltran
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