Garden birds survey

Council staff and the wider Hokitika community recently contributed to a mapping project about garden bird interaction conducted in Hokitika and Whangārei.

The project was conducted by Massey University students Deborah Patterson, a planner in our Hokitika office, and Kelsie Hackett a fellow Massey student. The aim was to discover what species people regularly encounter  in their backyard and whether they take any measures to encourage avian visitors – such as feeding or providing a bird bath or bird house. Responses were captured via a digital survey which included the option to provide photographs.

Deborah and Kelsie created maps from the survey responses to show information about the percentage of native birds recorded at houses alongside the vegetation type, as well as the prevalence of pro-bird interactions. Project results and interactive maps here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b408a39cd484482c829def9ef8790a62

Thank you to all members of the community who took part to assist in the research.

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