Yesterday we tested the readiness for release of a group of Carnaby's cockatoos being cared for at Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Rehabilitation Centre. They have been kept in a large flight aviary building up their wing muscles.
We selected 9 to be released and these will be my first group of study birds. We marked their tails, fitted them with leg bands and recorded their weight. They will spend a couple more days in the aviary before we release them.
Once they are released I am hoping that the tail markings will be sighted and reported and we'll be able to collate the sightings to find out where they go.
