Watch: Fledgling Of Rare Bird Captured On Camera At Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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For the first time, a rare bird fledgling was captured on camera in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
About a month before the volcano erupted, wildlife scientists discovered an endangered nocturnal seabird on Mauna Loa for the first time. According to the National Park Service, new footage of a young 'ake'ake - or band-rumped storm petrel - shows the fluffy fledgling emerging from its high-elevation burrow on Mauna Loa, an exciting first for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. #BirdIsTheWord!Newly released footage shows the first documented ʻākeʻāke (band-rumped storm petrel) fledgling in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.News release: https://t.co/nVLayTQ1KdMore pics/vid: https://t.co/YNloyv76x3pic.twitter.com/DC8qk8MxNP
As per a news release, the 'ake'ake burrow was detected in the park by a really good boy named Slater of Hawai'i Detector Dogs, under the guidance of trainer and handler Dr. Michelle Reynolds.
"This is the first confirmed 'ake'ake nest identified in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park," according to Biologist Charlotte Forbes Perry, who observed the chick inside its burrow after Slater sniffed it out in September - weeks before it emerged.
