No. 2 June 2014 Birds New Zealand The Magazine of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand Birds New Zealand NO. 2 JUNE 2014 Are you missing March’s 3 Annual Report on 12 Obituary Notornis and Birds Behalf of Council Tony Whitaker New Zealand? 6 Kaikoura Seabirds, 14 Black Fronted Terns at If you find you still haven’t received Shearwaters, Science Lake Stream your March 2014 publications, please send the Membership and Sea Weekend Officer, Julia White, an email or 14 Bizarre Behaviour from letter and she will post them to you. 8 Hutton’s Shearwater a Spotted Shag News Julia White, P.O. Box 35150, 15 Regional Roundup Naenae, Lower Hutt 5041. email:
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