Keen bird watchers needed to spot Carnaby's

EMPTY NESTERS: Carnaby's black cockatoos are under threat. Picture credit: Christine Groom Source: PerthNow
Fewer than one in five artificial hollows in WA are used because they have been erected in the wrong place, a new study by the Department of Environment and Conservation reveals.
Kakapo chick - Source: Department of ConservationThe first kakapo chicks of the season have hatched with three new arrivals bringing the total population of the critically endangered parrot to 123.
The trio are now being looked after by their mums - or foster mum - in nests.
Department of Conservation Kakapo ranger Jo Ledington said all the chicks were doing well, and another was expected within the next two or three days.