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Kokako (Canterbury) Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/11/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A new flock of birds has been released on the porthills. All realtively straightforward to find, but some navigational/ routefinding skills will be handy. And watch out for Mountainbikes! Due to forests in the area cord's could be +/- 10m approx, so clues are pretty specific


You are looking for a tree thats kinda out on its own a bit, and an unusal object underneath it.

The kōkako (Callaeas cinerea) is an endangered forest bird which is endemic to New Zealand. It is slate-grey with wattles and a black mask. It is one of three species of New Zealand wattlebird, the other two being the near threatened tieke (saddleback) and the extinct huia. Previously widespread, kōkako populations throughout New Zealand have been decimated by the predations of mammalian invasive species such as possums, stoats, cats and rats and their range has contracted significantly. There are two sub-species of kōkako, North Island and South Island, although the South Island subspecies may be extinct. In the past this bird was called the New Zealand crow: it is not a crow at all, but it looks like one from a distance.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)