10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2011
While I often tease Corey about how many albatrosses we have down here in New Zealand, the fact is that the United States has three species of Albatross that breed within its boundaries, albeit one of them only very rarely, and visit the western shores of North America. The dances of the albatrosses are famous.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 5, 2024
For example, most of the world’s Black-footed and Laysan Albatross and Ashy Storm-Petrel breed on these islands. Several endangered species are (or have been) highly dependent on specific tracts of federal land. Thus, legal protections for endangered species and conservation generally are at their zenith on federal lands.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2022
Two are pelagic species, two are resident, and the other one is a mystery. Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata). In Costa Rica, the sole tropical breeding albatross is a rare visitor to pelagic waters of the Pacific. These are the critically endangered birds of Costa Rica. Blue-vented Hummingbird.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 12, 2018
These remote islands, some more than 1,000 miles from Honolulu, are home to huge globally-significant colonies of Laysan and Black-footed Albatross, among many others. In 2015, mice suddenly started attacking albatrosses sitting on nests and attacks have been steadily increasing since. This will focus on the requirements of NEPA.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2011
In particular the South Island destination of Kaikoura is world-renowned for the flocks of albatrosses and giant petrels floating right off the pelagic boat, and the ease of the trip makes it a must-visit for any visiting birder. We ended up staying out a long time, because there was one conspicuous no-show, the New Zealand Storm-petrel.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
Here is a flock of endangered species. This is my flock of Laysan Albatross , on Midway Atoll. Look carefully and you can pick out some Least Auklets as well. Buldir Island, AK. I think you need to have at least three birds to constitute a flock. These Piping Plovers were photographed at White Lake, North Dakota.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 12, 2012
Baer’s Pochard is an endangered species that has undergone a rapid acceleration in its decline over the last decade, with a total world population of less than 5000 individuals remaining. for a drake Baer’s Pochard. How far would you go for an Aythya?
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