10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2022

Two are pelagic species, two are resident, and the other one is a mystery. In Costa Rica, the sole tropical breeding albatross is a rare visitor to pelagic waters of the Pacific. A more surefire way to witness this long-winged bird is by visiting breeding grounds on the Galapago Islands. Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata).

Costa Rica 263

Costa Rica Parrots Albatross Birds 263

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2013

At the very northern end of their breeding range in the Channel Islands, they are strictly a Californian bird as far as the U.S. Like several species, breeding Peregrines were extirpated during the height of the DDT era but have reclaimed their island domain in more recent years. is concerned.

California 166

California Birds Sea Lions Whales 166

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2016

The King Shag has a small population breeding on four protected islands in the Sounds and a small number regularly roost on on Blumine Island (and have even been nesting recently, perhaps successfully), and sure enough they were there and we were able to admire them. I didn’t see one, probably. I saw a flash that may have been one.

Charlotte 116

Charlotte New Zealand Seals Fur 116

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Almost as soon as we were clear of the shore we encountered a pod of Short-nosed Common Dolphins and large flocks of Fluttering Shearwaters, Flesh-footed Shearwaters and Buller’s Shearwaters. One birder from Australia even got his lifer Red-crowned Parakeet !

New Zealand 175

New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 175