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There are no rain delays during seabird flight training.
In preparation of fledging, thousands of young Laysan albatross, or mōlī, simulated flying during a rain shower at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge last week.
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Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, recently returned to Midway Atoll!
The beloved Laysan albatross, or mōlī, is at least 71 years old. Biologists first identified and banded Wisdom in 1956 after she laid an egg, and the large seabirds aren’t known to breed before age 5.
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She's back! Wisdom, a mōlī (Laysan albatross) and the world's oldest known, banded bird in the wild has returned to Midway Atoll. At least 69 years old, she and her mate are currently incubating an egg! Learn more:
📸-Jon Brack/Friends of Midway Atoll NWR
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A small, uninhabited volcanic island west of Kauaʻi is now free of rats and ready to attract native seabirds!
It took decades to eradicate invasive rats from the 280-acre island of Lehua, historic habitat for over a dozen Hawaiian seabirds. More:
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She's Baaaaaack! Wisdom - world's oldest known wild bird- returned to Midway Atoll NWR on 11/29 and laid an egg! Wisdom was first identified and banded by biologists as an adult in 1956 – making her at LEAST 6⃣8⃣ years old!
#Wisdom
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Wisdom returns to Midway Atoll on time to celebrate her 70th birthday! Wisdom, a mōlī (Laysan albatross), is the world's oldest known, banded bird.
#WisdomWednesday
Learn more about Wisdom's 2021 return:
📷 by Dragana Connaughton / Schoolyard Films
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Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, recently returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge!
The beloved Laysan albatross, or mōlī, is in her 70s now and was first spotted last Friday by a volunteer.
USFWS photos: Jon Plissner
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🚨Cute baby alert! Wisdom's chick has hatched!!! 🐣😍
Wisdom, a mōlī (Laysan albatross) and world’s oldest known, banded wild bird is at least 70 years old. Biologists estimate she has had at least 30-36 chicks.
📸-Jon Brack/Friends of Midway Atoll NWR
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There is a bear in this photo. Do you see it?
USFWS photos: Mathew Maxey
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Ain’t no party like an albatross party!
Laysan albatross, or mōlī, dance as only they can at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge this week.
USFWS video: Laurel Smith
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After hiding under the substrate at a fish research center for nearly 7 years as larvae, Pacific lamprey EMERGED as juveniles with eyes and a suction disk mouth!
#thread
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Rare sea otter sighting on the Oregon Coast attracts scientists and tourists alike! – photos: Ram Papish
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ICYMI: Dam removal in southern Oregon = almost 40 miles of new spawning habitat for native fish! 🐟‼️
USFWS📸 Dirk Renner
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Did somebody say
#WednesdayWisdom
? The world's oldest bird became a mother again! 🎉🥳 Wisdom is at least 68 years old!!! She has hatched over 30 🐣in her lifetime and has flown millions of miles across the ocean 🌊!
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Behold! The most ferocious sound in the animal kingdom!
The American pika, aka the whistling hare, uses its squeezy toy call to communicate and warn of predators.
Video: Dan Streiffert
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Reminder: The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is tall.
The deepest section of the Mariana Trench, named Challenger Deep, is at a depth of 36,000 feet. For perspective, Mount Everest is 29,000 feet tall.
Video:
@oceanexplorer
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Incredible sea creature documented recently for the first time in the Pacific Ocean!
The solumbellula sea pen, a coral relative, was spotted about 10,000 feet under the sea by a submersible near Johnston Atoll.
Video:
@EVNautilus
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You: 🤔Something is missing?
Us: Here is your regularly scheduled check in with the world's oldest (and imho best) wild bird out on Midway Atoll! Wisdom is 6⃣8⃣ years old and still having chicks!!
All Hail 👑Wisdom👑!
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Possible fact: Seabirds inspired the first touchdown celebration 🏈
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It is estimated that Wisdom has produced 50-60 eggs and as many as 30 chicks that fledged in her lifetime.
Latest Wisdom news:
@USFWS
photos: Keegan Rankin
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Wisdom is the oldest known banded bird in the wild and she is AT LEAST 69-years old!
For nearly 7 decades she has been returning to her nest in the world's largest albatross colony on Midway Atoll
#NationalWildlifeRefuge
. Welcome Home Wisdom!
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The ageless Wisdom, with her well-known band number of Z333, was first spotted this nesting season on Thanksgiving Day.
Her long-time mate has yet to be seen and was absent last nesting season, too. Males typically return to the breeding site first.
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Wisdom was first banded by biologist Chandler Robbins. In 2002, Robbins returned to Midway to find the birds he banded in those early years. He "discovered" Wisdom still there at the same nest site. Over 250,000 birds have been banded on Midway Atoll!
#Wisdom
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Remember, you are always beautiful, even during the awkward stage that may or may not include frosted tips.
A young mōlī, or Laysan albatross, chills out in its sandy nest under a bush recently at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, on O‘ahu.
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Be like the American kestrel: Beautiful, decisive and able to balance on a single cattail.
North America’s smallest falcon uses ultraviolet vision to track urine trails of their favorite prey, usually voles or mice.
@USFWSBirds
video: Mike Green
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Wisdom, the world’s oldest known bird in the wild, is a grandma again!
The new mōlī—or Laysan albatross—chick was found last month on Midway Atoll under the protection of a banded adult.
The band, N333, indicated it was Wisdom’s offspring from 2011. Wisdom’s band reads Z333.
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WARNING: Extreme cuteness 😍😍
An adorable white tern chick, or manu-o-Kū, orients itself to the new world around it on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, at the northwest end of the Hawaiian archipelago.
USFWS volunteer video: Dan Rapp
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Things we are thankful for...
10. Listen
9. we
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4. tired
3. meme
2. but
1. WISDOM IS BACK!!!!!!!!
🐥❤️👀➡️
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Mussels vs. No Mussels
After just 30 minutes, this two-tank demonstration shows the incredible filtration capacity of freshwater mussels. A single freshwater mussel can filter 5-10 gallons of water every day!
USFWS photo: Ryan Hagerty
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Age is just a number, said ageless seabirds everywhere, maybe.
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, was photographed again last month on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, dancing with potential mates.
USFWS photos: Jon Plissner
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Once thought to be extinct, a prairie-loving butterfly found only in western Oregon is now making a comeback!
News release on Fender's blue butterfly:
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Ferocious or adorable?
The American kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America, but don’t let the diminutive size and pretty plumage fool you: They are ruthless hunters.
Photo: Rick Cameron
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Fisher news bulletin!
The USFWS is studying a specific West Coast population of the cat-sized forest mammal to determine if they warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act. [press release link in bio]
Video: BLM
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Highly social steller sea lions swim past Tillamook Rock on the northern
#Oregon
Coast – USFWS video: Brent Lawrence
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Can you spot the North American wolverine?
This rare sighting happened earlier this month on the Middle Fork Salmon River in central Idaho.
Video: M. Knutson
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BEST. PRESENT. EVER!
Welcome back Wisdom! The world's oldest known wild bird has returned to Midway Atoll. Learn more at .
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IT'S SO FLUFFY! A rare, endangered short-tailed albatross chick recently hatched at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial. 😍🐣 Read more:
📸-Jon Brack/Friends of Midway Atoll NWR
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Take an inside look at the decades-long effort to save the California condor! 🥚🧵⤵
By 1982, only 22 California condors survived in the wild. As of last year there were nearly 350 of North America’s largest birds in the wild.
The Peregrine Fund📸 Heather Meuleman
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Did you know:
a) the USFWS has a bald eagle nest live cam?
b) there are two eggs in the nest right now?
c) bald eagles are awesome?
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Forever love 🖤🖤
After months apart at sea, black-footed albatrosses return every year to the same nest site to reconnect with their lifelong mate.
USFWS photo: Dan Clark
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Something's hiding in this photo. No spoilers..... hit 'like' when you see it.
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Two black bear cubs seen climbing high up a tree a few days ago in the Columbia River Gorge!
Black bears are a relatively common sight at Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery, on the Washington state side of the river, but not necessarily 30 feet up a Douglas fir tree.
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Giant clams have ridiculous stats:
-weigh up to 500 pounds
-length up to 4.5 feet long
-lifespan up to 100 years
USFWS photo from Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge: Jim Maragos
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“I was teaching a group of 4th graders about the salmon life cycle, and a young Black girl came up to me and she said, ‘I've never seen a Black scientist.’”
At that moment, Nicole Hams realized how important it was for her to be visible, particularly for young kids. 🧵
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Happy spring! 🌸🌷🌻🌹
P.S. Please resist the urge to pick wildflowers. The pollinators need them. Also, take a photo and share it with us, instead!
USFWS photos
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I’m just a seabird, standing in front of an ocean, asking it to welcome me.
We’d like to formally congratulate all the young seabirds that fledged earlier this summer from islands in the Pacific Ocean, like this Laysan albatross on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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Great news for salmon and lamprey! A recent dam removal in southern Oregon has opened almost 40 miles of new spawning habitat for native fish!
USFWS photos
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Incredible video shows the birth of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal last week on the North Shore of O’ahu!
More info:
#OceanAndCoasts50
Video: Lesley Macpherson,
@dlnr
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In very scientific terms, this is called the ‘mom-mom-mom-mom-mom-mom-mom’ behavior.
#mothersday
Video: Dan Streiffert
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One bird nest, two bird nests … 498,448 bird nests.
The annual nest count just finished at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, aka the world’s largest albatross colony!
USFWS photos + video: Dan Rapp
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Big conservation news!
Today,
@Interior
announced the Willamette Valley Conservation Area in western Oregon as the newest unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System!
The 600-acre parcel will provide crucial protected habitat for threatened and endangered species.
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What’s the fastest and safest way to move 10 million tiny fish? Answer: Salmon tube slide!
All of the tule fall Chinook fry at Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery were recently transferred from incubation trays to the outdoor ponds, or raceways.
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About 50-70 million birds are predicted to migrate across the U.S. each night this weekend!
Lights at night can be very disorienting to birds during their long spring migration. To help prevent deadly bird collisions, turn off or dim unnecessary lights.
Graphic: BirdCast
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Twenty-five years ago, the peregrine falcon was removed from the endangered species list, marking a dramatic success story in American conservation!
Photo: Roy W. Lowe
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About 90-140 million birds are predicted to migrate across the U.S. each night this weekend!
Lights at night can be very disorienting to birds during their long spring migration. To help prevent deadly bird collisions, turn off or dim unnecessary lights!
Graphic: BirdCast
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Deep-sea rover spots a chimaera, aka a ghost shark, on a recent mission to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument!
More:
Video:
@EVNautilus
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Happy anniversary to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, a vital bird sanctuary in southeast Oregon!
On this date in 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt established the Lake Malheur Reservation.
Photos: Dan Streiffert
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“I just wanted to be a fish biologist. I didn’t want to be the Black, female fish biologist. But it does matter that I am…it matters to people.”
USFWS manager Judy Gordon reflects on life lessons and challenges during her 40-year career in conservation. 🧵
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News Release: Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan federally listed as threatened due to climate change ➡️
@USFWSNews
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Good boys Guinness and Solo sniff out invasive yellow crazy ants to help save seabird colony at Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge! 🐶🚫🐜
Read more about the two detection dogs - the Service's newest four legged volunteers: 😍🐕🐥
📸: Tor Johnson
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About 500 million birds are predicted to migrate across the U.S. each night this weekend!
Lights at night can be very disorienting to birds during their long fall migration. To help prevent deadly bird collisions, turn off or dim unnecessary lights!
Graphic: BirdCast
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Don’t mind the teeth, we’re just migrating.
Using its jawless mouth as a big suction cup, Pacific lamprey can migrate from oceans to freshwater breeding grounds, like this group seen at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River earlier this summer.
@USFWS
video: Brent Lawrence
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Gold, baby, gold! In a conservation success story during the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, golden paintbrush has been delisted due to its recovery.
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Oceanography, geology and forestry in one spectacular Pacific Northwest shot!
The scenic and extensive Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge includes more than 1,800 rocks, reefs and islands, stretching from Tillamook Head all the way south to the California border.
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This belted kingfisher clearly got the memo about invasive bullfrogs.
There are three main steps to a successful hunt for the belted kingfisher: catch an aquatic prey; smash it against a hard surface; then swallow it whole, headfirst.
USFWS video: Mike Green
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This could be you in two weeks if you start the yellow-headed blackbird stretching regimen now!
These large blackbirds migrate in flocks and can be found in farm fields and wetlands across the West during migration.
Photo: Rick Cameron
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It is now fall. Let that sink in. 🍂🏞🍁
USFWS video: M. Lodwick
Video Description: Single shot looks down at spawning salmon in shallow creek, with camera moving up to reveal incredible fall colors mixed in with evergreens on a mostly cloudy day.
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Up to 490,000,000 birds are predicted to migrate across the U.S. each night this weekend!
Lights at night can be very disorienting to birds during their long spring migration. To help prevent deadly bird collisions, turn off or dim unnecessary lights!
Graphic: BirdCast
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Let me just crawl up here and digest for a minute.
Honu, or Hawaiian green sea turtles, bask on beaches to warm up and probably help settle their digestive system, too.
USFWS volunteer video: Dan Rapp
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Midway Atoll is home to over 70% of the world's Laysan Albatross! Most albatross return to the place they were born to breed and raise their young. So it is likely that Wisdom and her long term mate Akeakamai are surrounded by family members. Welcome home
#Wisdom
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An ethnic, racial and sexist slur has been removed from American maps thanks to a special
@Interior
task force.
In all, nearly 650 natural features were given new names, removing a word that was particularly offensive for Indigenous women.
More:
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Garter snake has its own strategy when it comes to invasive bullfrogs: Eat them.
The invasive bullfrog has become dominant in the areas it was introduced, including the Pacific Northwest and even all of the main Hawaiian islands.
Photos: Jon Cox
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Once lava cools — before any other life can return — the ‘Ōhiʻa grows. This cornerstone plant species supports entire forest ecosystems across the islands of Hawai’i, including birds, plants and animals that exist nowhere else on earth.
Ohia Lehua Blossom. Photo by NPS
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So much future predator energy from these owl head bobs.
Owls can’t move their eyes, but instead use head movements and neck flexibility to help triangulate their vision, which is often focused on prey.
Video: Dan Streiffert
Music: M. Ochoa, Pond5
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Porcupine awakes from its pine tree perch last week at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, eastern
#Washington
–
@USFWS
photo: Kennith King
#PNW
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Great news from Midway!! One of the most endangered seabirds in the Pacific just hatched a chick!
On January 2, a short-tailed albatross chick hatched on Midway Atoll
#NWR
. It is the only short-tailed nest outside of the islands near Japan.
Read more
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This is what success looks like: Bull trout spawning in cold, clean river water after an epic restoration project. 🧵🏞️⤵️
Video: Aimee Taylor, Mid-Columbia Fisheries
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Life goal for 2024: More beach time.
A pair of Hawaiian monk seals, or 'īlioholoikauaua, rest on the beach at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
USFWS photo: Jordan Akiyama
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Which is more menacing from the red-tailed hawk, the stare or the talons?
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Ten seconds of an American pika sniffing, because you deserve it.
These small herbivores, about the size of a guinea pig, are widespread among the rock patches and boulder fields on Mount Rainier, Washington’s tallest mountain.
Video: Dan Streiffert
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Can you spot the rare and endangered short-tailed albatross chick in these photos?
For the fourth time in five years, the lone nesting pair of short-tailed albatross at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge hatched a chick!
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Incredible Mount Hood sunrise from Sherrard Point on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge!
USFWS photo: Brent Lawrence
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Enjoy the wonderful sounds of nature as a sandhill crane puts the final touches on its island nest.🔊👂
It’s common for sandhill cranes to build their nests on water, and the structures comprised of sticks, plants and mud can even be floating.
Video: Dan Streiffert
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Famous birder makes first-of-its-kind sighting at Hawaii wildlife refuge!
David Sibley, author and illustrator of bestselling bird guides that bear his name, recently made the first recorded sighting of a magnificent frigatebird from Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge!
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The tufted puffins have arrived on the Oregon coast!
As of this morning, a long-time volunteer with the
@USFWS
reported seeing 13 burrows on Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach.
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You may know Wisdom, the world’s oldest wild bird and mom to >35 🐥, but do you know her mate Akeakamai? He is an excellent provider of 🦑 and tells great dad jokes!
Sending all the Fathers out there some super chill vibes from the bird dads of Midway Atoll. Happy
#FathersDay
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Gobble gobble! 🦃🦃
Wild turkeys walk through a clearing in the mixed evergreen woods of central Washington.
USFWS video: T. Suzuki
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Rare bobcat sighting in central Oregon snow earlier this month!
The solitary bobcat was briefly spotted at Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery where it was preying on birds.
USFWS video: Andrea Sapuay
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Everyone loves a comeback story, right?
Read how the Fender’s blue butterfly is fluttering back from the brink of extinction:
Photo:
@OregonState
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As of yesterday, close to 45,000 salmon have returned to Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery on the Washington side of the Columbia River!
USFWS 📸 Cheri Anderson
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BREAKING PLANT NEWS! As the sun set at Midway Atoll on May 28, 2020, a maiapilo flower bloomed for the first time in nearly 100 years.
Read more about this restoration story here:
📷 Time-lapse of a white maiapilo bud opening / Lauren Pederson
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Manu-o-ku cuteness 😍 Rather than build a nest, white terns will lay 🥚s & raise 🐣s directly on branches! Or in this case, atop a rusty sign! Manu-o-ku breed throughout the year so these little floofs can be seen regularly in Papahānaumokuākea
#MNM
and in downtown Honolulu!
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About 80-110 million birds are predicted to migrate across the U.S. each night this weekend!
Lights at night can be very disorienting to birds during their long spring migration. To help prevent deadly bird collisions, turn off or dim unnecessary lights!
Graphic: BirdCast
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Wait. For. It.
Ahhh the miracle of life!! 🥚🐣 On Midway Atoll
#NWR
Laysan albatross are beginning to lay their eggs!!!
For the next 2 months, the parents take turns sitting on the egg & foraging for food. Hang in there!!
🎥 Joey Latshta [Video of an albatross laying an egg.]
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