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The Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge offers stunning coastal views and is the best places in Hawai‘i to view seabirds rarely seen from land, like the red-footed booby (ʻā in Hawaiian), great frigate bird ('iwa), and Laysan albatross (mōlī). Photo by Matt Sonnycalb

Looking for a new place to explore? With more than 600 locations across the country, your public lands may be closer than you think! Consider checking out your nearest national fish hatchery or find a wildlife refuge near you: https://t.co/2rK6JJDYir 📷 Mike Budd/USFWS

Wildland firefighters do more than protect land - they protect our communities, our wildlife, and our way of life. 🌲🔥 On #NationalWildlandFirefighterDay, we honor the service of all wildland fire personnel and the vital role they play in wildland fire management.

Trustee agencies seek public input on restoration plan for 2001 oil spill close to the central Oregon coast – more info and how to submit comments:

It’s here! It’s here! The 2025-2026 Federal Duck Stamp is now on sale. Buy stamps, save wetlands, help wildlife! 🦆: https://t.co/VAuXCxsyUW Photo credit: © USFWS

USFWS video: L. Gullikson Music: J.F. Jorgensen, Pond5 Video description: A few dark tadpoles move in clear, shallow water; then dozens of tadpoles wiggle about in murkier water.

The Oregon spotted frog is the most aquatic native frog in the Pacific Northwest and these tadpoles were spotted in western Washington.

Yeehaw -- it’s tadpole season in the Pacific Northwest! Oregon spotted frogs are communal breeders and some egg clusters can produce tens of thousands of tadpoles in one small area!

Video description: a brown hummingbird with an orange neck patch flies to a round, lichen-covered nest on a small branch and feeds at least two chicks before sitting on top of the nest; last few seconds is a close-up of a feeding scene.

A rufous hummingbird parent returns to its camouflaged nest to feed chicks recently at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in western Washington. USFWS video: A. Froschauer

The elusive Wilson’s snipe at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Washington state. These pudgy-but-pretty shorebirds are often well-camouflaged for any wetland habitat, including marshes, ponds and bogs. USFWS photo: Jake Bonello

Anywhere from 200-300M 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

Video description: Black bird stands on ocean rock and uses red bill to preen all sides of body.

Black oystercatchers use their long, thick and orangish-red bill to not only pry open shellfish bites, but also to delicately preen their feathers. USFWS video: Mike Green

Spring goals: Self-care with ocean views, like this black oystercatcher. Black oystercatchers eat, mate and raise chicks on the rocky intertidal zones of the Pacific Coast, from Alaska to Baja California. This video was captured recently from the northern Oregon coast.

Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a dramatic mosaic of windswept headlands and offshore islands. Renowned for its rich wildlife, spectacular views and star-studded night skies, the refuge offers a front-row seat to the untamed beauty of the Pacific. Photo by Matt Hanna

USFWS videos: Dan Rapp Video description: Downy white seabird chick with black eyes and bill rests on sand and stretches.

Koa‘e‘ula are essentially helpless after hatching, but will eventually grow to be incredible aerial acrobats, capable of elaborate courtship displays and long-haul flights above the open ocean. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge is a sanctuary for millions of birds.

Come for the fluff, stay for the wing stretch. A red-tailed tropicbird chick begins adjusting to life on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge recently. The refuge is home to the largest nesting colony in the Hawaiian archipelago for the seabirds, called koa‘e‘ula in Hawaiian.