#wedgetailed shearwater
Moloka‘i Wedge-tailed Shearwater Colony Now One of State’s Largest
With more than 3,200 birds at the Moʻomomi Preserve, the colony has grown to be one of the largest and best protected colonies in the state.
Maui Fisherman to be Honored for Help with Seabird Colony
Isao Nakagawa, a local fisherman and retired Maui Land & Pineapple Company employee found remains of pre-dated shearwaters in 2001 at Ha-wea Point in Kapalua.
Biologists Ask for Public Help as Endangered Seabirds Leave Nests
Biologists from Haleakala National Park and the State Department of Land and Natural Resources are seeking the public’s help in reporting grounded seabirds that may become disoriented by artifical lights. In October and November of each year, young seabirds leave their nests to fly to ocean feeding grounds for the first time in their lives. […]
50 SHEARWATER BIRDS KILLED AT MOLOKAI’S NATURE CONSERVANCY
Fifty adult wedge-tailed shearwaters were found dead yesterday morning at The Nature Conservancy’s Mo’omomi Beach Preserve on the island of Moloka’i. The ground-nesting seabirds were the victims of an attack by a loose dog, which was captured roaming the dunes with a shearwater in its mouth. “We’re all devastated,” said Ed Misaki, the Conservancy’s Moloka’i […]