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The breeding season at Año Nuevo Island is underway!

 

As I write, Rhinoceros Auklets and Cassin's Auklets are incubating their one egg of the season. Rhinoceros Auklets only lay one egg per year, choosing evolutionarily to put great effort into the survival of one chick a year and the longevity of adult birds. Cozy in its underground burrow, the chick avoids the many dangers of the above-ground world, such as predation and nasty weather.

 

Cassin's Auklets also…

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Last fall we built the "Habitat Ridge" on Año Nuevo Island, and the eucalyptus log structure is certainly living up to its name by providing protection for the island's new plants and the sensitive soil of auklet burrows.

 

It's been fun this spring, however, to observe how the Habitat Ridge is…

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After many a eucalyptus log hauled, many a wood dowel pounded, and many a splashy boat ride, the Habitat Ridge is in place and complete! The official date of completion was Wednesday October 20th.



The rustic style and earth-tone color of the ridge seems perfectly in place with the landscape.



Now Ano Nuevo Island Restoration moves on to planting native grasses to stabilize the soil and installing our new state-of-the-art clay seabird nest modules designed and created this… Continue

April 28th 2010, Año Nuevo Island



The day was blustery and rain came and went as we set about our second check of the Rhinoceros Auklet colony on Año Nuevo Island. Especially exciting was the opportunity to check the new ceramic nest modules that we placed on the island three weeks ago.

I approached the Love Shack module and peeked into the entrance. Last week, after noting tracks in a couple of the… Continue