By Alayne Meeks
(with Ryan Carle and Jessie Beck from the Oikonos West Cliff Restoration crew)
A displaying Brand'ts Cormorant. During the breeding season their skin on their throats (termed the "gular pouch) turns electric…
Posted on August 30, 2012 at 12:00pm
The entrance of a clay Rhinoceros Auklet nest module surrounded by American Dunegrass. Photo: ©Oikonos
The seabird breeding season is wrapping up at Año Nuevo Island--gull chicks are flying to the mainland, auklet chicks are silently leaving their…
ContinuePosted on August 23, 2012 at 4:00pm
The newest breeding bird species on Año Nuevo Island is the Canada Goose!
Sometimes habitat restoration attracts unexpected fans. We restored native plants to Año Nuevo Island in 2010, which seems to have caught the eyes of a pair of pioneering Canada Geese! The intention of the…
ContinuePosted on June 16, 2012 at 10:00am
Today during Rhinoceros Auklet monitoring at Año Nuevo Island, biologist Jessie Beck spotted a Red-tailed Tropicbird! Jon Felis was able to take some great photos, shown here. …
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 7:55pm — 3 Comments
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