Sentences with phrase «island birds»

In addition to the ponies, which are spotted regularly along the Assateague Island National Seashore, there are enormous populations of island birds including the Great Blue Heron, American Oystercatchers, and the Snowy Egret.

Offers guided walks of Ulva Island Bird Sanctuary learning about native flora and fauna from a Maori and local Stewart Island perspective.

Other attractions include Ulva Island bird sanctuary, nature tours and the chance to see the Kiwi.

They are given that name because island birds eat them, and after consumption, become involuntary pepper seed distributors.

Mark's weekly essay on Cape and Islands bird life, the «Bird Report», airs each Wednesday on the Cape and Islands NPR station, where he also co-hosts «Bird News», a monthly call - in show all about birds, on The Point with Mindy Todd.

SOUTH BEACH — The turkey hunt that's been capturing and relocating Staten Island birds is set to start in a new location.

He's like «Mr. Subfossil Bird Bones» (and a lot of other subfossil animals, but especially birds — and especially island birds).

And with its feathers and bones looking so much like modern flightless island birds, it just makes me wonder,» says Habib.

But songbirds aren't the only reason birds are so varied and interesting: Bursts of new species appeared among island birds, waterfowl, woodpeckers, hummingbirds, and gulls, among others, at various times during avian evolution, researchers report online today in Nature.

This article appeared in print under the headline «Elusive volcanic island bird revealed to be the largest canary»

• «Smithsonian scientist [Peter] Marra says feral cats are «a major threat to birds,» responsible for the extinction of 30 — 35 island bird species around the globe.»

A good source of information on birding in the Northern Vancouver Island region is the Malcolm Island Birding Club.

Channel Islands Bird Check List The area is an essential feeding and nesting ground for many sea birds and is home to the only breeding colony of California Brown Pelicans in California!

On Santa Rosa Island the birds inhabited about 16 miles of coastline, while on San Miguel Island they were present on about 10 miles of shoreline (USFWS 2001).

Offers wildlife boat cruises and guided walks at Historic Ship Cove or Motuara Island Bird Sanctuary.

Our parting gift to you is a handmade island bird woven from palm fronds, a souvenir to guide and protect you on your travel homeward.

Beachfront property located right on the Gulf of Mexico, and close to the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center.

We also offer a terrific biking tour of the island keep an eye peeled for island birds, fantastic flora or even a friendly iguana basking in the sun.

Bird Island Bird Island is located in the Bay of Chetumal.

Our San Juan Islands birding tour on August 28, 2009 found a real rarity for our part of Washington.

According to Aruba Birdlife Conservation, boa constrictors kill more than 17,000 island birds per year.

In Hawaii, he set several small islands aside as the Hawaiian Islands Bird Reservation.

We will sleep to the rhythm of the ocean and awaken to the sweet sound of island birds.

A variety of tours are on offer including scenic walks, visits to the Ulva Island bird sanctuary, fishing trips, nature tours and Kayaking.

There are two island bird sanctuaries that are easy to access on a kayak from the beach.

We have been working with some of the scientists there to understand how to reintroduce or how to restore populations of many of these island birds and sea birds primarily because many of these islands for centuries were wiped out by all of the introduced species such as rabbits, sheeps, cats.

Stolzenburg's lively account traces how early European explorers unintentionally all but wiped out island birds — including puffins, gulls, and cormorants — by introducing invasive rats and other predatory stowaways on their ships.

Soak up the tropical sun poolside within the privacy of lava rock walls, dine al fresco to the serenade of island birds, compare one spectacular Kauai sunset after another beyond distant ocean views and explore nearby beaches.

Highlights are sightings of sea lions, seals, and island birds.

Giant tortoises, sea lions and island birds are in abundance here, and you'll have the chance to spot them all in visits to Santiago Island, Punta Pitt, and Cerro Brujo, and many more fascinating locales.

Giant tortoises, sea lions, and island birds are in abundance here, and you'll have the chance to spot them all in visits to Santiago Island, North Seymour, and Mosquera Islands, and many more fascinating locales.

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An added bonus is combing the beaches for that just right shell as you watch the islands birds go about their daily routine.

Species like the island fox, spotted skunk and island birds have all evolved without raccoons and without the diseases and parasites that raccoons can carry.

Passive recovery of an island bird community after rodent eradication.

In this island the birds is protected by the whole community of Nusa Penida, by addition of a decree on bird conservation in the awig - awig (traditional law) of Nusa Penida.

The more adventurous will hike deep into the jungle and see still taller and bigger falls, but all visitors will be given the opportunity to swim and relax in natural pools surrounded by mangrove trees and the sounds of island birds.

Conservation of island birds: case studies for the management of threatened island birds.