Sentences with phrase «shearwaters in»

Further out to sea where the continental shelf drops off, the region is one of Australia's best pelagic birding sites, with an abundance of albatross across winter months, shearwaters in summer months, with petrels, gannets, skuas, terns and gulls also present.

For example, reported Jessica Else of the Kauai Garden Island, serving Lihue, on August 15, 2017: «A stray dog killed 33 adult wedge - tailed shearwaters in a colony at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai's Westside.»

Shearwater in Florida sits on 600 acres of preserved habitat and has a dozen nature trails weaving throughout.

We are coming to Shearwater in June and were wondering about the beaches close by.

Not exact matches

What about the fellow who won the regatta, Walt Hall in a Shearwater?

Some humans may be willing to travel far for fine dining, but that's nothing compared to a sooty shearwater: these birds, which are based in New Zealand, fly roughly 40,000 miles each year to reach their seasonal feeding grounds along coastal California, Alaska, and Japan — and some even clock 620 miles in a single day.

Though it looks chaotic at first glance, this migration map, which shows the electronic tracks of 19 shearwaters created by UC Santa Cruz biologist Scott Shaffer in 2005, color - codes the various legs of their trek: light - blue lines track the birds during breeding season, yellow lines represent the northward journey, and orange lines show the winter feeding grounds and southward return.

ScientificAmerican.com phoned Meiburg at his Austin home about to chat about his wild adventures, Shearwater's melodic new CD, Rook — recently named one of the year's most «overlooked records» by popular music blog Pitchfork Media — and his recent sojourn to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., during a day off from touring.

Bearing in mind that these are endangered species, the scientists recommend establishing rescue campaigns specifically for the emancipation periods, particularly in the case of the Balearic shearwater.

Now, a study has evaluated the impact of light pollution on three species of petrels on the Balearic Islands, including the Balearic shearwater, the most threatened sea bird in Europe, and concludes that between 30 and 47 % of colonies are exposed to high levels of light pollution.

The study, published in the «ournal of Ornithology, evaluates the effect of outdoor lighting of city roads, cars, streets and sports facilities on three species of petrels which breed on the Balearic archipelago and are under threat: the Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus), Scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) and the European storm - petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus).

Oppel and his team found that they could use audio recordings to estimate a bird's population size after testing the method on a raucous colony of Cory's shearwaters that breeds on a small island in the Azores called Corvo.

Researchers must understand their subjects only by glimpses, bodies on beaches, orby what RV Shearwater is doing today, which is taking samples of water, squirting them with formaldehyde, then analyzing how rich the water is in copepods and what that means for the reproduction, health, and survival of the right whale.

Are you tempted to work in a unique environment where soils support habitats for wildlife such as sea lions, elephant seals, albatrosses, penguins, sooty shearwaters, white - chinned petrels, prions and rare and endemic passerines and wild flowers?

Welcome to Shearwater, new homes for sale in St. Johns County that embody all of these realms and invite more.

Wellness communities like Shearwater and Prairie Crossing in the United States are exposing residents to the soothing yet galvanizing properties of nature at every turn.

eHarmony singles in Shearwater, NS are ready for something deeper and they're committed to finding it.

In fact, Kirkpatrick and Rauzon found that more than 90 percent of the diet of free - roaming cats on Jarvis Island and Howland Island was made up of Sooty Terns, Wedge - tailed Shearwaters, and Brown Noddies — each of which is listed as a species of Least Concern.

Referring to a number of cats killed while preying on wedge - tailed shearwaters (categorized as a species of Least Concern), for example, Duvall pointed out that no cat food was found in their stomachs.

Four orphaned wedge - tailed shearwater chicks and two un-hatched eggs were rescued and transferred to the care of an organization called Save Our Shearwaters, where they will remain until they fledge in November.

Sooty shearwaters breed on islands near New Zealand, Australia and Chile during September and October before following a figure - 8 migration pattern through the Northern Hemisphere and then southward again — passing through Monterey Bay in summer and early fall to feed.

The humpbacks were not the only species in town for the anchovy fest; sea lions, common dolphins, thousands of sooty shearwaters (that made their way here from New Zealand), elegant terns and many other bird species are here to dine on the small schooling fish, with the common murres being a particular favorite as fathers and their chicks loudly call out to each other.

Depending on the time of year and the day of the week you are sailing from Port Hardy to Bella Coola, you could arrive in Bella Coola late in the evening after a port of call in Bella Bella, or this route may sail overnight, stopping in additional ports of call in Bella Coola, Shearwater and Ocean Falls.

Great Shearwaters are common in winter and Cory and Manx Shearwaters are seen regularly in summer.

For bird watchers, we have many migrating bird species in the Pacific Flyway including rhinoceros auklets, pigeon guillemots, harlequin ducks, sooty shearwaters and bald eagles.

Shearwater Resort offers elegant self - contained apartment style accommodation, conference delegates will love the spacious relaxed atmosphere, especially important when delegates require several nights in the hotel.

In the busy summer months, the Ferry also offers the immensely popular Discovery Route sailings, providing guests with a scenic loop tour to the Mid Coast communities and villages, including Bella Bella, Klemtu, Shearwater and Bella Coola.

Shearwaters Holiday Apartments are situated approximately 100m from the beautiful beaches at Aston Bay in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Shearwaters is located in a security complex in Aston Bay and can accommodate up to 8 people, just 500 m from the beach.

Shearwater Holiday Apartments are fully furnished self - catering apartments ideally situated just 100m from the beautiful beach in Aston Bay, Jeffrey's Bay.

Shearwater is a beautiful haven in which to relax after exploration of the stunning coast and the volcanic hinterland.

The Shearwater is in Princeville, near Anini Beach and Hanalei Bay.

Sooty shearwaters return in floods; Leach's and fork - tailed storm - petrels are common, as are surf and white - winged scoters.

Shearwater operates a range of activities at the Falls, from bungee jumping to river rafting - and when the day is over, guests can wind down with Wi - Fi in the lounge areas, a drink by the pool, or even a back rub in the massage tent.

Shearwaters are offshore birds that live over water for months at a time in both summer and winter depending on the migration pattern.

Shearwaters can be mistaken for seagulls, but besides appearance have very little in common.

Despite its small size, South Plaza is home to a large number of species, including a large population of sea lions, a healthy population of land iguanas — some of the smallest in the islands, numerous marine iguanas, and cliffs full of nesting seabirds, such as Swallow - tailed Gulls, Red - billed Tropicbirds, Audubon's Shearwaters, Nazca Boobies, and several other species.

Shearwater Cottages offer premium accommodation in Cape Otway.

Aston Bay Beachside Apartment is a fully furnished self - catering apartment located in the secure Shearwaters complex in Aston Bay, approximately 100 m from the Aston Bay Beach.

He was a painter, potter, writer and naturalist who spent most of his life working in or around his family's business, Shearwater Pottery in Ocean Springs, Miss..

Grants for a project at THE CENTER FOR HOLOGRAPHIC ARTS in New York from the Shearwater Foundation.

Sea Biscuit replied: «We've received over 50 Greater Shearwaters on local beaches in the last few days.