Author Archives: tradewindsla

I last wrote about 531, his former mate, A378 and his current mate, K407. He relieved K407 on their nest on December 25th and spent about 2 weeks incubating their egg. A378 sat about 2 feet away from him for … Continue reading →

One character who has been here since I moved to Princeville in 2001 is 531. He raised 6 chicks with his former mate, 467, between 2004 and 2010. In November of 2010 they had an egg but treated it differently … Continue reading →

The albatross who spent many days on my lawn calling to flyers overhead last season returned to my yard at the end of November. I named her Stella because she is often at her post when I am walking my … Continue reading →

The first egg of the season was laid by a female that I call Bipolar Momma.  She and her mate, KP515, have been together for at least 10 years.  KP515 has proven to be a steadfast parent, Bipolar Momma has … Continue reading →

I knew that I was seeing more albatrosses than I usually do at this time of year, so I checked my Excel files.  This table shows, for each of the last 10 seasons,  the number of albatrosses that had appeared … Continue reading →

If you were to walk through my neighborhood yesterday you would have seen four albatrosses.  You would have appreciated the poetry that is “albatross,” the beauty, the grace, the pure white feathers, the albatross essence.  I see that, but I … Continue reading →

The same bird who was first last year, KP618, has returned. He fledged from Princeville 10 years ago and he is sitting in the yard where he was a chick. He raised 3 chicks with his mate. Unfortunately, she disappeared … Continue reading →

Albatross chicks start to leave their nests as they become more physically coordinated. They rarely go very far, and they are almost always within sight of the nest. Sometimes they are moving to a shady area, away from a nest … Continue reading →

Sochi never seemed to go very far from the nest, she seemed to enjoy staying in her yard and in the front yard next door, not very far away.  Her father, KP497, was banded as a chick in 1997.  I … Continue reading →

Before I started to collect data about the Princeville albatrosses in 2005, there were two couples who regularly nested in a spot called the Pepelani Loop. This was a half circle of unused land that bordered Ka Haku Road, the … Continue reading →