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The albatross chicks have been exiting Princeville with increasing regularity.  As of this writing, 13 have left and 9 remain.  Some of them have just disappeared, most likely flying off the ocean bluff in the early morning hours or late … Continue reading →

My last post was about a 3-year old, A402, who had just returned to the area of his chickhood for the first time since fledging. He came back again. He engaged very briefly with an older albatross, a 7-year old … Continue reading →

I happened to be checking out nests on the golf course when I recognized the wobbly stance of an albatross who had just returned to land for the first time since fledging. It was A402, a 3-year old walking not … Continue reading →

Sometimes it’s tough to be a chick, waiting patiently for Mom or Dad to fly home with a tasty meal, and having to put up with the unsolicited attention of those shiftless adult albatrosses pestering a poor little bird who … Continue reading →

It was February 2nd. I had just checked on a nest where KP943, the mother bird, was sitting on her newly hatched chick. The father of this chick is KP944. The parents’ band numbers are just one digit apart because … Continue reading →

One week ago I found a broken egg at the nest across the street from my house. There was no chick in the egg, it was infertile. KP404 and KP756 are the two females who had built this nest of … Continue reading →

What better way to begin than with a photo of Dad with his chick. This male is half of the couple local people know as the “Dragon House Birds.” For years they nested in one specific yard, then last season … Continue reading →

Our new total, as of yesterday: 15 chicks 2 pipping 6 have not started pipping, but the parents have had chicks before 2 nests have new parents, it is unknown if they will be successful but they definitely are male/female … Continue reading →

We now have 8 chicks, and 4 more are in the process of hatching. There will be more after that, too. Last year we had 10 chicks total. Here are a couple of photos of KP618 and his chick: Lindbergh … Continue reading →

The busiest time of the year for an albatross observer begins at the end of January. After 63 days or so of sitting quietly in their eggs, the chicks begin to make their way out into the world. The parent … Continue reading →