Tag: shearwaters

Birding

When the sea becomes a desert

June 23, 2024 by Clive Finlayson 8 Comments

I associate different times of the year with particular birds and bird movements. In some cases, I have been following these events since childhood...

Birding, Birds, Reviews

“They fly and fly until there’s no more ocean to fly over” — a review of the book “Shearwater”

May 23, 2021 by Mark 1 Comment

In six or seven months, the “best books of the year” features will come out in the important print and web publications. They will...

Birding

Cory’s Shearwater is Misspelled

June 24, 2019 by Corey 4 Comments

Cory’s Shearwater is missing a letter. One little “e” is absent from the name and it has been driving me crazy ever since I...

Trips

Galapagos Birds in Costa Rica

September 30, 2017 by Patrick O'Donnell 1 Comment

The Galapagos Islands? Costa Rica? How can a remote archipelago made famous for Darwin, a bunch of finches, and other cool endemic birds be...

Birding

The mystery of the “Scopoli’s” Shearwater

June 25, 2013 by Nate 2 Comments

If you’re a birder interested in cryptic species and pushing the frontiers of subspecific variation (and let’s be honest, who isn’t, amirite?), there’s no...

Trips

An Amazing Boat Ride from Santa Cruz Island to Ventura Harbor

June 24, 2013 by Corey 13 Comments

The one thing I really wanted to do on this most recent trip to southern California was visit Santa Cruz Island again. The last...

Birds

Amazing Diving Petrels

October 3, 2012 by Duncan 3 Comments

Spring is here with a vengeance and I took the opportunity to walk along the waterfront of Wellington Harbour yesterday evening after work to enjoy the...

Birding