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Red-tailed Tropicbird at Año Nuevo Island!
Today during Rhinoceros Auklet monitoring at Año Nuevo Island, biologist Jessie Beck spotted a Red-tailed Tropicbird! Jon Felis was able to take some great photos, shown here. …
Added by Ryan Carle on April 30, 2012 at 7:55pm — 2 Comments
2009-2011 Restoration and Auklet Monitoring Report Highlights, Part 2: What the Birds Did
Added by Ryan Carle on March 21, 2012 at 3:00pm — No Comments
2009-2011 Restoration and Auklet Monitoring Report Highlights, Part 1: What We Did
Added by Ryan Carle on March 21, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments
Wrapping up another season….
It’s been a while since we’ve updated the blog, and plenty has happened in that time. Many chicks from this past summer have fledged, leaving their nests, burrows and modules behind. Although this happens every year, nonetheless it is special occasion every season. I…
ContinueAdded by Jessie Beck on December 12, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments
Announcing a New Webisode
"A plan was hatched..."
Watch an inspiring webisode about the restoration and first looks at the project's success.
Thank you to all the partners, volunteers and students who worked so hard on the restoration. It has paid off!
Thank you Peck Ewer and Lloyd Fales for producing a beautiful video for us. And the talented…
ContinueAdded by Oikonos on June 9, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments
Eggs and chicks!
The breeding season at Año Nuevo Island is underway!
As I write, Rhinoceros Auklets and Cassin's Auklets are incubating their one egg of the season. Rhinoceros Auklets only lay one egg per year, choosing evolutionarily to put great effort into the survival of one chick a year and the longevity of adult birds. Cozy in its underground burrow, the chick avoids the many dangers of the above-ground world, such as predation and nasty weather.
Cassin's Auklets also…
ContinueAdded by Ryan Carle on May 23, 2011 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment
The Habitat of the Habitat Ridge
Last fall we built the "Habitat Ridge" on Año Nuevo Island, and the eucalyptus log structure is certainly living up to its name by providing protection for the island's new plants and the sensitive soil of auklet burrows.
It's been fun this spring, however, to observe how the Habitat Ridge is…
ContinueAdded by Ryan Carle on May 9, 2011 at 4:17pm — 2 Comments
Año Nuevo Island Restoration Talk April 21st
Added by Oikonos on April 15, 2011 at 1:30pm — No Comments
The Onset of Spring
As the winds pick up along the Central Califorian Coast and the days grow longer, the first signs of spring are beginning to show, here on Año Nuevo Island. Due to the abundance of rain this season, the soil-stabilizing barley grass continues to give the restoration area a green and lush appearance, while…
ContinueAdded by Jessie Beck on March 25, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments
Restoration Update
It's a new year, and in some ways Año Nuevo Island looks like a new island. It's green!
I hitched a ride yesterday…
ContinueAdded by Oikonos on January 13, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments
Our Volunteers Are Awesome
This fall marked the fruition of years of dedicated work and planning by many people for the common goal of restoring seabird habitat on Año Nuevo Island. Big things happened-- a landing craft came and transported literally tons of materials and plants to the island, a beautiful habitat ridge was built out of a disorderly pile of eucalyptus logs, thousands of native…
ContinueAdded by Oikonos on November 28, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments
Habitat Ridge Completed!
The rustic style and earth-tone color of the ridge seems perfectly in place with the landscape.
Now Ano Nuevo Island Restoration moves on to planting native grasses to stabilize the soil and installing our new state-of-the-art clay seabird nest modules designed and created this… Continue
Added by Ryan Carle on October 23, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments
Summer Production Preview
Just uploaded a few photos taken this summer from CCAs ceramics department, where the second generation of nest modules is well under way. Check it out!
Sonja
Added by Sonja Murphy on August 18, 2010 at 1:00am — 2 Comments
Love Shack chick fledges! and other nest module news.
Image: Sophie Webb
There are many reasons that might drive a maturing child to leave its parents' home, and set out independently in the dangerous outside world. In the case of the Homo sapien, this process can be long and drawn out, with many false starts, but for the Rhinoceros Auklet the motivation for leaving home is perhaps a little more clear… Continue
Added by Oikonos on August 2, 2010 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments
Happy to hear the news!
Added by Leslie Sample on April 30, 2010 at 1:51pm — No Comments
out on Año, there's a little love shack...
The day was blustery and rain came and went as we set about our second check of the Rhinoceros Auklet colony on Año Nuevo Island. Especially exciting was the opportunity to check the new ceramic nest modules that we placed on the island three weeks ago.
I approached the Love Shack module and peeked into the entrance. Last week, after noting tracks in a couple of the… Continue
Added by Ryan Carle on April 29, 2010 at 7:00pm — 3 Comments
The old canon braves the sea...part 2-New Pictures!
Added by Leslie Sample on April 22, 2010 at 10:09pm — 1 Comment
the old canon braves the sea... and what she saw on Ano Nuevo Island
Added by Leslie Sample on April 16, 2010 at 5:36pm — No Comments
In the Ground!
Added by Rebar on April 16, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments
The instal of the Love Shack!! <3
Added by Jesse Gayle on April 12, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments
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- Wrapping up another season….
- Announcing a New Webisode
- Eggs and chicks!
- The Habitat of the Habitat Ridge
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