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Happy Bird Company Offers Bluebird Boxes
The Happy Bird Company is selling its bluebird nesting boxes for the second year, led by company founder Christian Chin-Gurret. A spokesperson said, “Spring is definitely in the air with the lovely sounds of bird chirping all over the island. Many birds are starting their nests and that includes the native bluebirds [Sialia sialis]. “Between... Read more of this article
Video: Second Cahow Chick Revealed
As scientists, students, and viewers from around the world watched online, a second Cahow chick hatched live on camera, following the first hatching of the season on February 28. A spokesperson said, “Scientists, students, and followers around the world were watching as the new chick in the CahowCam2 burrow was finally revealed. “Its peeps... Read more of this article
‘Hatching Alert’ For Online Cahow Cam
The egg on CahowCam2 is on “hatching alert” this evening [March 6] and the operators are urging people to tune in to watch it live via www.nonsuchisland.com March 6th 2020 | CahowCam2 parent with its egg which is expected to hatch soon “The egg being watched in CahowCam2 has now reached its 48th day of incubation so if all goes well... Read more of this article
Video: Cahow Chick Hatches Live On Camera
As the Nonsuch Expeditions team and viewers from around the world watched online, a Cahow chick in burrow #831 hatched at approximately 12.00am on Friday, February 28, officially launching the 2020 CahowCam season. This the eighth season that the team has been live streaming from the underground nesting burrows on Nonsuch Island, during which tens of... Read more of this article
BUEI Talks “Bermuda’s Cahows” On January 29
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] and the Bermuda Audubon Society will present a talk entitled “Bermuda’s Cahows” with Jeremy Madeiros on Wednesday, January 29th. The event poster says, “Join us for an evening with Jeremy Madeiros, principle conservation officer for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Jeremy... Read more of this article
Video: Female Cahow Returns And Lays Egg
Nonsuch Island has a new resident, as a female Cahow recently returned to Burrow #831 in the Translocation Colony A to lay her egg, all while being “being attentively observed by her mate.” A spokesperson said, “The female Cahow has returned to burrow #831, in Translocation Colony A on Nonsuch Island in Bermuda from which CahowCam... Read more of this article
Peregrine Falcon Released After Rehabilitation
Milly — a Peregrine Falcon who was found at Spittal Pond — has been released after receiving rehabilitation and care at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo. BAMZ Curator Patrick Talbot explained, “Last month, an avid bird watcher and member of the Bermuda Audubon Society, Erich Hetzel, came across a Peregrine Falcon on the ground... Read more of this article
Offshore Boat Trips To View Bermuda Cahows
The Bermuda Audubon Society, together with the Bermuda Zoological Society will be offering offshore boat trips to view Bermuda Cahows starting November 9th until November 23rd. A spokesperson said, “Our Cahows are back! The Bermuda Audubon Society in conjunction with the Bermuda Zoological Society will be offering offshore boat trips to view... Read more of this article
Audubon Society Photo Field Trip On Sunday
The Bermuda Audubon Society’s photography club is getting set to hold a field trip on Sunday [Oct 6] at Ferry Point Park in St. George’s A spokesperson said, “Calling all nature photographers. The Bermuda Audubon Society’s photography club is holding a field trip on Sunday [Oct 6] at Ferry Point Park in St. George’s. “Bring... Read more of this article
Audubon Society To Mark Shorebirds Day
The Bermuda Audubon Society will be celebrating World Shorebirds Day on Saturday [Sept 7] with a field trip to Spittal Pond. An annual global initiative, World Shorebirds Day is aimed at raising awareness of shorebirds along with the need to conserve them and their habitats. The Global Shorebird Counts, held every year as part of World Shorebirds Day,... Read more of this article
BPOTY Support Bermuda Cahow Initiative
One of the world’s leading bird photography contests has taken a Bermuda Audubon Society programme aimed at boosting Cahow numbers under its wing. Established in 2016, the annual online Bird Photographer of the Year Competition draws tens of thousands of entrants. Describing itself as a “celebration of avian beauty and diversity, and a tribute... Read more of this article
Video: CahowCam Chick Fledged Out To Sea
At 1.32am on June 7th, “Cedar” — this years’ star CahowCam chick — fledged out to sea with thousands of followers around the world watching in real time, and, according to the experts, if all goes well she will return in 3 to 5 years, often times landing within yards of her original nesting burrow. “She is one of five that... Read more of this article
Holographic Display Created Of Cahow Bird
Bermuda’s Cahows have been highlighted in a modern way, with the Looking Glass company creating an impressive looking holographic display of a Cahow’s nest, with the company saying it is done with a hope to develop techniques as an “alternative to viewing animals in captivity.” “Holograms present the illusion that something... Read more of this article
Fourth Live Cam Launched On Nonsuch Island
In celebration of World Environment Day, the Nonsuch Expeditions in partnership with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Dept. of the Environment and Natural Resources have officially launched their 4th Live Cam on Nonsuch Island. This new camera is located in Nonsuch Island Translocation Colony A, and unlike the existing nest Cams, is above ground,... Read more of this article
Longtail Hatching Seen Live On New Webcam
Nonsuch Expeditions, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources teams said they are proud to announce the arrival of their latest ‘cam chick,’ a baby Longtail, also called a White tailed Tropicbird, which hatched during the afternoon of April 23rd. Below is a photo of the first time that the chick... Read more of this article
Photos: Bluebird Nesting Season Underway
The Happy Bird Company has announced the first sighting of five bluebird eggs to start the nesting season, with hatching expected to commence within the next few days. A spokesperson said, “This unique bluebird box was designed and produced by university product design student Christian Chin-Gurret, who has added a novel feature by which the... Read more of this article
