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All Three Females Return To Relieve Mates From Incubation Duties – Feb. 2, 2018

1,790 views · Published 2 February 2018 · 2:14:55 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: Cornell Lab Bird Cams · 2018 · Pets & Animals

An eventful two hours on the Laysan Albatross cam! Watch the females from all three nests return from multi-week foraging trips over the Pacific Ocean to relieve their mates from incubation duties. We also see Manawanui and Jett (the males from nests #2 and #3, respectively) battle it out during the changeover process. Now it's the males' turn to forage at sea and resupply their energy reserves while the females keep watch over the nests.

The Kauai Laysan Albatross cam is a collaboration between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Kauai Albatross Network.

Watch live with news, updates, and FAQs at http://allaboutbirds.org/albatross

The Kauai Laysan Albatross cam is back for a new season with three nests featuring all-new breeding pairs for 2018.

Take a trip to the north shore of Kauai and watch along as all three nesting pairs wrap up their 2-month incubation and prepare for hatching within at the end of January! Visit the Laysan Albatross FAQ page (https://www.allaboutbirds.org/bird-cams-faq-laysan-albatross-nest/) for information on this year's nesting pairs. The first egg is likely to begin hatching tomorrow, Friday, January 26. Tune in now to experience the hatching of these magnificent seabirds live on camera! Watch cam.

While the albatrosses might be the stars of the show, the cam site is also home to many other species of birds. You'll see (and hear) feral chickens, foraging Hawaiian Geese (known as "Nene" in Hawaii), wandering Hawaiian Moorhens, and inquisitive Common Myna going about their business throughout the day. 

In addition to capturing the commotion near the nests, the cam's new position will grant viewers a breathtaking panorama of the nest sites in a field adjacent to a steep bluff over the Pacific Ocean. Here we'll discover the intricacies of albatross air traffic control, where soaring adults will arrive and take off for their oceanic foraging trips, and soon-to-be fledglings will take long walks and stretch their wings to prepare for their first flights over the bluff.

A special thanks to the cam site's private landowner and to our partners at the Kauai Albatross Network for helping to guide the Kauai Laysan Albatross cam into its fifth season. We hope you enjoy sharing in the adventures of another magical breeding season live from the Garden Island!

YouTube thumbnail photo credit: Hob Osterlund, Kauai Albatross Network
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All Three Females Return To Relieve Mates From Incubation Duties – Feb. 2, 2018

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