Chandler Robbins

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Wisdom Returns to Midway Atoll Once Again

Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird has returned to Midway Atoll to nest once again. On December 10th, 1956, Chandler Robbins, bird biologist on Midway Atoll, banded a young female Laysan Albatross. In 2002, that same biologist returned to Midway and found the same bird nesting behind the old Navy Bravo Barracks that he […]

Written by on December 10, 2019

Wisdom and Akeakamai Return to Midway for Another Nesting Season

Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird and her mate, Akeakamai, have returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to nest. This article was originally printed by: US Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific She first appeared back at her traditional nest site on November 29 and biologists on Midway have confirmed that she has laid […]

Written by on December 5, 2018