ʻAʻo (Newell's Shearwater) chick preparing to fledge in Upper Limahuli Preserve. October is the peak fledging period for ʻaʻo on Kauaʻi.

Attaching geolocator tags on ʻaʻo adults to see where they are wintering.

Banding ʻaʻo chicks to assess light attraction risk and survival rates.

ʻUaʻu kani (Wedge tailed Shearwater) chick in its burrow at Nuʻalolo Kai.

Incubation - including pair exchanging incubation duties.

Rare footage of an ʻAʻo (Newell's Shearwater) climbing a tree and using it as a launch site to take off into the night.

A curious pueo (Hawaiian short-eared owl) drops in during an Infrastructure Monitoring and Minimization Project (IMMP) survey.

2023 Highlights of ARC’s projects, achievements and events.

An endangered ʻuaʻu (Hawaiian Petrel) chick that was rescued by a team from Archipelago Research and Conservation (ARC) in the middle of October has been successfully released out to sea after 39 days of care by the Save Our Shearwaters (SOS) program.

We can guarantee you that you haven’t seen anything this cute before - the hatch and first hours of an ‘ua’u (Hawaiian petrel) chick’s life. Turn up the volume…

Nocturnal Surveys For Endangered ‘A‘o (Newell’s Shearwater) and ‘Ua‘u (Hawaiian Petrel) in Hono O Nā Pali NAR.

‘Ua‘u (Hawaiian Petrel) and ‘a‘o (Newell's Shearwater) chicks in Hono O Nā Pali Natural Area Reserve

The first ʻaʻo (Newell’s Shearwater) captured on camera digging a burrow at the Pōhākea Social Attraction Site.

First ever footage of egg laying and incubation of ‘ua’u (Hawaiian petrel)!

First use of nest boxes by ‘A‘o (Newell’s Shearwater) at the Honopu Social Attraction Site!

Searching for the rare and elusive Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) in American Samoa.

Thermal Footage Of Tahiti Petrel And Tropical Shearwater In American Samoa.

A seabird restoration project was initiated May 3, 2023 at Nuʻalolo Kai on the rugged and remote Nā Pali coast of Kauaʻi. The project is a partnership of multiple organizations and aims to restore seabird populations that have been lost from the site due to introduced predators.

‘Ua‘u chicks emerge from their burrows in mid to late October to start exercising. This time period is critical for ‘Ua‘u chicks as they strengthen their wings ready for their first flight out to sea.

Part II: Incubation and Early Chick Rearing. Once the egg is laid, both adults share incubation duties. During this stage eggs and chicks are vulnerable to introduced predators such as cats and black rats.

Part I: Arrivals, Pair Bonding & Burrow Maintenance. By mid-April, adult ‘ua‘u on Kaua‘i are returning to their burrows after spending the winter at sea. This is an important time for the ‘ua‘u as they clean their burrows and strengthen pair bonds in preparation for egg laying.