Bird AlbumU.S. Outlying Islands · Midway Atoll
Midway Atoll – Cargo Pier
42 species and 1,208 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 20 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Laysan AlbatrossPhoebastria immutabilis
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensis
Black NoddyAnous minutus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Bonin PetrelPterodroma hypoleuca
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
SanderlingCalidris alba15 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 42 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Midway Atoll – Brackish Seep1 km49 species
- Midway Atoll NWR – Sand Island1 km86 species
- Midway Atoll – NAF Hangar area1 km26 species
- Midway Atoll – Water Catchment Area2 km81 species
- Midway Atoll – Spit Island2 km40 species
- Midway Atoll NWR – Frigate Point3 km27 species
All 42 species recorded here
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Laysan Duck Anas laysanensis
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Midway Atoll – Cargo Pier?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 20 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Midway Atoll – Cargo Pier?
42 species, from 1,208 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Midway Atoll – Cargo Pier in November?
The most recorded in November: Laysan Albatross, Atlantic White Tern, Wandering Tattler, Brown Booby and Brown Noddy.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.