Bird AlbumU.S. Outlying Islands · Midway Atoll
Midway Atoll NWR – Eastern Island
55 species and 6,715 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March, October and December, with up to 30 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Laysan AlbatrossPhoebastria immutabilis
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Laysan DuckAnas laysanensis
Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensis
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus24 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 55 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Midway Atoll – Spit Island2 km40 species
- Midway Atoll – Brackish Seep4 km49 species
- Midway Atoll – Cargo Pier4 km42 species
- Midway Atoll NWR – Sand Island5 km86 species
- Midway Atoll – NAF Hangar area5 km26 species
- Midway Atoll – Water Catchment Area5 km81 species
All 55 species recorded here
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Laysan Duck Anas laysanensis
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Cocos Booby Sula brewsteri
- Nazca Booby Sula granti
- Tristram's Storm Petrel Hydrobates tristrami
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Western Gull Larus occidentalis
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Midway Atoll NWR – Eastern Island?
March, October and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 30 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Midway Atoll NWR – Eastern Island?
55 species, from 6,715 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Midway Atoll NWR – Eastern Island in November?
The most recorded in November: Ruddy Turnstone, Pacific Golden Plover, Laysan Albatross, Great Frigatebird 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.