Bird AlbumU.S. Outlying Islands · Midway Atoll
Midway Atoll NWR – Sand Island
86 species and 11,270 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–February, with up to 45 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Laysan AlbatrossPhoebastria immutabilis
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Laysan DuckAnas laysanensis
Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensis
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Black NoddyAnous minutusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Midway Atoll – NAF Hangar area0 km26 species
- Midway Atoll – Water Catchment Area1 km81 species
- Midway Atoll – Cargo Pier1 km42 species
- Midway Atoll – Brackish Seep1 km49 species
- Midway Atoll NWR – Frigate Point2 km27 species
- Midway Atoll – Spit Island3 km40 species
All 86 species recorded here
- Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Laysan Duck Anas laysanensis
- Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Tristram's Storm Petrel Hydrobates tristrami
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
- Western Gull Larus occidentalis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Bryan's Shearwater Puffinus bryani
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Black Scoter Melanitta americana
- Emperor Goose Anser canagicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Midway Atoll NWR – Sand Island?
October–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 45 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Midway Atoll NWR – Sand Island?
86 species, from 11,270 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Midway Atoll NWR – Sand Island in November?
The most recorded in November: Laysan Albatross, Atlantic White Tern, Brown Noddy, Atlantic Canary and Ruddy Turnstone.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.