Bird AlbumU.S. Outlying Islands · Midway Atoll
Midway Atoll – Spit Island
40 species and 504 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February, August and December, with up to 12 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Laysan AlbatrossPhoebastria immutabilis
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
SanderlingCalidris alba
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensis
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescensSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Midway Atoll – Brackish Seep2 km49 species
- Midway Atoll NWR – Eastern Island2 km55 species
- Midway Atoll – Cargo Pier2 km42 species
- Midway Atoll NWR – Sand Island3 km86 species
- Midway Atoll – NAF Hangar area3 km26 species
- Midway Atoll – Water Catchment Area3 km81 species
All 40 species recorded here
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Laysan Duck Anas laysanensis
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Midway Atoll – Spit Island?
February, August and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 12 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Midway Atoll – Spit Island?
40 species, from 504 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Midway Atoll – Spit Island in November?
The most recorded in November: Ruddy Turnstone, Northern Pintail, Pacific Golden Plover, Laysan Albatross and Atlantic White Tern.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.