Bird AlbumU.S. Outlying Islands · Midway Atoll
Midway Atoll – Water Catchment Area
81 species and 16,229 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–December, with up to 45 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Laysan DuckAnas laysanensis
Laysan AlbatrossPhoebastria immutabilis
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Midway Atoll NWR – Sand Island1 km86 species
- Midway Atoll – NAF Hangar area1 km26 species
- Midway Atoll NWR – Frigate Point2 km27 species
- Midway Atoll – Brackish Seep2 km49 species
- Midway Atoll – Cargo Pier2 km42 species
- Midway Atoll – Spit Island3 km40 species
All 81 species recorded here
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Laysan Duck Anas laysanensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Tristram's Storm Petrel Hydrobates tristrami
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Midway Atoll – Water Catchment Area?
October–December. 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 – Water Catchment Area?
81 species, from 16,229 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Midway Atoll – Water Catchment Area in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Pintail, Laysan Duck, Laysan Albatross, Brown Noddy 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.