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Your guide to information about the complex ecology of Midway. Midway is now a National Wildlife Refuge with rare birds and fish.
Birds of Midway Island
Detailed information and photos of the wide variety of birds that are found on Midway Atoll.
Laysan Albatross
Read all about Midway's most famous resident, the "Gooney Bird". About 35% of the world's population now nests on Midway.
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
1200 miles northwest of Honolulu, the military is gone and Midway is now a National Wildlife Refuge and open to the public. Official website.
Wildlife & Habitat of Midway
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge supports an abundant and diverse fish and wildlife fauna including 18 seabird species, endangered Hawaiian monk seals, threatened green turtles, a resident pod of nearly 300 spinner dolphins and a complex community of coral reef fishes and invertebrates.
Photos of Midway
An excellent series of photos of the birds of Midway and the island itself.
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