Dec 12, 2016
We have documented 46 downed wedge-tailed shearwaters, during 14 road surveys conducted every three days since November 3. Our last three surveys only documented one bird, since the trade winds stopped on December 2.
With three more surveys to go, until December 21, we do not expect any more fallout. During the next few days, we anticipate southerly winds, as a low pressure system moves over O'ahu.
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater chicks are attracted to lights and grounded due to collisions with utility wires / posts and hit by cars. Since 2011, we have surveyed a coastal highway during fledging (Nov-Dec) and have documented grounded shearwaters. We will use this 5-year baseline to test if deaths increase or decrease after the installation of new highway LED lights. This study will reveal whether the lights being replaced throughout Hawaii will impact these native seabirds.
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