(64 quotes found)
“We're surprised she would have spent that long away from her nest when she had a chick. That begs the question: Why does she need to go that far? It raises the suspicion that fish resources around Christmas Island are not currently adequate. That might explain the slow and gradual decline of the bird.”
David James
“There are usually two eggs per nest but usually only one chick survives.”
Ken Torkelson
“Sometimes if they left the nest, you can put them back in the nest if the nest is still intact or put them close to it. Usually the parents won't care.”
Francis Moore
“It is tragically ironic that while Lydia nests on one the world's most remote and pristine islands, she makes her living in some of the most degraded seas on the planet. Fishing pressure is huge and marine pollution is severe.”
“There's a lot of that empty nest moment.”
Carley Roney
“We have had a successful season. They came. They nested. They got through it.”
Ed Carlson
“They're a cool raptor, because they nest not only in established landscapes, but also in developed areas.”
Julia Parrish
“All in all I'm real proud of our guys. I've stood up in this crow's nest six different times and not been very happy, but tonight I'm pretty happy.”
John McCormick
“We don't charge up hills with machine gun nests anymore.”
Nicholas Kehoe
“These birds used to nest on all the major shorelines in the state, but what's on those shorelines now — homes, golf courses. These are not parks. They're not recreation areas. These (islands) were preserved to protect the birds.”
Norm Brunswig
