Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) - Tofino, BC
On our pelagic on sunday Aug 29th we were blessed to see this endangered Short-tailed Albatross. This bird was banded in Japan. I sent in the band number X10 and they said it was banded on the 7th of March 2021 at Hatsunezaki colony of Torishima, Japan. When this bird was banded, it was a chick in the nest. Colour ring No. X10, and the small ring of the Ministry of the Environment No. 13E9019. Sex was unknown and it is currently 6 months old. This species may be split one day so it is always interesting to know where it came from. I have been lucky to have seen this species 3 times since 2018 and this is my 5th individual in BC waters. They were historically almost decimated by the feather trade and today longliners and plastic pollution and climate change continue to negatively impact them to this day.
Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) - Tofino, BC
On our pelagic on sunday Aug 29th we were blessed to see this endangered Short-tailed Albatross. This bird was banded in Japan. I sent in the band number X10 and they said it was banded on the 7th of March 2021 at Hatsunezaki colony of Torishima, Japan. When this bird was banded, it was a chick in the nest. Colour ring No. X10, and the small ring of the Ministry of the Environment No. 13E9019. Sex was unknown and it is currently 6 months old. This species may be split one day so it is always interesting to know where it came from. I have been lucky to have seen this species 3 times since 2018 and this is my 5th individual in BC waters. They were historically almost decimated by the feather trade and today longliners and plastic pollution and climate change continue to negatively impact them to this day.