any nice places in america that have a large population of (1 Viewer)

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scuba0095

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• Mar 3, 2010

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Frigatebirds? Just curious if there is a place where they are extremly common in large flocks?

 

Larry Lade

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• Mar 3, 2010

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They do breed in the Dry Tortugas off of the Florida Keys. When not breeding they may be seen on the southern coast of Florida. I am not sure just how abundant they are though.

 

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KHamblett

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• Mar 3, 2010

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Hawaii is a nice place in America with a large population of frigate birds. They breed somewhere around the island chain - probably one uninhabited by humans. I've seen them off Mokuleia on the North Shore of Oahu and around the Kauai lighthouse.

 

njlarsen

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• Mar 3, 2010

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Look at Barbuda, where a guide can bring you out to their breeding colony under very well ordered conditions, I enjoyed the visit a lot. If you go, you can add some Caribbean species as well, especially if you island hop a little. They are found in smaller numbers along just about any coast around the Caribbean.

Niels

 

Richard Klim

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• Mar 3, 2010

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Dry Tortugas

scuba0095 said:

Frigatebirds? Just curious if there is a place where they are extremly common in large flocks?

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Larry Lade said:

They do breed in the Dry Tortugas off of the Florida Keys.

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My wife Erica took these pics when we visited Fort Jefferson (Garden Key, Dry Tortugas) in April 2005...

Richard

 

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scuba0095

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• Mar 4, 2010

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are there any places in hawaii where a guide can bring us close to the birds without hurting or upsetting them of course? even if its not frigate birds any kind of large sea bird colonys? Though frigate bird would be a dream

 

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scuba0095

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• Mar 4, 2010

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barbuda is not part of america i was just talking within america

 

rbroadwell

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• Mar 4, 2010

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On the island of Kauai , Kilauea lighthouse. It is a small bay or inlet and from the lighthouse side you can watch the cliff side.

 

lassa8

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• Mar 4, 2010

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Since it's technically part of America...I've seen dozens of Magnificent Frigatebirds at Point Udall on St. Croix (US Virgin Islands) and quite a few on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

 

Richard Klim

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• Mar 4, 2010

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lassa8 said:

Since it's technically part of America...I've seen dozens of Magnificent Frigatebirds at Point Udall on St. Croix (US Virgin Islands) and quite a few on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

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Well, Barbuda is also technically part of America, although I'm guessing scuba must be using the term as an informal reference to the USA (perhaps even just the continental US?).

Richard

 

lassa8

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• Mar 4, 2010

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I meant America as in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are United States territories, not just part of the Americas.