Hey everyone,

A news story with a local connection appeared on Yahoo (and 
possibly elsewhere) describing the incredible longevity of a 
Laysan Albatross that our very own Chan Robbins 
(ornothologist with the U.S. Geological Survey) banded back 
in the *fifties* on Midway Atoll (North Pacific):

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110308/ap_on_fe_st/us_oldest_bird_5

Chan wrote me to say that both this bird (named Wisdom) and 
her chick survived the nighttime tsunami on Sand Island from 
the Japan earthquake, but sadly several thousand other 
chicks were washed away.  However, the first U.S. nesting of 
Short-tailed Albatross this winter on Eastern Island did 
survive (adults and chick), so that at least is good news.

Cheers,

Derek

-- 
Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/personal.html

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