Are you familiar with the Goonie Birds of Southport and Oak Island? These highly coveted and colorful pieces of folk art produced by an anonymous local are typically either secretly gifted to member of the community or found by lucky recipients in public spaces. But occasionally, friends of the artist organize pop up sales to benefit local charities and offer anyone the chance to take home one of these eye-catching critters. Last year, OIA staff waited for hours in line and were able to acquire
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Are you familiar with the Goonie Birds of Southport and Oak Island? These highly coveted and colorful pieces of folk art produced by an anonymous local are typically either secretly gifted to member of the community or found by lucky recipients in public spaces. But occasionally, friends of the artist organize pop up sales to benefit local charities and offer anyone the chance to take home one of these eye-catching critters. Last year, OIA staff waited for hours in line and were able to acquire
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🚁✨ A Major Milestone for Albatross Science at Midway ✨🚁 More than one million albatross return to Midway Atoll each year—and thanks to our incredible community, we’re finding new ways to monitor them more effectively than ever before. Because of the generosity of everyone who participated in our 3-to-1 Matching Challenge in November 2025, the drone research project successfully completed its second field season alongside the Annual Albatross Census. Drone pilot volunteers Anna Vallery and Dan
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🚁✨ A Major Milestone for Albatross Science at Midway ✨🚁 More than one million albatross return to Midway Atoll each year—and thanks to our incredible community, we’re finding new ways to monitor them more effectively than ever before. Because of the generosity of everyone who participated in our 3-to-1 Matching Challenge in November 2025, the drone research project successfully completed its second field season alongside the Annual Albatross Census. Drone pilot volunteers Anna Vallery and Dan
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#OnThisDay 1971: The 'Gooney Birds Interlude' was first broadcast. This short film shows the birds, otherwise known as albatrosses, taking off from a beach. You can check out our collection of Interludes on the BBC Archive website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/interludes/zjkk382 | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1971: The 'Gooney Birds Interlude' was first broadcast. This short film shows the birds, otherwise known as albatrosses, taking off from a beach. You can check out our collection of Interludes on the BBC Archive website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/interludes/zjkk382 | BBC Archive
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The Gooney Birds are a model airplane club and we got an exclusive look at how they have fun! Watch the full piece leading up to our broadcast of the Wings Over Myrtle Beach Airshow this Saturday starting at 7. | WMBF News
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The Gooney Birds are a model airplane club and we got an exclusive look at how they have fun! Watch the full piece leading up to our broadcast of the Wings Over Myrtle Beach Airshow this Saturday starting at 7. | WMBF News
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Courtship on Midway: the impressive dance moves of a love-struck albatross
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Courtship on Midway: the impressive dance moves of a love-struck albatross
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When Growler crew members went ashore for liberty on Midway Island, they were fascinated by the local Laysan Albatrosses, commonly called gooney birds. Elegant in flight, these seabirds are less coordinated on land. Growler crew were so charmed by their behaviors that they became an unofficial crew mascot. | Intrepid Museum
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When Growler crew members went ashore for liberty on Midway Island, they were fascinated by the local Laysan Albatrosses, commonly called gooney birds. Elegant in flight, these seabirds are less coordinated on land. Growler crew were so charmed by their behaviors that they became an unofficial crew mascot. | Intrepid Museum
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Fluffy Tropicbird Chick Stretches Into Life on Midway Atoll
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Fluffy Tropicbird Chick Stretches Into Life on Midway Atoll
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It’s albatross breeding season on Midway Atoll, a cluster of remote islands in the Pacific Ocean—and that means scores and scores and scores of chicks who barely bat an eye at a cycling human. This video barely does justice the ubiquity of the birds. Researchers found nearly 645,000 albatross nests on the atoll this season. | Popular Science
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