No luck for Midway Atoll’s Short-tailed Albatrosses George and Geraldine this season

George (on left) and Geraldine, photograph by USFWS Volunteer Joe Owen

Midway Atoll’s well-known Short-tailed Albatrosses Phoebastria albatrus George and Geraldine did not hatch their egg this breeding season, according to a report from the Facebook page of the Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.

George (on left) and Geraldine, photograph by USFWS Volunteer Joe Owen

The two birds, the sole breeding pair on Midway, have successfully raised and fledged five chicks in the last six breeding seasons.

Read more about George and Geraldine in ACAP Latest News.

John Cooper, Emeritus Information Officer, Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, 20 March 2025