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The following are just some of the events occurring every year in the
Galapagos.
January
- Warm marine currents arrive
- Land birds start nesting
- On
Española the adult male Marine Iguanas become brightly
colored
- The green Sea Turtle arrives to the beaches of Galapagos
to lay their eggs
- Land iguanas begin reproductive cycles on Isabela
- Water and air temperatures rise and stay warm until June
- Ideal time for snorkeling
February
- On Floreana flamingos start nesting
- White-cheeked pintails start their breeding season
- Masked boobies on Española are at the end of their nesting
season
- Marine iguanas nest on Santa Cruz
- Highest water temperature reaches 25°C (77°F) and remains
until April
- Galapagos dove’s nesting season reaches its peak
March
- Water temperature reaches its maximum temperature
- Sporadic tropical
rains and intense sun
- Air temperature can reach up to
30°C (86°F)
- Marine Iguanas nest
in Fernandina
- March 21, the summer equinox signals begin. The Waved
Albatross arrive to Española
April
- Massive
arrival of Waved Albatross to Española and their courtship
starts
- Hatching
season ends for giant tortoises
- Green Sea Turtles’ eggs begin to hatch
- Land Iguanas hatch on Isabela
May
- North
Seymour's Blue-Footed Boobies begin their courtship
-
Sea Turtles are still hatching on
Gardner Bay, Punta Cormorant and Puerto Egas
- Most of the Marine Iguanas’ eggs hatch from nests on Santa
Cruz
- Palo Santo trees begin to shed their foliage
- Albatross on Española start laying their eggs
- Band rumped Storm Petrels begin their first nesting period
June
- Beginning of the dry season
- Giant Tortoises
migrate from highlands to lowlands for suitable nesting
places
- Beginning of the nesting season of Giant Tortoises
July
- Sea
birds are active, especially Blue Footed Boobies on
Española
- Flightless Cormorants court and nest
on Fernandina
- It is possible
to find oystercatchers nesting on Puerto Egas
- Lava Lizards
initiate mating rituals until November
- Whales
are more likely to be observed, especially off the Western
coast of Isabela
August
-
The
Galapagos Hawks court on Española and Santiago
- Masked Boobies
and Swallow Tailed Gulls nest on Genovesa
- Temperature of
the ocean descends to 18° C (64°F), which obviously varies according to the geographic zones among the islands
- Migrant
shore birds start to arrive, and stay on the islands until
March
- Giant
tortoises return to the highlands of Santa Cruz
September
-
Peak of
the dry season
- The air
temperature reaches its lowest (19° C) (66°F)
-
Penguins demonstrate remarkable activity on Bartolomé
until December
- Sea
lions are very active, especially in the western and
central areas of the Archipelago
- Most
species of marine birds remain active at their nesting
sites
October
-
Lava Herons nest until March
- The Galapagos Fur
Seals begin their mating period
- Boobies raise their
chicks on Española
- Giant
Tortoises still lay their eggs
November
- Sea Lion pups are born
- Sea Lions are sexually active on the Eastern part of the
Archipelago
-
Breeding season of Brown Noddies
- Band Rumped Storm Petrels begin their second nesting period
December
-
Hatching of the Giant Tortoise’s eggs begins and lasts
until April
- Green Sea
Turtles display their mating behavior
- The warm
season begins and all of the plants of the dry zone
produce leaves
-
Galapagos “turns green”
- The first young albatross fled
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