Hawaiian
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 ....Hakalau
National Wildlife Refuge (Hawaii) - In the spectacular
tract of
native forest protected
as Hakalau Forest, birders find some of the most beautiful and unique birds
found anywhere. This reserve has restricted access.
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 ....Birding
Hawaii - for information on birds and birdwatching in the
Hawaiian
islands, including a recent sightings page.
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....Na
Manu - Enjoying Hawaii's Birds. A guide to seeing and appreciating
Hawaii's
avifauna. Includes both detailed guides of some of the best
locations
for birdwatching and nature viewing in Hawaii as well as a page that lets
you search for the best locations for specific species.
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Birding in Hawaii - by Ronald Orenstein. We visited four
islands
in two weeks - recreating as best I could the itinerary of my first visit.
That long-ago trip was with one of the first people to organize overseas
trips for birders (I'm Canadian, so Hawaii is overseas for me!). This time,
except for guides in a few places, we did it on our own, spending three
nights each on Oahu, Kauai and Maui, and five on the Big Island - two at
the Volcano House in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and three in Kailua-Kona.
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....Kawai
Nui Marsh - remains the largest freshwater wet land
in the State of Hawaii.
Kawai Nui's natural, cultural, and educational values have been widely
recognized as significant by many government agencies, private organizations,
and citizens' groups. Kawai Nui serves as a nursery ground for marine organisms,
and a wildlife habitat for endangered water birds.
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....Hanalei
(Kauai) National Wildlife Refuge
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....Kilauea
Point National Wildlife Refuge - Island of Kauai
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....Birding
and banding on the Midway Atoll, Hawaii. By Betty Hendrix,
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....Midway
Atoll National Wildlife Refuge - by Jim Nestler. See also Jim's
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....Midway
Atoll: Paradise Found - by Doug and Arlene Ripley. This
outstanding
trip report is fully illustrated with photos of the abundant wildlife of
the isands.
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....Midway
Atoll - by Bill Scholtz. Midway Atoll is the second to last
group
of islands in the Hawaiian chain. It is a little over 1000 miles
northwest of Hawaii. Midway is where The Battle of Midway was fought during
WWII and until 1996 had a Naval Air Station. In 1996 it was handed
over to the Fish and Wildlife service to become a Nation Wildlife Refuge.
In May of 2001 I visited Midway to photograph birds.
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....Honouliuli
Preserve, Oahu
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....Kamakou
Preserve, Molokai
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....The
Nature Conservancy of Hawaii - preserve profiles
for Maui including:
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Waikamoi Preserve
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Kapunakea Preserve
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Pu`u Kukui Watershed Preserve
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....Hawaii
National Wildlife Refuges Index - clickable
map points to brief descriptions
of:
Hakalau Forest NWR
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Huleia NWR
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Kakahaia NWR
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Kauai NWR Complex (Kilauea Point,
Hanale, Huliea NWRs)
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Kilauea Point NWR
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Oahu/Maui/Molokai Complex (James
C. Campbell, Kakahaia, Kealia Pond, and Pearl Harbor NWRs)
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....Trip
Report: Kauai, Oahu, Hawaii, September 14 - October 1, 1994
by
Dave Eshbaugh. I traveled and birded in Hawaii from September 14th to October
1st, 1994. These are some notes that I pulled together that might be helpful
to anyone visiting Kauai, Oahu, and Hawaii. There are some obvious holes
in my treatment, partly because this was my first trip to the islands,
and my non-birding spouse seemed to think that there were things other
than birding to do in Hawaii.
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....Trip
Report: Oahu, Kauai (Hawaii), March(?) 1995, by David Powell.
I
recently spent 10 days in Hawaii, 3 days on Oahu and a week on Kauai. While
the trip was not primarily a birding trip, I did a reasonable (my wife
would say unreasonable) amount of birding on both islands.
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....Trip
Report: Hawai'i, August 8-31, 1995, by José Tavares.
This
was not a birding trip, although some birding was done whenever possible.
From 10 to the 17th August I was attending a conference in Waikiki (Honolulu,
Oahu). After that, some holidays were spent with two non-birders: 18-19th
August around Oahu, 20th in Honolulu, 21-27th around the "big island" (Hawai'i),
and 28-30th back in Honolulu.
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....Trip
Report: Hawaii (Hawaii and Oahu), December 13-23, 1995, by
Urs
Geiser and Mary Hobein. I had the opportunity to give an invited talk at
a scientific conference in Honolulu and added some vacation time with my
wife Mary. Obviously, we didn't spend every minute on the islands birding.
Apart from the work aspect of the trip, Mary isn't exactly a birder, although
she enjoys looking at well-visible, still birds, especially if they are
colorful or otherwise interesting to look at. Then there is so much else
to see and experience: scenery, cultural and
historic
attractions, the beach, underwater activities, romantic moments etc. that
we wanted to enjoy as well. This was especially true since this was our
first trip in a long time without our teenage (step)daughter who is at
a difficult age. All in all, our birding was relaxed, and we didn't go
too much out of our way to find rare
endemics
(the grand prize of any Hawaiian birding).
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....Trip
Report: Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Oahu, April 27 - May 26, 1996, by
Mike
Feighner. I visited the four main Islands: Hawaii (the Big Island), Maui,
Kauai, and Oahu. This was my firstreal trip outside of the ABA area. A
total of 88 species were seen during the entire four-island trip of which
57 were lifers.
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....Trip
Report: Hawaii (Big Island), August 16-23, 1997, by David Powell.
My
wife and I went to the Big Island for our 20th wedding anniversary. As
a long time non-birding spouse, she was very accommodating in allowing
me a reasonable amount of time to go birding. My birding was done in Volcano
NP, a wonderful place to visit even if you don't see any birds, Puu Laau,
Hakalau Forest NWR, Manuka State Park, Puu Anahulu, Mauna Lani Bay Resort,
and along the Saddle Road.
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....Trip
Report: Hawaii, Kauai, Oahu, December 2-16, 1997,
by
BB Hahn. Snow was falling the morning of our departure from Denver. We
giggled and congratulated ourselves for missing at least one storm as we
took off for warmer climes.
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....Trip
Report: Kaua'i and Hawai'i, December 18, 1997 -
January
11, 1998. Jennifer Matkin. We spent the first two weeks on Kaua'i, staying
in Princeville, and eleven days on the Big Island, staying in Kona. This
was my sixth extended trip to the Hawaiian Islands, but my first as a birder.
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....Trip
Report: Maui and Kauai (Hawai'i) , January 8-20, 1998, by
Genie
Silver. My husband and I were in Maui January 8-14 and in Kauai January
14-20. Although not primarily a birding trip, I did a lot of birding and
wanted to file the following report.
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....Trip
Report: Midway Atoll -- Home of the Gooney Birds - January 25 -
February
1, 1998. By Ron Saldino. My wife and I spent 6 days and 7 nights on Midway
Atoll from 1-25-98 to 2-1-98. This is a relatively new destination for
birders and bird photographers. Since the US Navy left the Island last
year, after an extensive cleanup, the USF&WS and Midway Phoenix Corp.
are jointly managing this NWR. F&W manages the wildlife and Midway
Phoenix operates all the infrastructure (runway, hanger, fuel tanks, power
plant, water, barracks, food, etc.). Midway Atoll is about 1200 miles northwest
of Honolulu.
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....Trip
Report: Kauai, April 1998, by Tom Harrison. I once published
an
article on all the crazy places we birders hang out. You know: garbage
dumps, sewage ponds, landfills. Seemed like one of those rules of birding
that the best birds were in yuckiest places. That was before I went to
Kauai. Kauai is heaven on earth. Beaches. Mountains. Waterfalls. Rain forest.
And wonderful birding. My wife and I went to Kauai at the end of April
and it was one of the most relaxing, enjoyable vacations we've had.
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....Trip
Report: Hawaii Big Island, July 1-7, 1998, by Tom Grey.
My
(semibirding and birder tolerant) wife and I spent the first week of this
month on the island of Hawaii, our first visit there. I also managed to
see a fair number of the local birds in what is maybe the least birdy week
of the year there (which might at least partly explain why I didn't run
across a single other birder during my week on the island).
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....Trip
Report: Oahu, Midway, Maui, Kauai, March 19 - April 2, 1999.
by
John Haas. I went on a birding trip of a lifetime from 3/19 to 4/2/99.
the areas covered were Oahu, Midway, Maui, and Kauai!
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....Trip
Report: Maui, Oahu, Kauai, March 25 - April 8, 1999, by
Tom
Bishop. My wife (who birds) and our 3 boys (who don't) had a great time
snorkeling, reading, watching TV, and birding. Although there aren't a
lot of species, you get out to the most beautiful and wonderful places,
it is sunny, the cool tradewinds, the clean air--ah, but I digress.
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....Trip
Report: Hawaii (Big Island), December 18-24, 1999 by Ron Hoff.
My
wife and I went to the big island of Hawaii for the week of December 18-24
to try to find all the big island endemics we could. Most days were fairly
easy walking and the locations easy to find. Although the island is only
about 82 miles wide by 95 miles long, we drove a total of 900+ miles in
our time there.
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....Trip
Report: Hawaii, April 2-16, 2000 "Birding the Big Island:
Something
to Crow About", by Tom Harrison. The Hawaiian Islands have some of the
most beautiful and some of the most rare birds in the world. Two years
ago my wife and I enjoyed a vacation on Kauai during which I became enchanted
by the birds there. This year, when we decided to return to Hawaii, my
wife, Starr, though a non-birder, suggested we select another island so
that I could see different species.
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....Trip
Report: Oahu & Kauai, December 13-26, 2000, by Urs Geiser.
In
December 2000 I had the opportunity to attend a scientific conference in
Honolulu. The rest of my family joined me afterwards, and we spent another
week in Kauai. There we stayed the entire week in Lihue, on the east shore
of the island and about the same distance from the end of the main coastal
highway in both directions. The northwestern Na Pali coast is incredibly
steep and not reachable by road. The interior of the island consists of
wooded, largely inaccessible highlands with one of the wettest places
on earth (Mt. Wai'ale, over 440 inches of rain per year).
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....Trip
Report: Hawaii: The Big Island, November 15th - 28th, 2002,
by
Elise Faike. To escape cold snowy weather and head for warmer climes where
we could also find new birds, my husband Dave and I flew directly from
the mainland to the Big Island of Hawaii on November 15 and stayed
until November 28, 2002. Mid-November is a good time to go, because the
holiday season hasn't started yet so transportation and lodging prices
are more reasonable, blossoms are abundant and birds are active. Very few
other places on earth combine relatively safe volcano viewing and world
travel with superb snorkeling, hiking and birding.
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