Hawaiian Birds (February 23-March 13, 2006)
We were in Hawaiian from February 23 to March 13 and saw a variety of birds. Unfortunately, an unusually wet rainy season occurred with flooding on most of the islands. This did limit our viewing to a degree and definitely, our photography.
Below is a list of 69 trip birds including another subspecies of Elepaio. Many of the birds are introduced but are countable. We saw 47 life birds which are marked with *. The 14 endemic life birds are marked as **. There were also 3 new subspecies.
Laysan Albatross (with chick)* great views | Eurasian Skylark |
White-tailed Tropicbird* great views | Red-vented Bulbul* |
Red-tailed Tropicbird* great views of them flying backwards | Japanese Bush-Warbler* |
Brown Booby* | Kauai Elepaio** a friendly bird |
Red-footed Booby* great views | also Hawaii Elepaio** a subspecies |
Great Frigatebird* | White-rumped Shama* |
Cattle Egret | Omao (Hawaiian Thrush)** |
Black-crowned Night-Heron | Melodious Laughing Thrush (Hwamei)* |
Hawaiian Goose (Nene)** nice looks | Northern Mockingbird |
Mallard | Common Myna |
Hawaiian Duck (Koloa)** | Japanese White-eye* |
Lesser Scaup | Northern Cardinal |
Hawaiian Hawk (Io)** | Red-crested Cardinal (Brazilian Cardinal)* colorful |
Black Francolin* | Yellow-billed Cardinal* colorful |
Erckel¹s Francolin* | Saffron Finch* |
Gray Francolin* | Western Meadowlark |
Kalij Pheasant* | House Finch |
Green Pheasant* | Yellow-fronted Canary* |
Red Junglefowl* everywhere on Kauai | Palila** |
Ring-necked Pheasant | Kauai Amakihi** |
Wild Turkey don¹t leave home without them | Hawaii Amakihi** |
California Quail | Anianiau** |
Hawaiian Moorhen a subspecies | Akiapolaau** |
Hawaiian Coot** | Kauai Akepa** |
Pacific Golden-Plover at times they were as numerous as robins | Iiwi** some excellent looks at this large-billed bird |
Hawaiian Stilt | Apapane** probably the easiest of the honeycreepers to see |
Wandering Tattler* excellent looks close up | House Sparrow |
Ruddy Turnstone | Lavender Waxbill* |
Black Noddy* | Common Waxbill* |
White Tern* a beautiful bird | Red Avadavat* Pat missed this very colorful bird |
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse* | Warbling (African) Silverbill* |
Rock Pigeon | Nutmeg Mannikin* |
Spotted Dove | Chestnut Mannikin* |
Zebra Dove* | Java Sparrow* |
Hawaiian Owl (Pueo--Short-eared Owl) |
by Pat & Sherron Lynch