Location: Hawai                                   12/5/2001 to 12/16/2001

Observers: Sandy & Cindie Dillard

Number of Species Observed:    62

Comments: Cindie and I went to Hawaii and covered 3 islands. Hawaii, Oahu, & Kauai (below is our itinerary). This is quite an enjoyable trip and you can do it on your own. However, I do consider it worth while to have a guide your 1st time out since they do show you around to areas to bird and familiarize you with the area. Both companies that we used were quite good and I would recommend them for anyone. We didn't see high number of species but were going for Hawaii endemics.

Hawaii

  Day 1 - Hawaii Airport and Amy Lannan's House (B&B)
  Day 2 - Amy Lannan House, Saddle Rd
  Day 3 - Saddle Rd with tour Co. & Country Club (Hawaii Forest & Trail - this is a really good co. and they get you into areas that you would not normally get
               into. They also have al little store to get some very nice birding T-shirts etc.
  Day 4 - Drive to Volcano NP from Kona & Ponds near Kona.
  Day 5 - Volcano Natl Park

Kauai
  Day 6 - airport and drive to Kokee - There is a nice little restaurant right outside of the airport up on the highway here called Kauai Mixed Plate, 3-3204 Kuhio
               Hwy, Lihue, HI 96766, phone #: 808-246-8898. Try them they are cheap and good.
  Day 7 - Kokee St. Park - Pihea trail & cabin area
  Day 8 - Kokee again but with David Kuhn as guide (phone 808-335-3313) in morning and then drive down to beach and up west side of island then over to
               Pupoi
  Day 9 - up to N. Kauai Island to Kilauai Pt. NWR - flew to Oahu

Oahu
  Day 10 - Lyon Arboretum, Kapi Olani Park (rainy)
  Day 11 - Christmas bird count Kunia area up into the mtns
  Day 12 - Turtle bay trip on cruise yacht                                                                            

Albatross, Laysan
Tropicbird, White-tailed
Frigatebird, Great
Booby, Red-footed
Booby, Brown
Goose, Hawaiian
Mallard
Egret, Little
Egret, Cattle
Night-Heron, Black-crowned
Francolin, Gray
Francolin, Erckel's
Junglefowl, Red
Pheasant, Kalij
Turkey, Wild
Quail, California
Moorhen, Common
Coot, Hawaiian
Tattler, Wandering
Turnstone, Ruddy
Stilt, Black-necked (Hawaiian)
Golden-Plover, Pacific
Tern, White
Dove, Rock
Dove, Spotted
Dove, Zebra
Owl, Short-eared (Hawaiian)
Elepaio
Omao
Puaiohi
Mockingbird, Northern
Myna, Common
Shama, White-rumped
Bulbul, Red-whiskered
Bulbul, Red-vented
White-eye, Japanese
Bush-Warbler, Japanese
Leiothrix, Red-billed
Lark, Sky
Sparrow, House
Waxbill, Common
Avadavat, Red
Silverbill, African
Mannikin, Nutmeg
Munia, Tricolored
Munia, Chestnut
Sparrow, Java
Canary, Yellow-fronted
Finch, House
Palila
Amakihi, Hawaii
Amakihi, Oahu
Amakihi, Kauai
Anianiau
Creeper, Hawaii
Akekee
Iiwi
Apapane
Cardinal, Red-crested
Cardinal, Yellow-billed
Finch, Saffron
Cardinal, Northern
Phoebastria immutabilis
Phaethon lepturus
Fregata minor
Sula sula
Sula leucogaster
Branta sandvicensis
Anas platyrhynchos
Egretta garzetta
Bubulcus ibis
Nycticorax nycticorax
Francolinus pondicerianus
Francolinus erckelii
Gallus gallus
Lophura leucomelanos
Meleagris gallopavo
Callipepla californica
Gallinula chloropus
Fulica alai
Heteroscelus incanus
Arenaria interpres
Himantopus mexicanus
Pluvialis fulva
Gygis alba
Columba livia
Streptopelia chinensis
Geopelia striata
Asio flammeus
Chasiempis sandwichensis
Myadestes obscurus
Myadestes palmeri
Mimus polyglottos
Acridotheres tristis
Copsychus malabaricus
Pycnonotus jocosus
Pycnonotus cafer
Zosterops japonicus
Cettia diphone
Leiothrix lutea
Alauda arvensis
Passer domesticus
Estrilda astrild
Amandava amandava
Lonchura cantans
Lonchura punctulata
Lonchura malacca
Lonchura atricapilla
Padda oryzivora
Serinus mozambicus
Carpodacus mexicanus
Loxioides bailleui
Hemignathus virens
Hemignathus flavus
Hemignathus kauaiensis
Hemignathus parvus
Oreomystis mana
Loxops caeruleirostris
Vestiaria coccinea
Himatione sanguinea
Paroaria coronata
Paroaria capitata
Sicalis flaveola
Cardinalis cardinalis

 
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