Hawaii is the settling place of birds from many parts
of the world. BIRDS OF PARADISE is a term that is uniquely
used for the birds of Africa which have become permanent
residents of Hawaii. Kauai and Molokai, are very popular
places among the visitors for birding. Birds with red,
yellow, black and combination of these colors like iwi,
anianiau and apapane are worth to be seen.
The
native birds Hawaiian Honeycreepers ,Monarch Flycatchers,
Tropicbirds,
Boobies, Cormorants, Frigate birds , Terns, Noddies
Gallinules, Coots are very few in number but the non-native
species,
Shamas , Babblers, White-eyes, Mockingbirds, Mynas,
Grass quits, Cardinals, attract the visitors to come
and get
impressed with these beautiful creatures. The best
time for birding in any place is to visit it at sunrise,
when
birds start their search for food and at sunset, when
these come back to their nests. You can see Geese at
the Volcano Golf Course.
HAKALAU FOREST NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE is the park
made for the endangered birds in Hawaii. Birding
can be done
on weekends. In Oahu, you can see the non-native
wild parrots like Red-masked Parakeet, green
parrots with
red head and yellow beak. These can be seen in the
area around Diamond Head Crater. Red-crowned Amazon
is another
endangered green parrot with red sign on its head
.It can be seen in Pearl city and Mililani. Goffin's
Corella
is a white parrot found in Malaysia but can be seen
here. Panaewa Rainforest Zoo which is the only rainforest
zoo
is the place for families to see the endangered birds
in Hawaii. It is located at the heart of the Panaewa
Forest Reserve south of Hilo .
Kahului
is another place where you can see endangered black-neck
Hawaiian stilt,
coots and sparrows. Black-crowned high heron,
Hawaiian
coot, Hawaiian duck, and Hawaiian stilt can be
seen in KIHEI at Kealia Pond National Wildlife Preserve
which
was set up for the endangered species .Other
birds present here are Pacific golden plovers, ruddy
turnstones, and wandering tattlers.
