This is the first site-specific birding book written especially for the casual or novice birder. It is a fully illustrated look at more than 60 top birding sites on Oahu, Kauai, the Big Island, Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. Every spot described offers something special: forest-dwelling birds unique to Hawaii, seabirds that rarely visit the shore, or introduced birds found in city parks and gardens.
Birds of greatest interest and those most likely to be seen at each site are given particular attention, with information on seasonal occurrences to help visitors plan their birding trips. Site descriptions note activities and nearby points of interest, detailed directions to the sites, and available facilities for visitors. Helpful occurrence tables show at a glance where common and uncommon birds can be found. General information on birding in Hawaii, a description of the processes that led to extensive speciation, and a review of the threats against Hawaiian birdlife are included.
Product Features
- fully illustrated
- paperback
This book badly needs updating – especially for Kauai where bird populations are plummeting – the book is outdated! This book needs updating. Sadly, the native bird populations on Kauai are plummeting and the information in this book no longer applies. This has happened on Kauai in the last ten years and bird species that were easy to see in the early 2000’s are disappearing and possibly joining the tragic extinctions of previous bird extinctions on the islands. You should not base a birding trip to see the endemic Kauai forest birds based on the information in this book. On other islands, this book…
Needs updating This book would benefit from an update but there is plenty of information that has helped us to plan a trip to Kauai and Big Island.
Don’t buy this! This book was not helpful. We ended up wasting a whole day from our trip due to this book.