Watching Birds in Kauai, Hawaii
Red-footed boobies, brown boobies, red-tailed tropicbirds, wedge-tailed shearwaters, and great frigatebirds – these are only some of the rare species of birds you will get to see on Kauai.
Kauai’s active volcanic days are long gone. What is left now is an island of emerald green lushness, highlighted to the north with sheer scenic canyons and coastal cliffs. In the lush Kauai rainforest, honeycreeper specialties as Anianiau, Akekee, and the Kauai Amakihi abound, while on the flooded taro fileds can be found Hawaii’s endangered wetland birds, including the scarce Koloa (or the Hawaiian Duck).
The best time to go boobies-watching in Kauai is in March, the month when seabird diversity is at its peak. Many seabirds nest in these distant Pacific Islands. At Kilauea Point can be found some of the most spectacular of all seabirds, including the nesting Laysan Albatross. Don’t be surprised if some of the adults glide by you at eye-level and see huge nestlings sitting in the shade of ironwood trees.
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