Josh Bergmark (leader)
Dr Paul Brubaker
Peter Marsh
Mary Roefs
Doug Ruby
Stuart Thomson
Jak Vanichanan
Steve Webb
I joined a Birdquest trip to Hawaii well lead by my good friend Josh Bergmark. The trip ran from 15 to 25 March 2022. This proved to be a bit early in the year as a number of seabirds that I had hoped to see had not returned from migration.
It was quite shocking to find how rare the remaining endemic birds of Hawaii are. We are used to hearing of the extinctions that have happened already. The efforts that we had to make to see Akikiki and Palila for example suggest to me that these birds will be extinct within a very few years despite the conservation efforts that are being made. Our inability to find Akekee on Kauai despite diligent searching sends the same message.
Click on this link to see the Birdquest report for this trip.
New birds seen on the trip were :
- Nene
- Hawaiian Duck
- Black Francolin
- Hawaiian Coot
- Bristle-thighed Curlew
- Hawaiian Petrel
- Hawaiian Hawk
- Kauai Elepaio
- Oahu Elepaio
- Hawaii Elepaio
- Red-masked Parakeet
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Puaiohi
- Omao
- Maui Aluahio
- Akikiki
- Palila
- Iiwi
- Apapane
- Akiapolaau
- Anianiau
- Hawaii Creeper
- Hawaii Akepa
- Hawaii Amakihi
- Oahu Amakihi
- Kauai Amakihi
- Yellow-billed Cardinal