It didn’t work out to do a birding tour while I was in Hawaii but I still managed to get 19 lifers on my own!
On Oahu:
Black Swan Common Myna Common Waxbill (tiny – about 4″ long) Hawaiian Coot Hawaiian Stilt Java Sparrow Java Sparrow (juvenile) Pacific Golden-Plover Red-crested Cardinal (my faourite) Red-vented Bulbul Ruddy Turnstone (also found in SK) Spotted Dove Warbling White-eye White Tern Yellow-fronted Canary Zebra Dove (my first Z bird!)
In Maui:
African Silverbill Nutmeg Manakin
In Kaui:
Brown Booby Red-footed Booby
And no, I didn’t tell anyone that I was hoping to see Boobies on the cruise… but I was. 🙂
I also saw a Hammerhead shark from our balcony on the ship but it was gone before I could grab my camera. But I did get some shots of this Barracuda that showed up a few minutes later. It was at least 5 feet long!
Check out this close-up of its head:
I also saw a female Hawaiian Garden Spider that I thought was pretty cool:
It was a great trip!
Congratulations! I was hoping you’d get some new birds! Hope your trip was as good as your bird photos.