Personally I don't think you need a guide...but that is ultimately up to you.Â
We went last year in February 2020 before lock down.  We did not do any hard
core birding in Hawaii. All these were birds we more or less stmbled upon in
our travels. We did however travel to Kilauea Point National Wildlife
Refuge/Lighthouse on the North Shore of Kauai where we saw the most exotic
birds, without that trip we would not have seen four species. My favorite site
to identify these birds was:Â Â
https://www.hawaiibirdingtours.com/photogallery/birds/photobirdsindex.html
Here is the List of Lifers:
Chestnut MuniaWhite-rumped ShamaYellow-fronted Canary
Japanese White-eye
Saffaron Finch
Red-crowned Cardinal or Brazilian Cardinal
Apapane Hawaiian Honey Creeper
Wandering Tattler
Yellow Billed Cardinal
Pacific Golden Plover
Hawaiian Gallinule
Zebra Dove
Common Myna
Common Waxbill(4-Birds from Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge and
Lighthouse on the North Shore)
Red-footed BoobyGreat FrigatebirdNene GooseRed-tailed Tropicbird
Here are some links I found. Ask your resort for someone local if you can't
find info otherwise.
http://www.birdingpal.org/hi.htm
https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat!.8699&b_tl_lngñ59.77113&b_br_lat".22917&b_br_lngñ59.30653&a[]ÿrding
https://www.parrishkauai.com/blog/kauai-captivating-bird-watching-experience/
My personal favorite place was:
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Kilauea_Point/seasons_of_wildlife/Â Â
Happy Birding!!!!
Carol and Roy Toepke ofCollections by Carol
PS Pics of all these birds and our whole trip are on our Facebook page:Â Â
https://www.facebook.com/caroltoepke
Go to our page. Go to search...type in Hawaii...all our entries should pop up
On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 07:40:45 PM CST, Seegert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<seegert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
All
In April my wife and I plan to go to Hawaii, spending most or all of our time
in Kauai. Iâd like to hire a guide for a day or two. Does anyone know of
a guide for this island?Â
Lastly, does anyone know of any pelagic trips on this or any of the islands?
Thanks in advance
Greg Seegert
Beaver Dam
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