Trip Report: Hawaii, Big Island (2007-03-07 - 2007-03-12)

Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) Breeding

Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis) Hawaii ssp

On this trip, Barbara and I flew from San Francisco to Hilo, Hawaii. We rented a car, and drove around the island. Next, we swapped the regular car for a Ford F150 Truck as 4WD is required to get to the top on Mauna Kea. The truck was a bit of overkill, but we did use the 4WD to get to a remote wildlife refuge and to get to the peak of the island.

Sites Visited

Country: United States of America (6 sites)

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (49 records)

Phylum: Chordates (49 records)

Class: Birds (43 records)

Order: Anseriformes (5 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis)
- Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)
- Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
- Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Hawaiian Hawk (Buteo solitarius)

Order: Owls And Nightjars (1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Order: Pelicans (7 records)
- Family: Herons
- Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Family: Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)

Order: Perching Birds (16 records)
- Family: Amakihi
- Hawaii Amakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Iiwi (Drepanis coccinea)
- Apapane (Himatione sanguinea)
- Family: Larks
- Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- African Silverbill (Euodice cantans)
- Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)
- Family: Paradise-flycatcher
- Hawaii Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)
- Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Omao (Myadestes obscurus)
- Family: White-eyes
- Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Plovers
- Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)

Order: Turkey-like birds (8 records)
- Family: New World Quail
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)

Class: Mammals (4 records)

Order: Carnivorans (1 record)
- Family: Herpestidae
- Small Indian Mongoose (Irva auropunctatus)

Order: Cetacea (1 record)
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean (1 record)
- Family: Delphinidae
- Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris)

Order: Rodents (1 record)
- Family: True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Allies
- Black Rat (Rattus rattus)

Class: Reptiles (2 records)

Order: Lizards and Snakes (1 record)
- Family: Geckos
- Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda)

Order: Turtles (1 record)
- Family: Sea Turtles
- Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)