Part of springtime fun in Hawaii is watching our plovers’ changes color and size. It’s also the only time of year we know for sure that the bird we’ve been admiring in our yard, park, or playground is male or female. Kōlea begin shedding their winter feathers, and growing their breeding-colored feathers, in February. This […]
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Hawaiʻi Audubon Society published this article in issue 1.2 of the Elepaio Journal in January, 1940. While this little bird was once a common sight in our forests, it is now threatened on Oʻahu, and vulnerable on Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi island. Listen to calls and see more photos of this charismatic bird on eBird. For
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“MAKAHIKI O NĀ MANU NAHELE: YEAR OF THE FOREST BIRDS” It’s official: The year 2024 is for the birds, thanks to Governor Josh Green signing the proclamation. At yesterday’s event, Hawai’i Audubon Society’s President, Susan Scott, spoke about our organization’s long commitment to the protection, education, and joy of birds. Thanks to conservation efforts by
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