Read the full newsletter 10 things we want to share about Western Cattle Egrets 1. All egrets are members of the heron family, Ardeidae. Most white herons are called egrets. 2. The Cattle Egret originated in Africa and spread naturally (and remarkably) on its own in the 1900s to the Americas, Asia, and Australia. 3. In 2023, ornithologists split […]
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Read the full newsletter Bird Droppings: 7 Things We Want to Share About ʻUaʻu Kani or Wedge-Tailed Shearwaters By Susan Scott ʻUa’u kani are famous for the eerie sounds they make in their burrows. The birds’ OOO-AHH-OOO moans may have inspired the Hawaiian name ʻuaʻu. The word kani means noise. Because these seabirds eat fish and squid
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The Division of Forestry and Wildlife has created a new website dedicated to celebrating Hawaiʻi’s forest birds. The new site has links to events, learning activities, and more, including: • detailed species profiles for Hawaiian forest birds, including photos of extinct birds from collections at Bishop Museum; • forest bird audio mixes for Kauaʻi, Oʻahu,
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