Events & Field Trips
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A waiver is required for all participants. Please return the completed waiver form to office@hiaudubon.org before the tour or bring it along to the site. Download waiver form here.
CBC Training Bird Walk
Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023
Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Location: Ala Moana Beach Park
The 2023 Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is just around the corner! To help prepare volunteers for this yearʻs count, the Hawai`i Audubon Society is partnering with Oahu CBC compilers Dick May and Pete Donaldson to host a bird walk that will get volunteers out in the field with experienced birders to provide training in identifying the species of birds likely to be encountered during the actual count. Not an experienced birder? Donʻt worry – birders of all levels of experience are involved with CBC. If youʻre a beginning birder, youʻll be paired with someone with more experience.
Everyone with an interest in the Christmas Bird Count is welcome to attend. The sessions are free but to reserve your spot call or text 808-756-2980.
The red star on the map insert marks the meeting spot for the walk.
CBC Workshop
Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023
Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Hawaii Audubon Society, 850 Richards St, Honolulu
To help prepare volunteers for this yearʻs Christmas Bird Count, the Hawai`i Audubon Society is partnering with Oahu CBC compilers Dick May and Pete Donaldson to host a workshop providing an orientation to the procedures volunteers use while counting.
During the workshop Dick and Pete will provide participants with a brief history of the CBC, how the Oahu CBC is organized, how to get involved with the CBC, how to complete the forms and common issues that may arise during the count. A Zoom link will be available for those who are interested but unable to attend.
Everyone with an interest in the Christmas Bird Count is welcome to attend. The sessions are free but to reserve your spot or for instructions on how to join by Zoom call or text 808-756-2980.
Hamakua Marsh Bird Walk
Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023
Time: 7:00 AM
Location: Hamakua Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Kailua
Come see Stilts and other endangered waterbirds at the Hamakua Waterbird Wildlife Sanctuary. Meet at 7:00 AM at the Times Coffee Shop and Creekside Lounge at 153 Hamakua Drive. Parking is available in the parking lot or along the edge of the road. Call Colleen Soares, your guide for this walk, at 808-748-9215 for additional information and to reserve you space.
Annual Meeting & Members Dinner
Nov 5, 2023
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White Tern Walk
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Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden Bird Walk, Kāneʻohe
Tours available on request with 3-4 people.
RSVP with Colleen at csoares48@gmail.com
Join us for a HAS walk of 2-3 miles through Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden. Meet at the Visitor Center parking lot at 9:30 am, 45-680 Luluku Road, Kāneʻohe. Wear walking shoes and bring water, sunscreen and hat. Walk will finish by noon. Hoʻomaluhia is named “a peaceful refuge.” It is 400 lush acres in windward Oʻahu. The Garden opened in 1982, and features plantings from major tropical regions around the world grouped geographically. See the map given below for the regions represented by the botanical collections: Philippines, Malaysia, Tropical America, India & Sri Lanka, Melanesia, Hawaii, Polynesia, and Africa. The Garden was designed and built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide flood protection for Kāneʻohe. Download the bird list for the birds we may see on this lovely walk, such as the White-rumped Shama, Red-billed Leiothrix, Common Waxbill, Hawaiian Coot (‘alae ke’oke’o), and Pacific Golden-Plover (kōlea).
Bird list: https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dpr/hbg_docs/Hoomaluhia_Birds_List.pdf
Garden Map: https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dpr/hbg_docs
Kawainui Marsh, Kailua
Tours are also available on request with 3-4 people.
RSVP with Colleen at csoares48@gmail.com.
Join HAS for a walk through Kawainui Marsh. Wear walking shoes and bring water, sunscreen, and hat. Walk will finish by noon. We will walk the 3 mile, round trip, paved levee. No elevation gain and no cover from the sun. Kawainui Marsh State Wildlife Sanctuary in Kailua is 830 acres, the largest remaining freshwater wetland in the state of Hawaiʻi. The Kawainui and Hāmākua Marsh Complex has been designated as a Ramsar Convention Wetland of International Importance especially for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands for waterfowl habitat. The Kawainui levee is a 6,300 foot earthen berm and concrete wall that runs along Kawainui Stream. The levee was constructed in 1966 by the Army Corps of Engineers to protect the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Kailua from flooding. The trail through the marsh offers beautiful views of the Ko’olau Mountains. This protected area is a haven for native birds and wildlife, such as the federally endangered waterbirds Hawaiian Stilt (aeʻo), Hawaiian Gallinule (ʻalae ʻula), and Hawaiian Coot (ʻalae keʻokeʻo).
‘Aiea Loop Trail
Tours are available on request with 3-4 people.
RSVP with Colleen at csoares48@gmail.com.
Join HAS for a walk through upper-elevation forest. One of the best trails for upper-elevation forest on O‘ahu where it is possible to see ‘apapane and ‘amakihi. Other birds include Japanese Bush-warbler and White-rumped Shama. The Mariana Swiftlet has also been seen by several birders on one area of the trail. Plants may include ‘ohi‘a, koa, ‘olapa, and ‘ie‘ie. About five miles round trip. Walk may finish by one pm.
Big Island Partners – Hawaii Audubon, Big Island Hui
Welcome and mahalo to Nicole and Mike Carion of Kailua-Kona who recently volunteered to be the Society’s Big Island ambassadors!
Mike and Nicole have planned several outings. Check out and join their Facebook group: Hawaii Audubon, Big Island Hui for more information.
Contact Mike and Nicole to sign on: Mpcarion@gmail.com
Hanauma Talks
In April 2021, five presentations were co-sponsored by the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve and HAS. Listen to the talks about Hawai’i’s native birds given by members each Thursday at bit.ly/3w5lekr
Browse the Hanauma Bay YouTube
channel, for past talks about Hawai‘i’s conservation issues.
Watch past Annual Members Meetings on YouTube:
2022 Annual Meeting and Members Dinner:
Watch the virtual 2021 Annual Members Meeting, topic “82 Years and Counting”
Watch the virtual 2020 Annual Members Meeting featuring our 7th edition of Hawaii’s Birds
