Birdwatching on Maui
Below you will find information about birdwatching, birding, and and bird watching tours on the island of Maui in Hawaii. These links are meant to help you find the best locations to bird watch on the island. If you have any additional links or books that you'd like to share, please contact us and we'll add them to the list.
Hawaii Audubon Society
Forest Birds
Marine Birds
Wetland Birds
Urban Area Birds
Open Country Birds
Photos and information about some of the birds you are likely to see on the island of Maui.
Maui's more exotic birds - you'll be lucky if you see some of these beautiful birds, but they are here if you can find them.
Birds of Haleakala
Birdwatching in Haleakala National Park, from the park's official Web site.
Bird Preserves on Maui
Kapunakea Preserve
Puu Kukui Watershed Preserve
Waikamoi Preserve
More on Waikamoi Preserve
The only way to see the endemics on Maui is to visit the Waikamoi Preserve accessed from Hosmer Grove which is just after the entrance to Haleakala National Park. There is no public access to the preserve however Dr Renate Gassmann-Duvall leads regular tours to the best area. Depending on the number of people she charges between US$120-$150, however on top of that she has to charge an outrageous fee of US$100 per person entrance fee to the Nature Conservancy. She is good as she knows the calls of most of the birds and understands that the main purpose of the visit is to try and see the Crested Honeycreeper and the Parrotbill. You stand a very good chance of seeing the Honeycreeper she currently sees it on average nine times out of ten, however the Parrotbill is a lot more difficult and on average she only sees it 3 times a year. After an initial hours walk in, a step path descends down to the Rose Gardiner boardwalk. This boardwalk lasts for about 500m metres and it's along this that all the endemics can be seen. [Read full article]
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