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Final Native Bird of the Month - Ae’o
For this year's final native bird of the month installment, we look to our wetlands and the Hawaiian Stilt (Himantopus mexiacanus...
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Coach Polhemus
Mar 6, 20231 min read
March Native Bird of the Month - 'Amakihi
Welcome back! This month we'll feature one of the more common native forest bird species, the Hawai'i 'Amakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens)....
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Coach Polhemus
Feb 6, 20231 min read
Native Bird of the Month 2/2023 - 'Elepaio
This month's feathered friend is one of my favorites. I have literally spent over a thousand hours during my career monitoring these...
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Coach Polhemus
Jan 9, 20231 min read
Native Bird of the Month 1/2023 - 'I'iwi
Welcome back everyone! This month's feathered friend is the 'i'iwi (Drepanis coccinea), a member of the honeycreeper family. Noted for...
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Coach Polhemus
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Native Bird of the Month 10/2022 - Nēnē
As we ease into winter, this month's native bird is the Hawaiian Goose, or nēnē (Branta sandwicensis). Once down to only 30 known birds...
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Coach Polhemus
Oct 17, 20221 min read
Native Bird of the Month 10/2022 - 'Io
Our next feathered friend we'll feature this month is the Hawaiian short-eared owl (Asio flammeus sandwichensis), or pueo. The pueo is...
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Coach Polhemus
Sep 12, 20221 min read
Native Bird of the Month 9/2022 - 'Io
The Hawaiian Hawk, (Buteo solitarus, or 'io), is the only hawk species native to Hawaii. These birds are currently only present on the...
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