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Marine Birds:
Kane'ohe Marine Corps Air Station
(Nu'upia Ponds, Ulupa'u Head, Moku Manu Is.)
Moloka'i Lookout
Manana Island
Popoi'a Island
Sand Island Park
La'ie Point
Ka'ena Point

Wetland Birds:
Waipi'o Peninsula
Pearl Harbor NWR
Kawainui Marsh
Paiko Lagoon
James Campbell NWR
Kahuku Aquaculture Ponds
Loko 'Ea Pond (Haleiwa)

Urban Birds:
Kapi'olani Park
Na La'au Trail (Diamond Head)
Sand Island

Forest Birds:
Ko'olau Range trails
(La'ie, 'Aiea, Tantalus, Manoa Cliffs, Wa'ahila Ridge, Waimano)
Wai'anae Range trails
(Wai'anae Kai, Peacock Flats, Palikea, Palihua, Mt. Ka'ala Natural Area Reserve)
Lyon Arboretum

Open Country Birds:
Makaha Valley
Peacock Flats
Ka'ena Point Natural Area Reserve

 

 

Guide to Birding the Hawaiian Islands

Popular Birding Sites on The Island of O`ahu

Directions to Sites

    (Open Country Birds)

  1. Peacock Flats (hiking and bicycling only)
    From Farrington Highway (930), after passing Camp Mokuleia, turn left into 3rd entrance to Dillingham Airfield. Proceed 0.4 miles to the parking lot, walk mauka along the gravel road. Proceed through gate at fence. The trail (3.5 miles long) goes uphill to the Forest Reserve gate; Peacock Flats campground (camping permit required) is just beyond.
     
  2. Makaha Valley
    From Farrington Highway (93) in Makaha, take Makaha Valley Road to Ala Holo Road to Huipu Drive to Mauna Olu; stop at guard shack to show drivers license, car registration and proof of insurance (plus rental agreement if car is rented), and sign liability waiver.
     
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Introduction

Directions on O`ahu:

 

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