Birding spot · Kauai County, Hawaii
Birding at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge are Hawaiian Goose (95%), Hawaiian Coot (94%), and Common Gallinule (93%). It is busiest in winter, when 25 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (33 species). 51 species have been reported here across 1,090 complete checklists from 863 birders.
Species by week 0 10 20 30 40 Jan 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Jan 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Jan 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Jan 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists Feb 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists Feb 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 39 checklists Feb 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists Feb 22-28: 27 species on 5%+ of 39 checklists Mar 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 44 checklists Mar 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Mar 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists Mar 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 41 checklists Apr 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Apr 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Apr 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Apr 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists May 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists May 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists May 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists May 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 31 checklists Jun 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Jun 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Jun 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Jun 22-30: 21 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists Jul 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Jul 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Jul 15-21: low data (9 checklists) Jul 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Aug 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Aug 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Aug 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 27 checklists Aug 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Sep 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Sep 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Sep 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 27 checklists Sep 22-30: 20 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists Oct 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Oct 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists Oct 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Oct 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Nov 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Nov 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Nov 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Nov 22-30: 26 species on 5%+ of 27 checklists Dec 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Dec 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists Dec 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 23 checklists Dec 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 39 checklists Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted. In November: what to expect 1 Hawaiian Goose 95% 2 Hawaiian Coot 94% 3 Common Gallinule 93% 4 Western Cattle-Egret 93% 5 Hawaiian Duck 90% 6 Black-necked Stilt 85% 7 Common Myna 85% 8 Pacific Golden-Plover 82% 9 Zebra Dove 82% 10 Black-crowned Night Heron 76% 11 Red-crested Cardinal 74% 12 Red Junglefowl 64% 13 Warbling White-eye 57% 14 Spotted Dove 53% 15 Scaly-breasted Munia 52% Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.
Season by season Specialties Birds reported far more often here than across Hawaii.
Nearby spots Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it .
Common Gallinule93%
Black-necked Stilt85%
Common Myna85%
Pacific Golden-Plover82%
Black-crowned Night Heron76%