Birding spot · Kauai County, Hawaii
Birding at Hanapepe Salt Ponds Historic Preserve: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Hanapepe Salt Ponds Historic Preserve are Black-necked Stilt (90%), Zebra Dove (85%), and Pacific Golden-Plover (83%). It is busiest in fall, when 33 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early June (41 species). 72 species have been reported here across 1,244 complete checklists from 620 birders.
Species by week 0 10 20 30 40 50 Jan 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Jan 8-14: 26 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Jan 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 45 checklists Jan 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 37 checklists Feb 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 39 checklists Feb 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 37 checklists Feb 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 38 checklists Feb 22-28: 29 species on 5%+ of 47 checklists Mar 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists Mar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Mar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Mar 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Apr 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Apr 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Apr 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Apr 22-30: 25 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists May 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists May 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists May 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists May 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Jun 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Jun 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Jun 15-21: low data (6 checklists) Jun 22-30: 33 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Jul 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists) Jul 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Jul 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Aug 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Aug 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Aug 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Aug 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 27 checklists Sep 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Sep 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Sep 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists Sep 22-30: 28 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Oct 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 23 checklists Oct 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 45 checklists Oct 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists Oct 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 45 checklists Nov 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 29 checklists Nov 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 47 checklists Nov 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 24 checklists Nov 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 37 checklists Dec 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists Dec 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Dec 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Dec 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 46 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 Black-necked Stilt 90% 2 Zebra Dove 85% 3 Pacific Golden-Plover 83% 4 Common Myna 80% 5 Red Junglefowl 75% 6 Ruddy Turnstone 74% 7 Wandering Tattler 74% 8 Red-crested Cardinal 59% 9 Hawaiian Duck 50% 10 Western Cattle-Egret 50% 11 Warbling White-eye 49% 12 House Sparrow 45% 13 Spotted Dove 43% 14 Western Meadowlark 41% 15 Sanderling 40% 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 .
Black-necked Stilt90%
Pacific Golden-Plover83%
Common Myna80%
Ruddy Turnstone74%
Wandering Tattler74%
House Sparrow45%
Western Meadowlark41%
Sanderling40%