Birding spots · Hawaii

Best Birding Spots in Hawaii County, Hawaii

State Department of Land State Resource Management Area leads Hawaii County's birding spots with 81 species reported, best in fall. 137 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
State Department of Land State Resource Management Area	81	2,129	66	59	48	68
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park	81	1,861	71	59	35	62
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park (southeast)	55	549	36	37	27	35
Keāhole Point	51	1,290	31	39	34	36
Wailoa River State Recreation Area	51	1,209	47	42	32	45
Kēōkea Beach	51	1,029	27	32	33	46
Lokowaka Pond	47	799	45	39	24	38
Paaoao Bay	47	262	36	34	32	36
Kawelohea	45	453	40	31	20	31
Pololū Beach	45	304	34	27	26	26
ʻŌpaeʻula Pond	45	163	33	31	22	38
Kāʻalo	40	293	24	24	20	21
Ka'ohe State Lease	39	1,290	37	34	33	33
Puu Haole	39	476	33	34	29	29
Wāwahiwaʻa Point	36	413	23	23	22	22
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park (Kaloko Fishpond)	36	306	29	24	20	22
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge	35	1,793	26	29	24	29
ʻŌhaiʻula Beach	35	394	27	26	22	23
Kaukalaelae Point	35	385	21	25	22	25
Ōneo Bay	34	615	27	24	24	24
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park	33	454	26	21	23	22
Manoku Fishpond	33	374	28	28	23	25
Kahauloa	33	212	27	20	21	19
Ka'ohe State Lease (west)	33	169	20	22	20	22
Nanuku Inlet	33	142	24	19	20	28
Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve	32	1,227	23	21	21	24
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park	32	1,055	28	25	23	24
Hopeaia Fishpond	32	421	27	22	26	27
Pu'U Wa'Awa'A Experimental Tropical Forest Experimental Forest	32	197	23	20	24	22
Honua'ula Foest Reserve	31	378	21	21	24	22
Kuʻualiʻi Fishpond	31	238	27	24	21	23
Punaluʻu Beach	31	186	26	17	14	15
Wailoa River State Recreation Area (ʻAlenaio Stream)	31	121	22	17	14	25
Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area	30	232	23	24	21	24
Liliuokalani Park and Gardens	29	805	28	26	23	24
Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area	29	355	26	23	20	22
Lae o Ili	29	145	25	19	17	21
Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve (southeast)	28	925	24	14	13	15
State Department of Land State Resource Management Area (Wawaloli Beach)	28	330	23	22	21	19
Honokōhau Bay	28	179	23	18	17	20
State Department of Land State Resource Management Area (Waimea)	28	148	26	21	21	20
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (Twin Craters)	27	729	23	23	25	21
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (Haʻakulamanu)	27	519	21	21	21	21
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (northwest)	27	440	18	22	21	17
Laupāhoehoe Point	27	143	21	14	15	15
Kaluahine Falls	27	135	21	15	11	19
Cook Point	27	105	21	21	16	15
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (Puʻupuaʻi)	26	417	23	19	20	17
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (Kūkamāhuākea)	26	203	22	19	18	15
Manuka State Wayside	26	159	22	18	19	19