Birding spots · Hawaii

Best Birding Spots in Honolulu County, Hawaii

Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge leads Honolulu County's birding spots with 88 species reported, best in fall. 60 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
Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge	88	2,121	68	62	45	72
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (Kalaeokahipa Gulch)	85	369	67	55	41	61
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (Kiʻi)	73	349	62	29	23	54
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge	60	717	48	36	27	52
Kahuku Golf Course	54	783	49	42	33	41
Nuʻupia Pond	54	569	46	42	36	41
Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge (Waiawa Spring)	54	170	45	34	21	46
Kaʻena Point	51	734	41	39	35	38
Kalaeokamanu	51	501	43	42	41	43
Pouhala Marsh Water Bird Sanctuary	50	413	42	36	30	44
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (Kahuku Golf Course Beach)	47	51	38	0	0	32
Halekou Pond	45	186	40	35	22	24
Kaʻelepulu Pond	42	802	35	32	26	33
Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline	42	469	29	33	27	25
Kapiolani Regional Park	41	1,486	38	33	29	33
Fort DeRussy Beach	41	971	30	31	29	30
Ala Moana Regional Park	41	685	31	31	30	31
Shoreline	41	577	28	33	25	27
State Department of Land State Resource Management Area (Alei Pali)	40	227	32	25	23	22
Keaiwa Heiau State Recreation Area	39	1,009	29	28	34	32
Waimea Valley	39	541	30	31	29	29
Kawai Nui Neighborhood Park	39	434	30	29	28	30
Hamakua Marsh Water Bird Sanctuary	38	456	28	26	25	32
Koko Head Regional Park	37	945	28	29	25	21
Diamond Head State Monument	37	549	27	29	29	28
Kaʻula Bay	37	157	21	27	20	21
Kapapapuhi Point Park (formerly West Loch Shoreline Park)	37	122	31	28	24	30
Laie Point State Wayside	35	211	22	26	18	28
Makapuʻu Beach	34	525	28	30	28	25
Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden	34	405	25	24	27	25
Koko Head Regional Park (Hālona Cove)	33	571	24	25	21	9
ʻAiea Bay	33	512	23	24	23	26
Puʻuʻuaʻu	33	465	27	28	29	28
Lyon Arboretum	32	436	27	27	31	27
Paikō Lagoon	31	386	24	24	25	26
Kualoa Regional Park	31	278	24	24	23	28
Koko Crater Botanical Garden	31	192	21	20	21	19
Honolulu Zoo	30	319	26	25	27	25
Shoreline (Waikīkī Beach)	29	328	21	25	22	21
Sand Island State Recreation Area	29	77	22	19	17	16
Tantalus	28	287	22	23	23	23
Foster Botanical Garden	28	211	23	21	22	23
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve	28	129	19	19	17	18
Upper Helemano Reservoir	27	143	20	18	20	21
Sandy Beach Park	27	87	22	20	3	13
Waahila Ridge State Recreation Area	26	124	17	22	19	18
Honolulu Harbor	25	209	21	24	20	20
Malaekahana State Recreation Area	25	54	12	14	15	15
Kaʻula Bay (Makaīwa Gulch)	24	66	23	18	18	17
Koko Head District Park	24	64	17	14	11	13