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Birding spot · Hawaii County, Hawaii

Birding at Kēōkea Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Kēōkea Beach are Black Noddy (79%), Wedge-tailed Shearwater (67%), and Warbling White-eye (54%). It is busiest in fall, when 26 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of June (27 species). 51 species have been reported here across 1,029 complete checklists from 247 birders.

Species by week

0102030Jan 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: 23 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Mar 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Apr 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (5 checklists)May 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (7 checklists)May 15-21: low data (2 checklists)May 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jun 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (5 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Jul 8-14: 21 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jul 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsAug 15-21: 18 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 20 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsSep 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsSep 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsSep 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsOct 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsOct 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 15-21: 18 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsOct 22-31: 21 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsNov 1-7: 21 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 15-21: 18 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 22-30: 21 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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. 1Black Noddy79%
  2. 2Wedge-tailed Shearwater67%
  3. 3Warbling White-eye54%
  4. 4Yellow-billed Cardinal50%
  5. 5Northern Cardinal38%
  6. 6White-tailed Tropicbird33%
  7. 7Common Myna32%
  8. 8Short-tailed Shearwater23%
  9. 9Sooty Shearwater19%
  10. 10Great Frigatebird17%
  11. 11Brown Booby14%
  12. 12Red-footed Booby14%
  13. 13Black-winged Petrel11%
  14. 14Mottled Petrel10%
  15. 15Zebra Dove9.6%

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

Winter 20 species

  1. Yellow-billed Cardinal73%
  2. Common Myna65%
  3. Warbling White-eye64%
  4. Northern Cardinal48%
  5. Black Noddy45%

Spring 23 species

  1. Common Myna78%
  2. Yellow-billed Cardinal77%
  3. Black Noddy60%
  4. Warbling White-eye57%
  5. Northern Cardinal41%

Summer 21 species

  1. Black Noddy85%
  2. Wedge-tailed Shearwater68%
  3. Common Myna60%
  4. Yellow-billed Cardinal59%
  5. Warbling White-eye51%

Fall 26 species

  1. Black Noddy85%
  2. Wedge-tailed Shearwater79%
  3. Yellow-billed Cardinal56%
  4. Warbling White-eye51%
  5. Sooty Shearwater50%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Hawaii.

  • Juan Fernandez Petrel7.7% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 122.4×
  • Mottled Petrel8.4% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 122.4×
  • Buller's Shearwater6.3% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 96.4×
  • Sooty Shearwater31% of checklists here vs 0.4% statewide: 76.2×
  • Black Noddy79% of checklists here vs 2.6% statewide: 29.9×
  • Hawaiian Petrel14% of checklists here vs 0.6% statewide: 21.3×
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater65% of checklists here vs 4.8% statewide: 13.5×
  • White-tailed Tropicbird36% of checklists here vs 6.1% statewide: 5.8×

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.