Birding spot · Kauai County, Hawaii
Birding at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge are Red-footed Booby (98%), Hawaiian Goose (96%), and Great Frigatebird (92%). It is busiest in winter, when 24 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (33 species). 61 species have been reported here across 2,548 complete checklists from 1,944 birders.
Species by week 0 10 20 30 40 Jan 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 53 checklists Jan 8-14: 25 species on 5%+ of 57 checklists Jan 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 59 checklists Jan 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 93 checklists Feb 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 71 checklists Feb 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 78 checklists Feb 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 58 checklists Feb 22-28: 24 species on 5%+ of 82 checklists Mar 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 71 checklists Mar 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 56 checklists Mar 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 64 checklists Mar 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 67 checklists Apr 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists Apr 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 47 checklists Apr 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 37 checklists Apr 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 47 checklists May 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 50 checklists May 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 40 checklists May 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists May 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 54 checklists Jun 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 42 checklists Jun 8-14: 22 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists Jun 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 41 checklists Jun 22-30: 21 species on 5%+ of 64 checklists Jul 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists Jul 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 53 checklists Jul 15-21: 21 species on 5%+ of 51 checklists Jul 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 67 checklists Aug 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 40 checklists Aug 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 45 checklists Aug 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 41 checklists Aug 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 50 checklists Sep 1-7: 28 species on 5%+ of 31 checklists Sep 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Sep 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 39 checklists Sep 22-30: 22 species on 5%+ of 55 checklists Oct 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Oct 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 51 checklists Oct 15-21: 25 species on 5%+ of 47 checklists Oct 22-31: 25 species on 5%+ of 53 checklists Nov 1-7: 22 species on 5%+ of 45 checklists Nov 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 58 checklists Nov 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 41 checklists Nov 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 59 checklists Dec 1-7: 20 species on 5%+ of 69 checklists Dec 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 58 checklists Dec 15-21: 22 species on 5%+ of 59 checklists Dec 22-31: 22 species on 5%+ of 76 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 Red-footed Booby 98% 2 Hawaiian Goose 96% 3 Great Frigatebird 92% 4 White-tailed Tropicbird 82% 5 Wedge-tailed Shearwater 77% 6 Laysan Albatross 69% 7 Brown Booby 67% 8 Rock Pigeon 47% 9 Common Myna 44% 10 Zebra Dove 41% 11 Warbling White-eye 40% 12 Red-crested Cardinal 38% 13 Western Cattle-Egret 33% 14 White-rumped Shama 32% 15 Red Junglefowl 26% 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 .
Red-footed Booby98%
Laysan Albatross69%
Brown Booby67%
Rock Pigeon47%
Common Myna44%