Birding spots · Hawaii
Best Birding Spots in Maui County, Hawaii
Keālia Pond (Kaleʻia) leads Maui County's birding spots with 73 species reported, best in winter. 30 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 | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keālia Pond (Kaleʻia) | 73 | 59 | 51 | 35 | 51 |
| Keālia Pond | 71 | 66 | 57 | 33 | 50 |
| Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary | 62 | 50 | 44 | 28 | 45 |
| Palalau | 55 | 44 | 40 | 26 | 30 |
| Hosmer Grove | 38 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
| Kalaeʻiliʻili | 37 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 25 |
| Pools of ʻOheʻo | 35 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 17 |
| Kāweʻe Point | 31 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Nākālele Point | 30 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 20 |
| Wai'anapanapa State Park | 28 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
| Hulopoʻe Bay | 28 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 19 |
| Wahine Peʻe Beach | 27 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Honolua Bay | 27 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
| West Maui Forest Reserve | 27 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 14 |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area (Kānoa Ridge) | 27 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 10 |
| Hosmer Grove (Puʻunianiau) | 26 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 19 |
| Kōheo | 26 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 15 |
| Kamaole Beach Park | 25 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 23 |
| Kōkī | 25 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| Tropical Gardens of Maui | 24 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| La Perouse Bay | 24 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
| Hoalua Bay | 23 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 9 |
| Haleakala National Park (Puʻuoili) | 19 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| Haleakala National Park (northeast) | 16 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 14 |
| Molokini | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Haleakala National Park (Leleiwi Pali) | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Haleakala National Park | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Haleakala National Park (Kalahaku Pali) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Birding spot near Kihei | 30 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 20 |
| Birding spot near Olinda | 18 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 |