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Birding spot · Honolulu County, Hawaii

Birding at Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge are Black-necked Stilt (98%), Pacific Golden-Plover (98%), and Western Cattle-Egret (96%). It is busiest in fall, when 54 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of November (54 species). 88 species have been reported here across 2,121 complete checklists from 339 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJan 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsJan 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsFeb 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsFeb 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsFeb 22-28: 48 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMar 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsMar 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsApr 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsApr 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 22-31: 38 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJun 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJun 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJul 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 15-21: 38 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsAug 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsAug 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsSep 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsSep 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsOct 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsOct 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsOct 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsNov 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsNov 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 82 checklistsNov 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsNov 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsDec 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsDec 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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-necked Stilt98%
  2. 2Pacific Golden-Plover98%
  3. 3Western Cattle-Egret96%
  4. 4Hawaiian Coot95%
  5. 5Common Gallinule95%
  6. 6Spotted Dove94%
  7. 7Ruddy Turnstone91%
  8. 8Zebra Dove91%
  9. 9Red-vented Bulbul84%
  10. 10Common Myna83%
  11. 11Northern Shoveler78%
  12. 12Common Waxbill77%
  13. 13Northern Pintail74%
  14. 14Red-crested Cardinal72%
  15. 15White-faced Ibis72%

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.