Birding spot · Hawaii County, Hawaii
Birding at Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve (southeast): What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve (southeast) are Apapane (97%), Iiwi (92%), and Omao (91%). It is busiest in winter, when 11 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of January (15 species). 28 species have been reported here across 925 complete checklists from 673 birders.
Species by week 0 5 10 15 Jan 1-7: 11 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Jan 8-14: 15 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Jan 15-21: 9 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Jan 22-31: 13 species on 5%+ of 36 checklists Feb 1-7: 15 species on 5%+ of 31 checklists Feb 8-14: 13 species on 5%+ of 23 checklists Feb 15-21: 10 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Feb 22-28: 10 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Mar 1-7: 9 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Mar 8-14: 14 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Mar 15-21: 10 species on 5%+ of 30 checklists Mar 22-31: 12 species on 5%+ of 27 checklists Apr 1-7: 15 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Apr 8-14: 11 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Apr 15-21: 11 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Apr 22-30: 11 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists May 1-7: 11 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists May 8-14: 10 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists May 15-21: 10 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists May 22-31: 12 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Jun 1-7: 10 species on 5%+ of 10 checklists Jun 8-14: 12 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Jun 15-21: 13 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Jun 22-30: 10 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Jul 1-7: 10 species on 5%+ of 11 checklists Jul 8-14: 11 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Jul 15-21: 11 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Jul 22-31: 14 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Aug 1-7: low data (4 checklists) Aug 8-14: 11 species on 5%+ of 14 checklists Aug 15-21: low data (9 checklists) Aug 22-31: 12 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Sep 1-7: 10 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Sep 8-14: 13 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Sep 15-21: low data (8 checklists) Sep 22-30: 12 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Oct 1-7: 12 species on 5%+ of 13 checklists Oct 8-14: 11 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Oct 15-21: 14 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Oct 22-31: 11 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Nov 1-7: 13 species on 5%+ of 17 checklists Nov 8-14: 10 species on 5%+ of 26 checklists Nov 15-21: 10 species on 5%+ of 12 checklists Nov 22-30: 12 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Dec 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 15 checklists Dec 8-14: 10 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Dec 15-21: 11 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Dec 22-31: 11 species on 5%+ of 53 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 Apapane 97% 2 Iiwi 92% 3 Omao 91% 4 Warbling White-eye 65% 5 Hawaii Amakihi 64% 6 Red-billed Leiothrix 39% 7 Hawaii Elepaio 27% 8 Hawaiian Hawk 9.5% 9 Yellow-fronted Canary 9.5% 10 House Finch 6.8% 11 Chinese Hwamei 5.4% 12 Hawaiian Goose 5.4% 13 Hawaii Creeper 4.1% 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.
Omao 80% of checklists here vs 4.6% statewide: 17.2× Iiwi 82% of checklists here vs 6.8% statewide: 12.2× Hawaii Elepaio 30% of checklists here vs 4.1% statewide: 7.3× Apapane 95% of checklists here vs 13% statewide: 7.2× Hawaii Amakihi 62% of checklists here vs 11% statewide: 5.5× 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 .
House Finch6.8%