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Birding spot · Hawaii County, Hawaii

Birding at Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve are Apapane (96%), Hawaii Amakihi (96%), and Iiwi (94%). It is busiest in spring, when 16 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (20 species). 32 species have been reported here across 1,227 complete checklists from 881 birders.

Species by week

05101520Jan 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJan 8-14: 17 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 22-31: 16 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 8-14: 12 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 15-21: 13 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 15 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMar 1-7: 12 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 8-14: 11 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 15-21: 13 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 22-31: 15 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsApr 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 19 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 22-30: 11 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsMay 1-7: 13 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 15-21: 16 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMay 22-31: 16 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJun 1-7: 15 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 8-14: 15 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Jun 22-30: 16 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 1-7: 13 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 8-14: 14 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 15-21: 14 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJul 22-31: 15 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 1-7: 17 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 16 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: 13 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 13 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 1-7: 13 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsSep 8-14: 18 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 15-21: 14 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 22-30: 15 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsOct 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Oct 8-14: 15 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsOct 15-21: 19 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 14 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 1-7: 14 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsNov 8-14: 14 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 15-21: 14 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 22-30: 18 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 1-7: 16 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsDec 8-14: 16 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 15-21: 14 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 22-31: 13 species on 5%+ of 62 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. 1Apapane96%
  2. 2Hawaii Amakihi96%
  3. 3Iiwi94%
  4. 4Omao77%
  5. 5Warbling White-eye70%
  6. 6Hawaii Elepaio63%
  7. 7Yellow-fronted Canary44%
  8. 8Red-billed Leiothrix38%
  9. 9Hawaiian Hawk26%
  10. 10Hawaiian Goose24%
  11. 11House Finch18%
  12. 12Kalij Pheasant18%
  13. 13Akiapolaau16%
  14. 14Pacific Golden-Plover5.6%
  15. 15Erckel's Spurfowl4.6%

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 14 species

  1. Apapane96%
  2. Iiwi92%
  3. Hawaii Amakihi90%
  4. Warbling White-eye71%
  5. Hawaii Elepaio68%

Spring 16 species

  1. Apapane95%
  2. Hawaii Amakihi91%
  3. Iiwi88%
  4. Hawaii Elepaio69%
  5. Omao69%

Summer 15 species

  1. Hawaii Amakihi93%
  2. Red-billed Leiothrix81%
  3. Apapane77%
  4. Omao76%
  5. Hawaii Elepaio72%

Fall 14 species

  1. Apapane96%
  2. Hawaii Amakihi93%
  3. Iiwi92%
  4. Omao74%
  5. Hawaii Elepaio68%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Hawaii.

  • Hawaii Elepaio69% of checklists here vs 4.1% statewide: 17.0×
  • Omao70% of checklists here vs 4.6% statewide: 15.0×
  • Iiwi84% of checklists here vs 6.8% statewide: 12.5×
  • Akiapolaau14% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 10.0×
  • Hawaiian Hawk20% of checklists here vs 2.3% statewide: 8.7×
  • Hawaii Amakihi92% of checklists here vs 11% statewide: 8.2×
  • Apapane92% of checklists here vs 13% statewide: 6.9×
  • Kalij Pheasant21% of checklists here vs 3.4% statewide: 6.2×

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.