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Birding spot · Hawaii County, Hawaii

Birding at Wailoa River State Recreation Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Wailoa River State Recreation Area are Pacific Golden-Plover (84%), Zebra Dove (81%), and Common Myna (79%). It is busiest in winter, when 34 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late January (36 species). 51 species have been reported here across 1,209 complete checklists from 601 birders.

Species by week

010203040Jan 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsJan 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsJan 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsFeb 22-28: 32 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMar 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMar 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsApr 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Apr 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 22-30: 28 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMay 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMay 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (7 checklists)May 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJun 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJul 15-21: 27 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 22-31: 24 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 1-7: 29 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Aug 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsSep 15-21: 31 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsOct 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsOct 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsNov 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsNov 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 22-31: 33 species on 5%+ of 61 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. 1Pacific Golden-Plover84%
  2. 2Zebra Dove81%
  3. 3Common Myna79%
  4. 4Hawaiian Goose77%
  5. 5House Sparrow67%
  6. 6Mallard67%
  7. 7Saffron Finch67%
  8. 8Hawaiian Coot64%
  9. 9Muscovy Duck59%
  10. 10Spotted Dove57%
  11. 11Canada Goose45%
  12. 12Wandering Tattler42%
  13. 13Lesser Scaup37%
  14. 14Yellow-billed Cardinal36%
  15. 15Warbling White-eye33%

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 34 species

  1. Common Myna92%
  2. Zebra Dove88%
  3. Pacific Golden-Plover87%
  4. Hawaiian Goose82%
  5. Saffron Finch78%

Spring 31 species

  1. Common Myna90%
  2. Zebra Dove86%
  3. Saffron Finch83%
  4. Hawaiian Goose80%
  5. House Sparrow75%

Summer 30 species

  1. Common Myna92%
  2. Zebra Dove88%
  3. Saffron Finch84%
  4. House Sparrow79%
  5. Muscovy Duck75%

Fall 33 species

  1. Pacific Golden-Plover88%
  2. Common Myna86%
  3. Zebra Dove86%
  4. Saffron Finch75%
  5. Hawaiian Goose73%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Hawaii.

  • Canada Goose40% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 141.3×
  • Swan Goose6.0% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 128.4×
  • Pied-billed Grebe28% of checklists here vs 0.3% statewide: 106.2×
  • Helmeted Guineafowl8.4% of checklists here vs 0.1% statewide: 92.1×
  • Greater White-fronted Goose8.9% of checklists here vs 0.2% statewide: 40.3×
  • Muscovy Duck71% of checklists here vs 1.9% statewide: 37.8×
  • Snow Goose18% of checklists here vs 0.5% statewide: 36.1×
  • Lesser Scaup25% of checklists here vs 1.4% statewide: 17.1×

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.