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Hawaii Related Topics 
AVMA News
AUGUST 16, 2023
Hawaii Gov. 13 briefing that the fires were the "largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history" and that 80% of the historic beach-front town had "gone." The full impact of the wildfires that ravaged central and western parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui, including the city of Lahaina, beginning on Aug.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 27, 2015
Ah Hawaii, land of beautiful beaches, surfing, warm weather, and unique birds. Because of its distance to the mainland, Hawaii is home to over 60 species of endemic birds. Few are as unique (or rare) as the Nene , or Hawaiian Goose , Hawaii’s state bird. Nenes can only be found in Hawaii, and used to be plentiful.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
In a related story, a recent study notes that Kauai, an Island of Hawaii, have lost a lot of birds due to climate change. From Nature : Eben Paxton, of the US Geological Survey’s Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center in Hawaii, and his colleagues analysed data on seven native species of forest bird on Kauai.
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JANUARY 21, 2022
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MAY 27, 2021
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10,000 Birds
MAY 5, 2020
Plus, in a major expansion, the birds of Hawaii, the most recent geographical addition to the American Birding Association Checklist. Adding the 76 new species in the Hawaii section, this makes coverage of approximately 884 species. The first edition of this title had larger versions of the maps in a section in the back. Conclusion.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Virgin Islands , focusing on the arguments that had been successfully made for the inclusion of Hawaii. Or it might consider a membership vote (or at least a referendum ) on the issue, as it did with Hawaii. I later made the case for expansion of the ABA Area to include both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean.
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MARCH 29, 2021
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
In the popular imagination, Hawaii is a tropical paradise. (No, And if you’re lucky enough to be on the island of Hawaii next weekend (Sept. The festival includes a chance to check out the brand-new Hawaii Island Coast-to-Coast Birding Trail , which stretches from Kona to Hilo, as well as to hop on board a pelagic cruise.
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Creature Talk
JUNE 1, 2009
At the end of April I went to Hawaii with my boyfriend and my family. Anyway, there are still some wild chickens in Hawaii, and I snapped a few photos of them. We had such an amazing time, and I have meant to post some pictures ever since! Now it’s JUNE and here I am finally doing it.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2018
The number of wild geese has increased dramatically: in 1960, there were an estimated 30 birds on a single island, Hawaii, but the current estimate is 2,855 on Kauai, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii. Populations on Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii are stable or increasing, while the population on Molokai is fluctuating.
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NOVEMBER 30, 2020
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Now that Hawaii is in the ABA Area , the next additions should be Puerto Rico and the U.S. The Hawaii vote made it clear that that the ABA Area is about political borders, not geographical or ecological ones, and the two Caribbean territories have long been part of the United States. But even with Hawaii, there are many U.S.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2017
Because these lands include a variety of different habitats and range from Alaska to Puerto Rico and Hawaii to Maine, it is difficult to make generalizations about their impact on birds. But if one focuses on specific types of birds, the results can be both illuminating and surprising. Most of the key breeding locations in the U.S.
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FEBRUARY 27, 2021
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52 Critter News
JANUARY 3, 2011
New Jersey Illinois Massachusetts Colorado Maine WORST STATES Ohio Hawaii Alabama North Dakota Mississippi Idaho South Dakota (worst) According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the states fell this way. BEST Illinois (best) Maine Michigan Oregon California WORST Mississippi Idaho Hawaii North Dakota Kentucky.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
I spent time with the Sooty Terns when I worked on Tern Island in French Frigate Shoals , in the north of Hawaii. Birds French Frigate Shoals Hawaii tern Tern Island' Such is the racket they make that the one time I entered a colony without earplugs I was actually disorientated after five minutes. An albino Sooty Tern fledgling.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2020
The most significant change in terms of the Peterson Field Guide series is that the Western North America guide now has a section on “Birds of Hawaii,” reflecting the inclusion of that area in the American Birding Association Checklist. And, with the Western North American guide, you get Hawaii!
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2016
But if you look through the haze of reds and yellows and curvy bills on songbirds, you will see the horrific implications of the inclusion of Hawaii. So you see – if you voted for the adding of Hawaii, your gains are neither long-term nor substancial. And the Nene?
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APRIL 18, 2013
Conservation American Bird Conservancy cats Hawaii petrels' Scientists might find it more challenging to seek out evidence of which bird species, particularly non-Arctic, island-bound species, are NOT preyed upon by birds. That would be news.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2021
The Collective added six new states in the past three years, but none have eclipsed the century mark: Wisconsin ( 74 ), Utah (55), Hawaii (38), Oklahoma (18), Rhode Island (9), and Connecticut (5). A few states still have no checklists at all: Nebraska , Minnesota , Iowa , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , and Alabama.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Some states have no species at all, not even a pigeon, crow, or sparrow: Hawaii , Utah , Nebraska , Oklahoma , Minnesota , Iowa , Wisconsin , Kentucky , West Virginia , Mississippi , Alabama , Connecticut , and Rhode Island. West Virginia ranks 44th, Hawaii ranks 45th, and Rhode Island ranks 48th. And so on….
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10,000 Birds
MAY 11, 2016
Something of the same sort may be in the works for Hawaii, with scientists considering unprecedented measures for the best of reasons. In the meantime, you might want to book a trip to Hawaii to see ‘i’wi while you still can. The law of unintended consequences, etc.) island chain was mosquito-free until 1826.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
This incredibly widespread species ranges around the Northern Hemisphere (and much of the Southern as well), and is found in locations as disparate as the Arctic tundra, Hawaii, Cuba, and the Galapagos – as well as many places in between.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
While his poem was about the dubious nature of boundaries kept in check by surly New England yankees, the sentiment holds true in Hawaii, at least. “Good fences make good neighbors,” wrote poet Robert Frost. Specifically, the state’s Big Island, where a new fence was just completed in the hopes of protecting an endangered bird.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 5, 2011
Honolulu Zoo (Hawaii), Wildlife Safari (Ore.), Here they are. San Antonio Zoo (Texas) Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada), Buttonwood Park Zoo (Mass.), Central Florida Zoo (Fla.), Niabi Zoo (Ill.), Topeka Zoo (Kan.), York's Wild Kingdom Zoo (Maine) tied with Southwick's Zoo (Mass.), Pittsburgh Zoo's ICC (Penn.). San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Calif.)
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2011
Christmas Shearwater ( Puffinus nativitatis ) on Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii. When I worked on Tern Island in Hawaii I would always take the opportunity to take photos when I found them, but there were never very many of them on the island. They mostly feed on squid, which they hunt by diving.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2018
Of course, there are some with little or no land purchased with MBCF funds, including Harris Neck NWR in Georgia (0.0%), Desert NWR in Nevada (0.0%), and Kilauea Point NWR in Hawaii (0.0%). For example, Kilauea Point NWR in Hawaii was created in 1985 with land transferred from the U.S. Kilauea Point NWR (Hawaii): 0.0%.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 7, 2011
But the islands of Hawaii have two species that breed in considerable numbers, and the highlight of my time spent working on Tern Island in French Frigate Shoals was spending time with these birds. As well as the island of Hawaii it also breeds in the Bonin Islands off Japan and has recently begun to colonise islands off the coast of Mexico.
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FEBRUARY 24, 2013
To try to manage the invasive Brown Tree Snake on Guam, which has forced many of Guam’s bird species to extinction and as a way to try to keep the snakes from Hawaii. This article is fascinating.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 14, 2010
In this week’s podcast ending February 13, 2010: **Britain’s Ministry of Defense defends its use of pigs as subjects in explosives testing; **an elephant expert argues for the closing of the elephant exhibit at the Toronto Zoo; **the State of Hawaii seeks to toughen penalties for dog fighting; **Animal rights groups protest the Canadian seal hunt in (..)
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JUNE 23, 2014
New studies find that: when birds migrate from the Arctic to South America, fragments of mosses, fungi, and other “diaspores” hitch a ride (and a similar phenomenon may have spread acacia trees from Hawaii to an island in the Indian Ocean); caterpillars which feed on many different types of plants are more attractive meals for birds than caterpillars (..)
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 2, 2013
For the most part the Black-footed Albatross is an all-American bird, with 97% of their population breeding in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (in the District of Hawaii), and a few others breeding in islands owned by Mexico and Japan. The Black-footed Albatross.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 26, 2018
But only two states have more than one bird named for them: Hawaii and California, with nine and seven extant and eponymous species, respectively. I suppose a case could be made for renaming California’s two avian endemics – the Yellow-billed Magpie and the Island Scrub-Jay – after the state to pull it into a tie with Hawaii.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 7, 2012
It ranges from Hawaii to Japan, and I really don’t know much about it, save that I only ever got to see some nearly fledged chicks. Black-footed Albatrosses One of Hawaii’s three species of albatross, this one isn’t likely to mistaken for much else. Pretty neat bird though. These guys get around!
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DECEMBER 26, 2008
And the worst: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arkansas, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, South Dakota, Wyoming You can check out the whole report on their web site. Among the best: California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon.
10,000 Birds
MAY 22, 2012
Hawaii’s state bird, the endangered goose known as the Nene , has recovered from a population of a mere 30 birds in 1952 to over 2,000 today. The problem is that they seem to find the area around Lihue Airport irresistible so they have to be moved. Clearly there aren’t too many Nene but more habitat is needed.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2021
Strangely, the eBird entry for this bird talks in detail about its distribution on Hawaii, even though it has only been introduced there. Red-billed Leiothrix are a popular cage bird in China, though I imagine its popularity has declined after the introduction of color television.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
It does occur in Hawaii, which is where I saw it, but everyone knows birding in Hawaii doesn’t count. Whereas American birders may be familiar with Sooty and Bridled Terns as stormwashed vagrants to their shores, and might get the Aleutian Tern on a pilgrimage to Alaska, the Grey-backed Tern is a much more rarely seen bird.
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AUGUST 18, 2015
Found in all fifty states except for Hawaii, the robin is also the state bird of not just Connecticut, but Michigan and Wisconsin as well. Few birds are as ubiquitous in the United States as the American Robin.
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NOVEMBER 19, 2012
This is open to those in the USA only, with the exceptions of Alaska and Hawaii. We will pick a winner at random and they will get one each of the Dog Odor Eliminator and Pet All-Purpose Cleaner. Good luck!
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