The Birdwatcher's Guide to Hawai'i (Kolowalu Books)

By Rick Soehren

Book Overview

This is the first site-specific birding book written especially for the casual or novice birder. It is a fully illustrated look at more than 60 top birding sites on Oahu, Kauai, the Big Island, Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. Every spot described offers something special: forest-dwelling birds unique to Hawaii, seabirds that rarely visit the shore, or introduced birds found in city parks and gardens. Birds of greatest interest and those most likely to be seen at each site are given particular attention, with information on seasonal occurrences to help visitors plan their birding trips. Site descriptions note activities and nearby points of interest, detailed directions to the sites, and available facilities for visitors. Helpful occurrence tables show at a glance where common and uncommon birds can be found. General information on birding in Hawaii, a description of the processes that led to extensive speciation, and a review of the threats against Hawaiian birdlife are included.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824816838
• ISBN13: 9780824816834
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Prompt delivery with a good quality book.

(I have already made a review for this purchase, but I can say it again: It was a very prompt delivery, with a next-to-unused book! I am very satisfied.

Useful and interesting

Rick Soehren knows Hawai'i and its birds, and this site guide is a great help to visitors. Soehren describes, island by island, where to find Hawai'i's birds, and in the process gives the reader some of Hawai'i's avian history. The book is illustrated with good black-and-white photographs. I have used the book on Hawai'i and Kaua'i and have found it clear, accurate, and very useful.

A must for birding in Hawaii!

This is not a field guide with pictures to help you identify the birds. It is a wonderfully insightful reference to the diversity of birds that may be found within the state of Hawaii. It is far more than just a birdwatching guide. It gives one a feel for the plight of the native Hawaiian birds and the beauty of the state and its avifauna.