From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Jul 29 14:50:08 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6TLksFg010510 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:46:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from napa.hamilton.com (napa.hamilton.com [192.207.15.8]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6TLjckK010462 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:45:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from napa.hamilton.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by napa.hamilton.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6TLjdvs008583 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:45:39 -0700 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by napa.hamilton.com (8.12.9/8.12.5/Submit) id h6TLjdV6008582 for [[email protected]]; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:45:39 -0700 Received: from nrtspc.hamilton.com (nrtspc.hamilton.com [192.207.15.4]) (authenticated bits=0) by napa.hamilton.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6TLjavv008576; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:45:37 -0700 Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> X-Sender: [[email protected]] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.1 Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:45:35 -0700 To: [[email protected]] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed From: Nancy Teater <[[email protected]]> Cc: [[email protected]] Subject: [SBB] Out of Area - Kauai X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2+ Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] For those of you interested in seeing native/endemic birds on the Hawaiian Islands, I found an experienced guide on Kauai who offers private guided tours and serves as a guide for various groups visiting the islands. His name is David Kuhn, 808-335-3313, [[email protected]]. He lives at Kokee State Park above Waimea Canyon and takes birders down the extremely rough "road" to Alakai Swamp wilderness area, among other places on Kauai, The Big Island, and on the ocean. This is one of the few accessible areas in Kauai that has plants and birds that are predominately native. As the local guide materials say, the Alakai Swamp trail is "not for the faint-hearted or inexperienced hiker." It's a very steep climb down and up over metal-mesh-covered boardwalk and is wet much of the year. There is also no cell phone coverage. Where the boardwalk ends, the tree roots and rocks begin. A hiking stick is very useful. July and August are the dry months. While there earlier this month, I saw Apapane (gorgeous!) adults and begging juv., Kauai Elepaio feeding a juvenile, an Amakihi prying up bark to search for insects, and I'iwi (stunning!) foraging on salmon-colored o'hia blooms about the same shade as the bird. We also heard Hwamei, also called Melodious Laughing-thrush, which is not a thrush but a babbler. Hwamei are tough to see. David said the only babbler in North America is Wrentit. Good birding, Nancy Teater -- Nancy R. Teater, Hamilton Communications [[email protected]] phone 650 321 0252 fax 650 327 4660 _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]