0630 - 1430 Hours
Eleven birders from near (O'ahu, Kona, Waimea) and far (VA, IN, AK, WA, OR, and CA) had a successful pelagic (8 hours) off the Kona coast. Ocean conditions were excellent (mostly flat, no white caps) under sunny blue skies. We encountered ten species including local endangered breeders - Hawaiian Petrel ('U'au), Newell's Shearwater ('A'o), and Band-rumped Storm-Petrel ('Ake'ake).
'U'au, Hawaiian Petrel (3)
'Ou, Bulwer's Petrel (19)
'U'au kani, Wedge-tailed Shearwater (72)
Buller’s Shearwater (2)
'A'o, Newell's Shearwater (1)
'Ake'ake, Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (8)
'Iwa, Great Frigatebird (1 juvenile)
'A, Brown Booby (2, adult and subadult)
'Ewa'ewa, Sooty Tern (4)
Noio, Black Noddy (8)
Tern sp. (1)
Procellariid sp. (3)
MAMMALS
Spinner Dolphins
Short-finned Pilot Whales (large pod)
INSECT
Moth species