Red-footed Booby
![White-rumped Shama](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3741/12057633293_16c8085bf6_n.jpg) | ![Japanese White-eye](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2808/11989127505_f5310485fe_n.jpg) |
White-rumped Shama | Japanese White-eye |
![Laysan Albatross](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3831/12045152344_79f3c4a8c3_n.jpg) | ![Red-crested Cardinal](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3824/12059116636_92882d89a6_n.jpg) |
Laysan Albatross | Red-crested Cardinal |
![Chestnut Mannikin (Chestnut Munia)](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7372/12045613376_eb46143d47_n.jpg) | ![Red Avadavat](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5496/12020994225_82862afb68_n.jpg) |
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Chestnut Munia | Red Avadavat |
![Java Sparrow](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/12021299994_4fb7f73df4_n.jpg) | ![Nene (Hawaiian Goose) and Goslings](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3671/12045247256_17f91c432e_n.jpg) |
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Java Sparrow | Nene (Hawaiian Goose) |
![Apapane](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3770/12004821805_ee28ef56d8_n.jpg) | ![Anianiau](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3812/12005122233_bdab109a70_n.jpg) |
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Apapane | Anianiau |
![Common Myna](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2894/11989924486_d5cf6f773f_n.jpg) | ![Pacific Golden Plover](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5504/11989261765_ab0b9fc95a_n.jpg) |
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Common Myna | Pacific Golden Plover |
We thought we'd check back in with old friend frm New Jersey and provide an update on our recent trip to Kauai. It looks like NJ has been having a cold winter. Things are a bit warmer back now that we are back home in California, but we still have the need to get away, so Hawaii it was this year-- the island of Kauai in particular.
The birding was pretty good. The Red-crested Cardinal, a bird that we only caught a glimpse of in Trinidad, was quite common and even came to the railing of the hotel deck. The Japanese White-eye was a fun little bird. The highlight was the I'iwi, but Mike didn't get a photo so we'll have to settle for the Apapane and Anianiau for endemic birds. The Red Avadavat was a surprise that Chris spotted. The Chestnut Mannikin was interesting too. We didn't get close to where the red-footed boobies roost, but Mike got a shot of one flying by.
Labels: Anianiau, Apapane, Chestnut Mannikin, Common Myna, Japanese White-eye, Java Sparrow, Kauai, Laysan Albatross, Nene, Pacific Golden Plover, Red Avadavat, Red-crested Cardinal, White-rumped Shama