Site Report: Big Island - Kona / Four Seasons Hotel, United States of America

Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus)

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) Hawaii ssp

Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)

Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Immature

White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica)

Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) Breeding

Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) Nonbreeding

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) Oddly colored individual, Hawaii

Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)










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Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus)

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) Hawaii ssp

Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)

Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Immature

White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica)

Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) Breeding

Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) Nonbreeding

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) Oddly colored individual, Hawaii

Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)
This is a fancy hotel on the beach, but there are some man-made lagoons and a good view of the ocean from here. Public access is possible and free at least for the trail next to the hotel.
Visits
- 2007-03-10: A windy, cloudy day walk along the shore.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (15 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(15 records)
Class: Birds
(13 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)
- Order: Pelicans (6 records)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(3 records)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- African Silverbill (Euodice cantans)
- Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Plovers
- Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(2 records)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Gray Francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus)
- Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Cetacea
(1 record)
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Sea Turtles
- Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)