{"id":105223,"date":"2021-09-14T22:55:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T02:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/?p=105223"},"modified":"2021-09-15T06:15:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T10:15:59","slug":"hawaii-west-loch-pearl-harbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/hawaii-west-loch-pearl-harbor\/","title":{"rendered":"West Loch, Pearl Harbor, Oahu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"105223\" class=\"elementor elementor-105223\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2276fe6c elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2276fe6c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ad334a8\" data-id=\"6ad334a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7016f0d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7016f0d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>West Loch, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5de61fdc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5de61fdc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83a09dd\" data-id=\"83a09dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70bd074e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70bd074e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/West-Loch-Pearl-Harbor.Orientation-Map-300x208.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-105220\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/West-Loch-Pearl-Harbor.Orientation-Map-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/West-Loch-Pearl-Harbor.Orientation-Map.png 582w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14f5d031\" data-id=\"14f5d031\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f3fb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8f3fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pearl Harbor is an unusually extensive marine lagoon system that has a narrow entrance from the ocean, then forks into three bays or lochs.\u00a0 The eastern and central portions are mostly off-limits, but the West Loch has some partly accessible wetlands that are managed to preserve some of Pearl Harbor\u2019s natural heritage.\u00a0 In addition to many migrants, three of Hawaii\u2019s endemic waterbirds are common residents: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-gallinule\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Gallinule\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-coot\/\"><strong>Hawaiian Coot<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-stilt\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Stilt\u201d<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The brushy and grassy margins support large numbers of introduced birds, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/gray-francolin\/\"><strong>Gray Francolin<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/white-rumped-shama\/\"><strong>White-rumped Shama<\/strong><\/a>, and six waxbill species, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-avadavat\/\"><strong>Red Avadavat<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f56bb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f56bb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42399163\" data-id=\"42399163\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b72c56c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b72c56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Orientation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35199b21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35199b21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25302aa4\" data-id=\"25302aa4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56e7ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e56e7ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Directions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6282d97d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6282d97d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c51d264\" data-id=\"2c51d264\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669e9a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"669e9a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The West Loch of Pearl Harbor is in south-central Oahu, south of the H1 freeway where it passes beside the town of Waipahu, about 20 minutes\u2019 drive (13 miles) from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, or 30 minutes (20 miles) from downtown Honolulu.<\/p><p><strong><em>To Kapapapuhi Point Park.<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0Kapapapuhi Point Park is the approximate center of West Loch for birdwatching purposes.\u00a0 To reach it from downtown Honolulu or the airport, take the H1 freeway west.\u00a0 Just past Pearl City, the freeway forks, as the H2 heads north into the central valley of Oahu.<\/p><p>From the Pearl City fork, remaining on the H1 for another four miles, then exit onto Fort Weaver Road (Route 76) southbound.\u00a0 About a mile down this road, turn left onto Laulaunui Street.\u00a0 Then take the second right onto Kapapapuhi Street, and go 0.3 miles to its dead-end, which is a small parking area for Kapapapuhi Point Park.\u00a0 The Betty Bliss Observation Deck, overlooking the Honouliuli ponds, is a half-mile walk south of this parking area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6219d7ca\" data-id=\"6219d7ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b02c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"71b02c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=21.366284%2C%20-158.020556&#038;t=m&#038;z=11&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"21.366284, -158.020556\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"21.366284, -158.020556\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c8c975 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c8c975\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5157bba\" data-id=\"5157bba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b03b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7b03b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>To West Loch Estates.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The closest spot to the ponds where streetside parking is generally available is Haiea Place in West Loch Estates.\u00a0 To reach this spot from the H1, exit onto Fort Weaver Road southbound, as above, but do not turn onto Laulaunui Street.<\/p><p>Instead, continue an additional three-quarters of a mile and turn left onto A\u2019awa Drive.\u00a0 After a half-mile, turn left onto Hamana Street.\u00a0 The take the second left onto Aipo\u2019ola Street, then the first right onto Haiea Place.\u00a0 The cul-de-sac gives access to a paved bike path, where it is a 300-yard walk north to the observation deck.\u00a0 Parking on the cul-de-sac itself is prohibited, but otherwise streetside parking is generally allowed.<\/p><p><strong><em>To Pouhala Marsh (Pearl Harbor Bike Path Parking).<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 If going directly to Pouhala Marsh, it is more efficient to exit the H1 in Pearl City, immediately before the freeway forks.\u00a0 Take Exit 8B toward Waipahu.\u00a0 The exit ramp merges into the Farrington Highway westbound.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-484e11a\" data-id=\"484e11a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47dd9d5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47dd9d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HawaiianGallinule9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-45666\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HawaiianGallinule9.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HawaiianGallinule9-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cc65d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53cc65d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The endemic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-gallinule\/\">\u201cHawaiian Gallinule\u201d<\/a> is limited to wetlands on Kauai and Oahu.\u00a0 It differs from continental Common Gallinules in having more extensively black plumage and a large red frontal shield.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/127648801\">\u00a9 Noam Markus<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be1b2e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be1b2e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77aef15\" data-id=\"77aef15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5f2ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be5f2ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Remain on Farrington Highway for 1.5 miles, then turn left onto Waipahu Depot Street.\u00a0 Streetside parking is generally available about a quarter-mile south, where this street crosses the Pearl Harbor Bike Path.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ac95072 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ac95072\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b2a8557\" data-id=\"5b2a8557\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4316288e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4316288e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Birdfinding<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f74cb0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f74cb0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73fedd94\" data-id=\"73fedd94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76bc50a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76bc50a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pearl Harbor\u2019s western arm (i.e., its West Loch) has two productive wetland areas that are partly accessible to birdwatchers: (1) the Honouliuli Unit of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge; and (2) Pouhala Marsh.\u00a0 Both support resident populations of three endemic waterbirds: <strong>\u201cHawaiian Gallinule\u201d<\/strong>, <strong>Hawaiian Coot<\/strong>, and <strong>\u201cHawaiian Stilt\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0 Both also have a history of hosting interesting migrants and vagrants originating from either North America or Asia.<\/p><p>Over the years, the Honouliuli Unit has accumulated a more impressively diverse list of vagrants, but both sites are worth visiting.\u00a0 Depending on the weather conditions, season, and time of day, etc., Pouhala Marsh could offer better prospects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f51a2fd\" data-id=\"4f51a2fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520723f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"520723f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HawaiianCoot11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-45844\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HawaiianCoot11.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/HawaiianCoot11-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d6a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74d6a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The endemic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-coot\/\">Hawaiian Coot<\/a> has a large frontal shield that can be either pale or maroon.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/48959951\">\u00a9 Margaret Viens<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48985dfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48985dfc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74916a5c\" data-id=\"74916a5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"130106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/West-Loch-Pearl-Harbor.Sat-View.labeled-1024x706.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-105221\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/West-Loch-Pearl-Harbor.Sat-View.labeled-1024x706.png 1024w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/West-Loch-Pearl-Harbor.Sat-View.labeled-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/West-Loch-Pearl-Harbor.Sat-View.labeled-768x529.png 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/West-Loch-Pearl-Harbor.Sat-View.labeled.png 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7f33f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7f33f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed88369\" data-id=\"ed88369\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed3eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ed3eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Honouliuli Ponds.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The Honouliuli Unit consists of two large impoundments, an area of about 37 acres.\u00a0 Note that the entire area is fenced off, so access is limited to a well-constructed observation platform (the \u201cBetty Bliss Observation Deck\u201d), which overlooks the western pond (\u201cPond A\u201d).\u00a0 A dirt road south from the observation deck along the western fenceline allows for some additional perspective on Pond A, and it leads to an unofficial trail along the southern fenceline that has been used to view the much-larger Pond B to the east\u2014but access to an unofficial trail cannot be guaranteed.<\/p><p>Several species of waterfowl are regular winter visitors.\u00a0 Many more have occurred as vagrants\u2014including two Garganey during 2017-18 and one or two Cackling Geese on a semi-resident basis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4244650\" data-id=\"4244650\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16551c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e16551c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SharptailedSandpiper69-e1595393019763.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-48840\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SharptailedSandpiper69-e1595393019763.jpg 424w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SharptailedSandpiper69-e1595393019763-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d7d29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22d7d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The West Loch of Pearl Harbor is among the most likely places in the U.S. to find a <a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/sharp-tailed-sandpiper\/\">Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/71017841\">\u00a9 Eric VanderWerf<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ba40bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ba40bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e20b73d\" data-id=\"e20b73d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877e65e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"877e65e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The expected wading birds, Black-crowned Night-Heron and Western Cattle Egret, are reliably present.\u00a0 Since the early 2010s, White-faced Ibis has been found at Honouliuli as consistently as anywhere in Hawaii, and its numbers, though small, have generally been increasing.\u00a0 The vagrants Great Blue Heron and Great Egret have both occurred at least once.<\/p><p>The common shorebirds essentially year-round are <a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/pacific-golden-plover\/\"><strong>Pacific Golden-Plover<\/strong><\/a> and Ruddy Turnstone, with <a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wandering-tattler\/\"><strong>Wandering Tattler<\/strong><\/a> and Sanderling often present.\u00a0 They are often joined by less-expected seasonal visitors that have repeatedly included <a href=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/sharp-tailed-sandpiper\/\"><strong>Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<\/strong><\/a> (up to 9 at once in 2017).\u00a0 Vagrants from Asia have included Bar-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Common Snipe, Gray-tailed Tattler, and Marsh Sandpiper.<\/p><p>Brushy areas around the ponds and along the path from Kapapapuhi Point Park are especially good for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/gray-francolin\/\"><strong>Gray Francolin<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/white-rumped-shama\/\"><strong>White-rumped Shama<\/strong><\/a>, in addition to the other widespread introduced species of Oahu.\u00a0 Although relatively uninteresting to most North American birdwatchers, the site is also notably consistent for Mourning Dove, an introduced species that is generally uncommon in Hawaii.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8861c3e\" data-id=\"8861c3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea01f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ea01f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WhiterumpedShama53.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-105222\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WhiterumpedShama53.jpg 476w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WhiterumpedShama53-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/WhiterumpedShama53-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4acf90b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4acf90b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Male <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/white-rumped-shama\/\">White-rumped Shama<\/a> at Kapapapuhi Point Park.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/355232451\">\u00a9 Miko Tokuhama-Olsen<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6b08cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6b08cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ea7854\" data-id=\"6ea7854\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9a7d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9a7d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The wet grassy margins of the ponds attract six species of waxbill.\u00a0 This is possibly the most consistent site in the U.S. to find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-avadavat\/\"><strong>Red Avadavat<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The other estrildids that occur regularly are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/african-silverbill\/\"><strong>African Silverbill<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/common-waxbill\/\"><strong>Common Waxbill<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/scaly-breasted-munia\/\"><strong>Scaly-breasted<\/strong> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/chestnut-munia\/\"><strong>Chestnut Munias<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/java-sparrow\/\"><strong>Java Sparrow<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Additional introduced finches that are always or often present include House Finch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/yellow-fronted-canary\/\"><strong>Yellow-fronted Canary<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/northern-cardinal\/\"><strong>Northern<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-crested-cardinal\/\"><strong>Red-crested Cardinals<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/saffron-finch\/\"><strong>Saffron Finch<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p><strong><em>Pouhala Marsh.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The area called Pouhala Marsh includes the officially designated Pouhala Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary as well as shallow impoundments that are adjacent to that property (somewhat confusingly, neither habitat really qualifies as marsh).\u00a0 The sanctuary itself is largely dominated by invasive mangroves that are generally not conducive to bird observation, so the area of greatest interest tends to be the shallow impoundments, which often provide prime mudflat habitat for shorebirds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aedea10\" data-id=\"aedea10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44e17f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f44e17f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/RedAvadavat8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39563\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/RedAvadavat8.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/RedAvadavat8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6227e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6227e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The stunning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-avadavat\/\">Red Avadavat<\/a> is fairly common in wet, grassy margins around West Loch.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/117593211\">\u00a9 Souvik Roychoudhury<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60cb44c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60cb44c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-213139ac\" data-id=\"213139ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350d1cb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"350d1cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compared to Honouliuli, the Pouhala impoundments are far more accessible and observable.\u00a0 Generally the best approach is to park at the junction of Waipahu Depot Street and the Pearl Harbor Bike Path, and walk west on the bike path.\u00a0 It may also be worthwhile walking south along Waipahu Depot Street, which runs beside a canal and offers some habitat diversity.<\/p><p>Most species recorded at Honouliuli also occur at Pouhala.\u00a0 The main reasons to visit Pouhala are that it often has more shorebirds, they are often more observable, and the rarities might turn up at either location.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2490b006 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2490b006\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ef1322e\" data-id=\"3ef1322e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ceb88c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21ceb88c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Services<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-584705f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"584705f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-231cb6b5\" data-id=\"231cb6b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d1a580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d1a580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accommodations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3adaa232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3adaa232\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4298b3d0\" data-id=\"4298b3d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f04735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15f04735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Honolulu has an abundance of accommodations concentrated in Waikiki, about 25 miles east of Waipahu.\u00a0 There is a smaller cluster of resort hotels at Ko Olina, about eight miles west of Waipahu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d611121 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d611121\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2892c630\" data-id=\"2892c630\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68af99ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68af99ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Notes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2988ad83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2988ad83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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elementor-element-26aef3c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26aef3c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a71f6f5\" data-id=\"3a71f6f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d86170b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d86170b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Links<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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