{"id":85958,"date":"2021-04-06T05:31:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T09:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=85958"},"modified":"2021-04-06T23:26:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T03:26:27","slug":"hawaii-south-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/hawaii-south-point\/","title":{"rendered":"South Point, Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"85958\" class=\"elementor elementor-85958\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7e8fc8 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7e8fc8\" 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-1e523315\" data-id=\"1e523315\" 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-7a54445b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a54445b\" 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>South Point, Big Island, Hawaii<\/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-2333e92d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2333e92d\" 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-303c31c\" data-id=\"303c31c\" 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-293bfd5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"293bfd5a\" 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=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/South-Point.Orientation-Map-300x207.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-85955\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/South-Point.Orientation-Map-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/South-Point.Orientation-Map.png 583w\" 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-4a71cab2\" data-id=\"4a71cab2\" 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-329f91f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"329f91f8\" 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 southernmost piece of solid ground in the fifty states is a barren, windswept headland facing thousands of miles of open ocean.\u00a0 Travelers of the Mamalahoa Highway are drawn to it.\u00a0 Those who reach the point are likely to find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/pacific-golden-plover\/\"><strong>Pacific Golden-Plover<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/wedge-tailed-shearwater\/\"><strong>Wedge-tailed Shearwater<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-noddy\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Noddy\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/eurasian-skylark\/\"><strong>Eurasian Skylark<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 A well-timed visit might yield <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/bristle-thighed-curlew\/\"><strong>Bristle-thighed Curlew<\/strong><\/a> or unusual seabirds.\u00a0 Inland along the highway nearby are a few trails where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/erckels-francolin\/\"><strong>Erckel\u2019s Francolin<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-hawk\/\"><strong>Hawaiian Hawk<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaii-elepaio\/\"><strong>Hawaii Elepaio<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-billed-leiothrix\/\"><strong>Red-billed Leiothrix<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/apapane\/\"><strong>Apapane<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/common-amakihi\/\"><strong>Common Amakihi<\/strong><\/a> can be found.<\/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-3276e1d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3276e1d8\" 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-31f9a1c9\" data-id=\"31f9a1c9\" 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-6895d9fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6895d9fd\" 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-4a02db0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a02db0\" 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-61f7f71e\" data-id=\"61f7f71e\" 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-1399a5de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1399a5de\" 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-5ce9d855 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ce9d855\" 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-75c143e0\" data-id=\"75c143e0\" 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-5db0cc00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5db0cc00\" 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>South Point is at the southern tip of the Big Island, about an hour-and-a-half\u2019s drive (70 miles) south of Kailua-Kona and an hour and 45 minutes (80 miles) southwest of Hilo.<\/p><p><strong><em>From Kona International Airport.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Take Route 19 south and remain on it for 60.3 miles\u2014its number changes from 19 to 11 and it becomes the Mamalahoa Highway\u2014then turn south onto South Point Road and go 10.8 miles to its end.<\/p><p><strong><em>From Hilo International Airport.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Turn left (south) onto Kanoelehua Avenue (which is also Route 11 and the local segment of the Hawaii Belt Road), go 64.9 miles, turn left (south) onto Kamaoa Road.\u00a0 After 4.0 miles turn left onto South Point Road and go 9.0 miles to its end.<\/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-520e66b7\" data-id=\"520e66b7\" 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-3c353fca elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"3c353fca\" 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=18.923174%2C%20-155.681184&#038;t=m&#038;z=9&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"18.923174, -155.681184\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"18.923174, -155.681184\"\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-e99f4dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e99f4dd\" 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-5c47b6e8\" data-id=\"5c47b6e8\" 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-4355de3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4355de3c\" 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-18a4bb53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18a4bb53\" 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-71f1a706\" data-id=\"71f1a706\" 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-2ecb11aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ecb11aa\" 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 southern portion of the Big Island is accessed by the Mamalahoa Highway, which is the main route between Kailua-Kona and the eastern side of the island, including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Hilo.\u00a0 The 11-mile detour to South Point is a well-known geographical attraction, and there are other stops beside the highway for a walk or picnic to break up the drive.<\/p><p><strong><em>South Point.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 South Point ends up on many itineraries mainly because of its strategic location on the map.\u00a0 Being honest, most visitors are probably somewhat disappointed by the experience\u2014not bad, but not great either.\u00a0 Those who make the trip especially for the birds should set their diversity expectations toward the low end of the scale.<\/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-37bab44e\" data-id=\"37bab44e\" 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-b923d94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b923d94\" 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\/06\/BristlethighedCurlew11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-48188\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BristlethighedCurlew11.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BristlethighedCurlew11-300x225.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-4a2713e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a2713e\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/bristle-thighed-curlew\/\">Bristle-thighed Curlew<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/52983161\">\u00a9 Alan de Quieroz<\/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-667771be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"667771be\" 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-660f33d5\" data-id=\"660f33d5\" 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-43500f5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43500f5c\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/South-Point.Atlas-Map.labeled-1024x642.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-85956\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/South-Point.Atlas-Map.labeled-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/South-Point.Atlas-Map.labeled-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/South-Point.Atlas-Map.labeled-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/South-Point.Atlas-Map.labeled.png 1278w\" 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-65622b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65622b9\" 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-9004619\" data-id=\"9004619\" 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-26eae5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26eae5a\" 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>On the landward side, the grassy heath often produces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/pacific-golden-plover\/\"><strong>Pacific Golden-Plover<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/eurasian-skylark\/\"><strong>Eurasian Skylark<\/strong><\/a> (sometimes in numbers), and sometimes flocks of introduced waxbills, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/yellow-fronted-canary\/\"><strong>Yellow-fronted Canary<\/strong><\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/saffron-finch\/\"><strong>Saffron Finch<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/bristle-thighed-curlew\/\"><strong>Bristle-thighed Curlew<\/strong><\/a> has been most found most often in August and September.\u00a0 The rocky shoreline is good for Wandering Tattler and Ruddy Turnstone, and sometimes a rarity such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/inca-tern\/\"><strong>Inca Tern<\/strong><\/a> that showed up in March 2021.<\/p><p>Considering its prominence as a seaward projection, South Point is mediocre for seabirds.\u00a0 Most often seen are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/yellow-billed-tropicbird\/\"><strong>Yellow-billed Tropicbird<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/wedge-tailed-shearwater\/\"><strong>Wedge-tailed Shearwater<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/great-frigatebird\/\"><strong>Great Frigatebird<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/brown-booby\/\"><strong>Brown Booby<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-noddy\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Noddy\u201d<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Apart from the shearwater, several more tubenose species have been reported sporadically: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/laysan-albatross\/\"><strong>Laysan<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/black-footed-albatross\/\"><strong>Black-footed Albatrosses<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-petrel\/\"><strong>Hawaiian Petrel<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/sooty-shearwater\/\"><strong>Sooty Shearwater<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 There have also been isolated reports of Juan Fern\u00e1ndez and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/bulwers-petrel\/\"><strong>Bulwer\u2019s Petrels<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72de538\" data-id=\"72de538\" 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-20cb1ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20cb1ce\" 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=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PacificGoldenPlover74.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-85394\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PacificGoldenPlover74.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PacificGoldenPlover74-300x264.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-b074ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b074ece\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/pacific-golden-plover\/\">Pacific Golden-Plover<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/131880631\">\u00a9 Jim Merritt<\/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-c455efa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c455efa\" 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-74e39d9\" data-id=\"74e39d9\" 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-cd8676f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd8676f\" 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>Manuka State Wayside Park.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 A roadside stop along the Mamalahoa Highway between Kealakekua Bay and South Point, Manuka Wayside has a picnic area, an arboretum, and a 2-mile nature trail that loops through a tract of native forest.\u00a0 The trail is notably consistent for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaii-elepaio\/\"><strong>Hawaii Elepaio<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-billed-leiothrix\/\"><strong>Red-billed Leiothrix<\/strong><\/a>, as well the more expected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/apapane\/\"><strong>Apapane<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/common-amakihi\/\"><strong>Common Amakihi<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p><strong><em>Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kahuku Unit.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Just west of the South Point junction, a side-road on the opposite side leads into the interior of the island onto the decommissioned Kahuku Ranch\u2014which has been incorporated into Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.\u00a0 Driving up this road leads to a series of picnic areas and trailheads: (1) Pu\u2019u o Lokuana Cinder Cone, 0.4-mile loop; (2) Pu\u2019u o Lokuana Trail, 2.0-mile loop; (3) Kamakapa\u2019a Trail, 0.5-mile loop; (4) Palm Trail, 2.6-mile loop; (5) Pali o Ka\u2019eo Trail, 2.1-mile loop; and (6) Pit Crater Trail, 2.4 miles each way with an elevation gain of 1,165 feet.<\/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-884de06\" data-id=\"884de06\" 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-13e554a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13e554a\" 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=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HawaiianHawk33.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-51192\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HawaiianHawk33.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HawaiianHawk33-300x235.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-37aca35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37aca35\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-hawk\/\">Hawaiian Hawk<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/67681471\">\u00a9 Alan Schmierer<\/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-3bb4793 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bb4793\" 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-464978c\" data-id=\"464978c\" 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-73c09c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73c09c1\" 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>Birds often seen in the Kahuku Unit include: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/erckels-francolin\/\"><strong>Erckel\u2019s Francolin<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-hawk\/\"><strong>Hawaiian Hawk<\/strong><\/a>, Apapane, and Common Amakihi.\u00a0 Others present but seen less often include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/kalij-pheasant\/\"><strong>Kalij Pheasant<\/strong><\/a>, Hawaii Elepaio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/omao\/\"><strong>Oma\u2019o<\/strong><\/a>, Red-billed Leiothrix, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/iiwi\/\"><strong>I\u2019iwi<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>(Note: The Pit Crater Trail and more distant side-trails approach the boundary of the remote Ka\u2019u Forest Reserve, which has remnant populations of three range-restricted Big Island endemic honeycreepers\u2014Akiapola\u2019au, Hawaii Creeper, and Hawaii Akepa\u2014but the reserve is very large and these trails do not give access to any area where any of these species has been reported in modern times.)<\/p><p><strong><em>Whittington Beach Park.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 A roadside stop along the Mamalahoa Highway between South Point and Volcano, Whittington Beach provides access to the shoreline and a small lagoon that often has a few waterfowl, shorebirds, and Black-crowned Night-Heron.\u00a0 \u201cHawaiian Noddy\u201d and Yellow-billed Tropicbird can often be seen over the ocean a short distance from shore.\u00a0 A few of the common species of introduced finches frequent the bushes and fields around the lagoon.<\/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-0b33367\" data-id=\"0b33367\" 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-e8a25d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8a25d2\" 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=\"421\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Erckel1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-38779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Erckel1.jpg 421w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Erckel1-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/>\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-2d32f99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d32f99\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/erckels-francolin\/\">Erckel\u2019s Francolin<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/197294921\">\u00a9 William Richards<\/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-478890ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"478890ed\" 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-5caf615f\" data-id=\"5caf615f\" 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-3114eec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3114eec0\" 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-3a696d21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a696d21\" 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-335ea604\" data-id=\"335ea604\" 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-7d79466d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d79466d\" 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-3637fc7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3637fc7a\" 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-7275f960\" data-id=\"7275f960\" 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-2ce443d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ce443d6\" 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>Hotels are numerous along the Kona Coast.\u00a0 There are also a few in the South Point area, including:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigislandbedandbreakfast.com\/\"><strong>Big Island Bed &amp; Breakfast<\/strong><\/a>, 1-808-785-6456<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diamondresorts.com\/destinations\/property\/Sea-Mountain\"><strong>Sea Mountain<\/strong><\/a>, 1-808-928-6200<\/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-65def6c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65def6c8\" 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-375a93bb\" data-id=\"375a93bb\" 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-216a1220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216a1220\" 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-138ec799 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"138ec799\" 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-37c821a9\" data-id=\"37c821a9\" 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-107a1c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"107a1c01\" 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 elementor-element-578e592d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"578e592d\" 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-69cc98e5\" data-id=\"69cc98e5\" 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-5c415514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c415514\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/havo\/planyourvisit\/kahuku.htm\">Hawaii Volcanoes National Park<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiistateparks.org\/parks\/hawaii\/manuka-state-wayside\/\">Hawaii State Parks<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Point, Big Island, Hawaii The southernmost piece of solid ground in the fifty states is a barren, windswept headland facing thousands of miles of open ocean.\u00a0 Travelers of the Mamalahoa Highway are drawn to it.\u00a0 Those who reach the point are likely to find Pacific Golden-Plover, Wedge-tailed Shearwater, \u201cHawaiian Noddy\u201d, and Eurasian Skylark.\u00a0 A 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