Bird Guide for Hawaii's Beaches

What makes a bird different than other animals? The first answer that pops into most peoples’ minds is that birds fly. But, not all birds fly. So, what characteristics do ALL birds share?

• They are warm-blooded. That means birds have a near constant internal body temperature no matter what the temperature of the air is.
• They lay eggs.
• They are vertebrates. That means they have bones.
• They have feathers.
• They have wings.

Bird List:

Spotted Dove

Photo courtesy of http://tinyurl.com/3vcbwj5

Red-vented Bulbul

Photo courtesy of http://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/blog/foto-friday-red-vented-bulbul/

Northern Cardinal

Photo courtesy of http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/index.php?n=11536

Cattle Egret

Photo courtesy of http://monacoeye.com/birds/pages/bubulcus_ibis_cattle_egret_001.html

Red-Crested Cardinal

Photo courtesy of http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/animals/aves/birds.htm

Common Myna

Photo courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Myna

Brown Booby

Photo courtesy of http://www.regional.gov.au/territories/christmas/photo_gallery.aspx

Laysan Albatross

Photo courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laysan_Albatross

Red-tailed Tropicbird

Photo courtesy of http://www.ecology-solutions.com.au/ashmore_reef/ashmore_reef.htm

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Photo courtesy of http://tinyurl.com/3nagfmo

Red-footed Booby

Photo courtesy of http://tinyurl.com/3euk4td

Great Frigatebird

Photo courtesy of http://tinyurl.com/3bl2hde

Pacific Golden Plover

Photo courtesy of http://goinlocal.blogspot.com/2010/09/lks-artwork-pacific-golden-plover-and.html

Sanderling

Photo courtesy of http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/birds/charadriiformes/Calidris%20alba/index.htm

American Coot

Photo courtesy of http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Coot/id/ac

Northern Pintail Duck

Photo courtesy of http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/02_24_2010_g30Nfr5EDx_02_24_2010_6

Northern Shoveler Duck

Photo courtesy of http://www.sierrafoothillsaudubon.com/Birding/BIRDS_NH2020_pics.htm

Sooty Tern

Photo courtesy of http://flatbedprinter.wordpress.com/

Black-necked Stilt

Photo courtesy of http://www.dm-systems.com/naturephotos

Wandering Tattler

Photo courtesy of http://tinyurl.com/3j23hen

To many joyful beach experiences!

— Lisa Dworkin