On January 20,1778 Captain Cook landed on the island of Kauai and wrote the first description of Hawaiian birds. Since that historic day 227 years ago, scientists, naturalists and birdwatchers have been observing and recording bird species on the islands, but for all this time, and for an unknown number of years before Captain Cook's discovery, no one has ever seen an American Avocet in Hawaii.
Then on the morning of September 9, 2005, Ms. Glynnis Nakai, refuge manager, spotted an unusual, large, black and white bird feeding in a shallow pond at Kealia National Wildlife Refuge... It was later identified as an American Avocet.
We are pleased to provide the photos above of this extremely rare Hawaiian visitor.
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