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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Oahu - Ko’olau Mountains and Walupe Valley

Starting off the trip strong with a new lifer right outside our hotel - Blue-billed White Tern #1,499!

Our guides - Tiffany and Mandy are VERY nature / ecological / ethically-minded.  We are staying at Hawaiian owned hotels and eating at Hawaiian-owned restaurants. 

Blue-billed White Tern #1,499

Oahu Amakihi (endemic)

Oahu Elapiao (endemic)

White-rumped Sharma (back view)

White-rumped Sharma (front view)

Red-vented Bulbul

Rose-ringed Parakeets

Common Waxbill


walked 8,886 steps, 3.64 mi.
saw 1 rainbow
logged approx. 15-20 species (will update when I get final count) - 2 endemics (only found on Oahu) and 1 lifer in 8 1/2 hours
low 75° high 90° 

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