WEST INDIES & BERMUDA 
mon Crackle there 10 Oct (WS, PW). Seven 
Shiny Cowbirds at the egg farm. Grand Ba- 
hama 12 Sep made a high count (BP), A 
Brown-headed Cowbird 14 Aug at North 
Pond, Bermuda was the earliest fall record by 
six weeks (EA). The Lesser Antilles’ hrst 
record of Orchard Oriole was mist-netted and 
banded at Pointe des Chateaux, Guadeloupe 
10 Oct (AL, PC). 
Addendum: Brian Naqqi Manko found 7 dead 
or dying juv. American Flamingos on North 
Caicos in the spring of 2008. 
Observers: Peter Adhemar, Eric Amos, David 
Archer, Beverley & Stephen Barton, Betsy 
Bracey, Elwood Bracey, Richard Bradshaw, R. 
Wayne Burke, Nancy Clum, Elise Corliss, Car- 
ol Cramer-Burke (CCB), Paul Dean, Alana 
Demko (ADe), Andrew Dobson, Frantz Du- 
zont, Judy Egnatinsky, Chris Flook, Barbara 
Foreman, Wendy Frith, Martin Frost, Lynn 
Gape, Pierre Gamier, Erika Gates, Daphne 
Gemmill, Richard Gozney, Nathalie Hecker, 
Tony Hepburn, Peter Hopkin, Scott Johnson, 
Mark King, Kay & Ray Latter, Jose Morales 
Leal OML), Anthony Levesque, Jade & Keith 
Lovell, Jeremy Madeiros, Edward B. Massiah, 
John Meadows 0Me)> Predensa Moore, Stew- 
art Neilson, Bahamas National Trust Ornithol- 
ogy Group (OG), Bob Paisley (BPa), William 
Finder, Bruce Purdy, Tamica Rahming, Keith 
Rossiter, Alain Saint-Auret, Caroline Stahala, 
Peter and Olga Stokes (P&OS), William 
Stone, Melgar Tobasco, Olivier Tartaglino, 
Jennifer Thieme, Sandra Viscard, David Wal- 
lace (DW), Carolyn Wardle, Karl Watson, 
Paul Watson, Harry Whitcher, Jennifer D. 
White (JDW), Anthony White, David Wingate 
(DBW), Joe Wunderle, Lisa D. Yntema. © 
Andrew Dobson, Warwick Academy 
1 1 7 Middle Road, Warwick PG 01, Bermuda 
(ADobson@warwickacad.bm) 
Anthony White, P.O. Box 2531 
Jackson, Wyoming, 83001 , (spindalis@aol.com) 
Robert L Norton, 8960 NE Waldo Road, 
Gainesville, Florida, 32609, (corvus0486@aol.com) 
Hawaiian Islands 
Peter Donaldson 
O n most of the main Hawaiian Is- 
lands, this was a poor fall for unusu- 
al migrants — some observers called 
it the worst they had ever seen. Numbers of 
regular migrant ducks and some regular mi- 
grant shorebirds were low. Maui Island ap- 
peared to fare better than the rest of the is- 
lands. Observer coverage was fairly good, al- 
though there was only one pelagic birding 
trip. A drought continued over some areas, 
especially western Hawaii Island, but the fall 
weather was relatively normal. The remnants 
of three tropical cyclones affected the islands 
in August, bringing only modest amounts of 
wind and rain. An unusually early cold front 
reached the islands in late September, but 
generally dry summer-like weather prevailed 
through mid-October. The first heavy rains of 
the season came at the end of October, with 
more heavy rains during the second half of 
November. Neither observer coverage nor 
weather patterns seemed to explain the 
dearth of unusual migrants and the low num- 
bers of clucks and several shorebircl species. 
WATERFOWL THROUGH FALCONS 
A Greater White-fronted Goose was observed 
at the Kii unit of James Campbell N.W.R., Oahu 
1. 8 Nov+ (MO et al). Greater White-fronteds 
have been historically quite rare in the 
Region, but they have been regular over 
the past several years. Single Cackling 
Geese seen at an aquaculture farm in 
Kahuku, Oahu 1. 19 Oct (MW) and 
nearby at Kii 8 Nov+ (MO et al.) were 
likely the same individual. Migrant 
ducks were quite sparse. One Northern 
Shoveler showed up at the Kaunakakai 
S.T.F, Molokai 1. 18 Sep (ADY), but 
most migrant ducks straggled in much 
later. No other Northern Shovelers were 
reported until 4 Oct, when 3 were 
found at the Honouliuli Unit of Pearl 
Harbor N.W.R., Oahu 1. and one was 
seen at Kii (PD). The first Northern 
Pintails reported were 2 at Ohiapilo, 
Molokai 1. 9 Oct (ADY). The highest 
count of Northern Shoveler was a re- 
spectable 131 at Kealia 6 Nov (MN), 
but the high count for pintail was a pal- 
try 15 at Honouliuli 25 Oct (PD). In the 
main islands, feral Mallards are common, and it 
is often difficult to tell if a Mallard is a wild mi- 
grant or a feral bird. A male Mallard on remote 
Laysan i. 29 Oct-19 Nov QC, LD, MH, MM) 
was almost certainly a wild migrant. The 
translocated population of Laysan Ducks (En- 
dangered) on Midway Atoll N.W.R. suffered a 
setback when an outbreak of avian botulism 
killed around 166 of the birds 4 Aug-5 Oct QK, 
LL). The botulism outbreak seems to have end- 
ed in early Oct, and at least 200 Laysan Ducks 
remain on the atoll QK, LL). 
An imm. Short-tailed Albatross (Endan- 
gered) graced Laysan 1. 8 Nov+ 0C> LD. MH, 
MM). Short-taileds are very rare in the Region. 
They have been regular on Midway Atoll in re- 
This Kermadec Petrel was found aboard a cruise ship near the main 
Hawaiian Islands. The first images of the bird did not show the dorsal 
surface of the wing, and a lively discussion of the bird's identifcation 
ensued. Fortunately, this photograph surfaced later and showed the 
pale primary shafts that helped identify the bird conclusively. 
Photograph by unknown photographer. 
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