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C lit— Arose late, left cabin at 1100 and hiked 6.3 miles to Paliku 
Cabin, arriving 1400 . Larry found Dark-rumped Petrel burrow and two 
pheasant neats on the way. The burrow, unoccupied but fresh wbb at base 
of rock cliff pratlcally on crater floor at 7100 feet. Two park workers 
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passed us on hike leading string of six miles, all loaded down. On arrival, 
went to Wene pen where three birdB were seen inside pen and one outside. 
Pen is to keep predators out rather that to keep Nene in. 
David and I hiked up trail behind cabin to rim of crater, then 
east to lookout at Pohaku Raluha ? but clouds permitted only partial view of 
the area. One and half hours to rim from cabin. That night no Durk-rumped 
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were heard . Park workers told us of Manawainui Qulch where they had seen 
large numbers of seaMrds coming in: probably Newell’s Shearwaters. 
Paliku cabin area is very wet: 200 inches a year. Forest on other side 
even wetter. 
May 13— Eating cold breakfast, Dave and I set out at 0800 for crater river 
while Larry headed for Kapalaoa Cabin to search for Dark-rumps . Dave and 
I made rim in one hour and five minutes and started down other side in 
fairly heavy fog, steering on knob Just west of Puu Alaea vent, which was 
visible off on through fog. In hour's time we had reached tree 
line, hiking through open brush and finally dense brush and low tree fern 
country, arriving around 104-5. Listened and watched from point overlooking 
valley until 1215. 
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Saw two Creeper (yellow on head and neck), 6+ Amakilui (very green), 12 
Apapane - mostly in air, and as many livi, also two dozen or so Elepaio 
(red at dorsal base of tail and orange under throat, very dark bodies. 
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Heard one or tvo unknoim calls but no Crested Honecreeper or Pseud onest or . 
