King, Warren B. 
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20 February 
Alakal Swamp, Kauai 
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Weather — warm and clear, little wind 
Left Honolulu 0750, Hawaiian Airlines, arrived 0815 Lihue Airport. Picked 
up jeep and drcnre up Waimea Canyon road. Saw and photographed Jungle Fowl at 
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Kokee State Park. Arrived 1315 at end of road. Past park vegetation becomes 
all nature— before all or part introduced. Bird singing apparent even from back 
of jeep. Saw several Apapane and 2 Iiwi from back of truck on way in. Trail 
quite easily followed but difficult footing, very slippery and many trees down 
to crawl under and over. Arrived at cabin on Koaie River around 1645 after 
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many stops to see birds and to rest. Opened cabin, left packs and climbed ridge 
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to plateau where Ctean was seen and heard. Returned for supper by 1830. 
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Whit4-tailed Tropicbirda seen whenever view of Waiamea Canyon presented itself, 
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Apapane — most plentiful — abundant from Kokee Park on in. Feeding on 
ohia blossoms; 200+ seen and heard. 
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Aniakiki- -numerous seen and heard from parking place on in— 10 seen and 
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Anlauiau — numerous seen and heard frequently, 25 + 5 Been and heard 
from parking lot on in 
Akepa— numerous, seen and heard from lot on in. 5 seen and heard. 
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Iiwi— numerous from park on In. 15 seen and heard. 
Creeper — numerous near cabin. Tame, 10 seen and beard. 
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Oman — 1 seen and heard and 2 or so heard in deep valley over plateau from 
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