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Places to see I'o and Pueo on the Big Island???
They aren't around there with any predictable regularity, and I haven't seen any in the pastures recently. I am not sure if pueo or 'io typically take a mid-afternoon nap, but they're probably equally visible (or audible) during the early and late daylight hours. I don't recall a pattern. I... -
Places to see I'o and Pueo on the Big Island???
I have been seeing pueos along the lower Mauna Kea Access Road again recently, near the active ranch and old "sheep station", but never linger to get any firm idea of how frequent they are in that area now. -
Places to see I'o and Pueo on the Big Island???
Most of high South Kona has few or no mosquitoes, but the Manuka NAR loop trail is an odd exception. They must be breeding in stock tanks or water catchments nearby. As long as the birds go elsewhere to roost it shouldn't be a problem. Apapane and amakihi live at amazingly low elevations... -
Places to see I'o and Pueo on the Big Island???
BTW, Kipuka Puaulu and Kipuka Ki are good last-resort options when windward areas are too wet. No rare birds but lots of common ones both native and alien. The tame pheasants will panhandle you. There is often an 'io in the area from Puaulu through Ki, though I have never seen it from the... -
Places to see I'o and Pueo on the Big Island???
Well, the 'strip' was ranched to death for decades, and now they've been working on reforestation for decades. Most of it is a bit of a mess still. Kipuka Puaulu and Kipuka Ki have several very rare trees, but they do nothing to let people know they're there. I'd say skip it, unless you're... -
Places to see I'o and Pueo on the Big Island???
Infrequently. Do you mean the pavement condition, access, or the condition of the habitats and flora and fauna? I have seen 'io up there as well, though the underbrush makes it difficult to chase them off of the road. -
Places to see I'o and Pueo on the Big Island???
They're widespread and mobile, so it can take some hunting. A year or so ago there was a pueo hanging around the ranch pastures at the lower end of Mauna Kea access road, but I have not seen it within the last year. It used to hang out on snags and fence posts. It may have moved more towards...