Hosmer Grove 2

Our second trip to Hosmer Grove was in better weather. Some of the pictures are better and I added several new life birds to my list (see list below). The Hawaii ʻAmakihi and Maui ʻAlauahio or Maui Creeper were having a territorial squabble.

The scarcity of native Hawaiian birds in due to human impact. For instance, people brought in other birds, cats, and mosquitoes.

After Hosmer we drove up to the summit and I made some great photographs of the Haleakala Crater.

ʻApapane (Himatione sanguinea), Hosmer Grove, Haleakala, Maui 11/26/2022

Here is my list of birds that I saw in Maui. I saw 38 species in total, 22 of those were ‘life’ birds, and 8 of the life birds were native to Hawaii (yellow highlights).

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singlikewildflowers 2022-12-29 / 3:08 pm

Beautiful variety of pictures! The red bird looks like he’s wearing a velvet jacket.

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- Sherry Felix 2022-12-29 / 5:29 pm
  
  Thanks 🙂
  
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Catherine Arcolio 2022-12-29 / 9:05 am

GORGEOUS!

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- Sherry Felix 2022-12-29 / 10:42 am
  
  Thank you Catherine
  
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Dan Antion 2022-12-29 / 7:34 am

Lovely photos, Sherry. You certainly made the most of this trip. Thanks for sharing.

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- Sherry Felix 2022-12-29 / 10:41 am
  
  Thanks Dan 🙂
  
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- Anne Lazarus 2022-12-29 / 11:10 am
  
  What amazing pictures, so beautiful! This trip is one of a lifetime. Congratulation!
  
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  - Sherry Felix 2022-12-29 / 11:47 am
    
    I hope you looked at the bird list too Anne. Thanks for visiting.
    
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derrickjknight 2022-12-29 / 4:33 am

What a treasure trove your Hawaiian trip has produced

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- Sherry Felix 2022-12-29 / 10:41 am
  
  Thanks for saying so Derrick. 🙂
  
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