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Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary (KPSWS) is a 208-acre wetland in Kahului on the island of Maui, Hawaiʻi. [1] The brackish-water sanctuary, situated between the ocean, an urban and commercial area, and Kahului International Airport, is home to many native plant and animal species, including over 100 native plants and invertebrate species, and 86 bird species.
Towards the west, the area between Kealia and the town of Māʻalaea contains another shallow pond and mudflats that are also used by the birds during the winter and spring flooding. When the mudflats dry out during the summer, the birds move to Kealia Pond. This area was once a runway serving one of Maui's first airports, Māʻalaea Airport. [5]
Blue rock-thrush, the national bird of Malta. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malta. The avifauna of Malta include a total of 426 species. It lies on a major migration route and many species pass through during spring and autumn. Two have been introduced by humans.
Birds of Haleakalā National Park: Hawaiian short-eared owl, Nene goose, Honeycreeper, Maui petrel and Mauri Parrotbill. Best Haleakalā birding spots, according to Birda: The Hosmer Grove Trail ...
Kilauea Point Lighthouse Huliheʻe Palace. The following are approximate tallies of current listings by island and county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site, all of which list properties simply by county; [3] they are here divided ...
Pages in category "Important Bird Areas of Malta" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Haleakalā National Park is a national park of the United States located on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Named after Haleakalā , a dormant volcano within its boundaries, the park covers an area of 33,265 acres (52.0 sq mi; 134.6 km 2 ), [ 1 ] of which 24,719 acres (38.6 sq mi; 100.0 km 2 ) is a wilderness area . [ 3 ]
In the era following western contact, habitat loss and avian disease are thought to have had the greatest effect on endemic bird species in Hawaii, although native peoples are implicated in the loss of dozens of species before the arrival of Captain Cook and others, in large part due to the arrival of the Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans) which ...