Report Your Kolea
Migratory shorebirds called Kolea in Hawaii, spend summer in Alaska raising chicks, and then fly to Hawaii for the winter. The purpose of this site is to record when, where, and how many Kolea migrate to Hawaii and how many spend summers here.
We divided the count into Little Counts and Big Counts. Report a bird in your yard or small park for Little Counts. To sign up for Big Counts, go to this list. Email your choice in Contact. For count directions, see Guidelines tab.
![Group of 6 Evelyn Nakanishi_ 6-18-21](https://www.koleacount.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Group-of-6-Evelyn-Nakanishi_-6-18-21-1024x377.jpg)
Report Your Kolea
Migratory shorebirds called Kolea in Hawaii, spend summer in Alaska raising chicks, and then fly to Hawaii for the winter. The purpose of this site is to record when, where, and how many Kolea migrate to Hawaii and how many spend summers here.
We divided the count into Little Counts and Big Counts. Report a bird in your yard or small park for Little Counts. To sign up for Big Counts, go to this list. Email your choice in Contact. For count directions, see Guidelines tab.
![Group of 6 Evelyn Nakanishi_ 6-18-21](https://www.koleacount.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Group-of-6-Evelyn-Nakanishi_-6-18-21-1024x377.jpg)
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Named Kolea by ancient Hawaiians, this migratory shorebird has been part of Hawaii culture for centuries. Island Kolea are alert and personable, adapting to human presence, and to our grassy open spaces on which they spend their wintering season.
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Kōlea Quest 23: A hatchling bonanza
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Farewell and fair winds, dear kolea
Kōlea in flight, Kaena Point. ©Leslie MacPherson, DLNR. April 27, 2023 ...
Fly 6,000 miles with talking backpacks? No problem.
During an August 10th Hilo visit, Hawaii Audubon board members Dr. Wendy ...
Join us for the 2022-2023 Kōlea Count
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Celebrating Hawaiʻi’s Kōlea
Special thanks to Ann Tanimoto-Johnson of UH Hilo's LOHE Bioacoustics Lab for ...
Every kōlea counts
September 12, 2022 Thanks to Christine Donnelly, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser's Kokua Line columnist, ...
Kōlea Count 2021-2022 update
Kōlea, center, sometimes forage with other shorebird species. This outstanding photo shows ...
Farewell and fair winds
A patriotic plover, April 8, 2022 at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum ...
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