--- In Dan Dugan <> wrote:
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> I survived my Haleakala expedition, barely--both technically and
personally.
Well done, that is one rugged hike!
>
> After the almost-full moon rose, there
> was a quite dense but low-level background of bird chatter. A
> moonrise chorus? I also heard some wonderfully weird wing swishing
> sounds in the night.
As John Neville suggested, that was Hawaiian Petrel, or `Ua`u,
check out the brief recording on my site--
http://www.soundshawaiian.com/seabirds.html
The Haleakala nesting colony is the largest in the Islands for this
Endangered Species.
I spent the week before your trip on Maui, as you know. In between
recording days at Waikamoi Preserve we took a boat trip 50 miles out
of Lahaina to photograph the Petrel, and the photo you see on my
site is the stunning result--best image in existence of this species
at sea, by my partner in this expedition (to photograph and record
all Hawaii native birds) Hadoram Shirihai. From this photo one can
see the origin of the Genus name, Pterodroma--"flying wing".
Recording in Waikamoi was rewarding, given that this is the quietest
time of year, post-breeding molt. I have examples of `Akohekohe
(Crested Honeycreeper) and Kike koa (Maui Parrotbill) posted here--
http://www.soundshawaiian.com/birds-maui.html
I'd be interested if you heard either of these birds on your hike.
Aloha,
David
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David Kuhn
www.SoundsHawaiian.com
Kaua'i, Hawaii
808 335 0398
Mail to: PO Box 1018
Waimea, HI 96796
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