James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
A guided tour through the refuge is led by experienced birders who serve as volunteers with the Friends of Oʻahu Refuges group. During the two hour walking tour, participants learn about endangered water birds, migratory shorebirds, and waterfowl, as well as the history and conservation efforts of the Refuge.
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge
Wetland
Managed by: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Hours & Site Information: Visit Website
Important Info:
Public access is only available through guided birdwatching tours. The Saturday birdwatching tours begin in the fall and continue on a weekly basis through early spring. Sign up should be completed in advance- visit the site info link for registration and the most up to date information. Guests are advised to come prepared for a variety of weather conditions, including appropriate shoes, rain and sun protection, and water. Food is not permitted on the Refuge.
Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| snow goose | Anser caerulescens | ||
| cackling goose | Branta hutchinsii | ||
| American wigeon | Mareca americana | ||
| Hawaiian duck | koloa | Anas wyvilliana | |
| northern shoveler | koloa moha | Spatula clypeata | |
| northern pintail | koloa māpu | Anas acuta | |
| green-winged teal | Anas crecca | ||
| canvasback | Aythya valisineria | ||
| ring-necked duck | Aythya collaris | ||
| lesser scaup | Aythya affinis | ||
| bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | ||
| gray francolin | Ortygornis pondicerianus | ||
| Erckel’s spurfowl | Pternistis erckelii | ||
| red junglefowl (domestic) | moa | Gallus gallus | |
| ring-necked pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | ||
| Laysan albatross | mōlī | Phoebastria immutabilis | |
| black-footed albatross | ka‘upu | Phoebastria nigripes | |
| wedge-tailed shearwater | ʻuaʻu kani | Ardenna pacifica | |
| sooty shearwater | Ardenna grisea | ||
| great frigatebird | ʻiwa | Fregata minor | |
| masked booby | ʻā | Sula dactylatra | |
| red-footed booby | ʻā | Sula sula | |
| cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| black-crowned night-heron | ʻaukuʻu | Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli | |
| Hawaiian gallinule | ‘Alae ‘ula | Gallinula galeata sandvicensis | |
| Hawaiian coot | ʻalae keʻokeʻo | Fulica alai | |
| Hawaiian black-necked stilt | aeʻo | Himantopus mexicanus knudseni | |
| Pacific golden-plover | kōlea | Pluvialis fulva | |
| wandering tattler | ʻūlili | Tringa incana | |
| bristle-thighed curlew | kioea | Numenius tahitiensis | |
| ruddy turnstone | ʻakekeke | Arenaria interpres | |
| sanderling | hunakai | Calidris alba | |
| long-billed dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | ||
| laughing gull | Leucophaeus atricilla | ||
| brown noddy | noio kōhā | Anous stolidus | |
| black noddy | noio | Anous minutus | |
| white tern | manu-o-Kū | Gygis alba | |
| Caspian tern | Hydroprogne caspia | ||
| spotted dove | Spilopelia chinensis | ||
| zebra dove | Geopelia striata | ||
| mourning dove | Zenaida macroura | ||
| red-vented bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | ||
| red-whiskered bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | ||
| warbling white-eye | Zosterops japonicus | ||
| red-billed leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea | ||
| common myna | Acridotheres tristis | ||
| northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | ||
| house finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | ||
| yellow-fronted canary | Crithagra mozambica | ||
| common waxbill | Estrilda astrild | ||
| red avadavat | Amandava amandava | ||
| scaly-breasted munia | Lonchura punctulata | ||
| chestnut munia | Lonchura atricapilla |