H is for Hawaiian: endangered and rare birds

Hawaiin Stilt, subspecies of the common Black-necked Stilt

We popped into the Queen Ka'ahumanu Mall yesterday to find some birds books for our trip here on Maui. Birding is going to be tricky the endemic birds are scarce and in hard to access places.
And endangered.
But the Hawaiian Stilt and Coot presented no problems, we popped out to the Kealia Coastal Boardwalk and the birds were easily spotted. The Wandering Tatler that we saw makes a non-stop 5000 km journey to Hawaii. Remarkable.

A morning on the Kealia Coastal Boardwalk