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1 August 1964 Kauai, Kalae - Haena Rd.
This morning we again set out to Kalalau lookout,
then proceed along the Kalalau - Haena Road-Trail.
This gets us into virgin forest much more quickly. Al-
though the trail is obscure & very rough, the beauty
presupposes tiredness as we hike along, not to the skin
from the ferns we must force our way through. We
stop after a short while as the trail begins to head
off toward the interior. An #makiki# gets to within
of looking us over - a perfect view of this bird -
less common here than the other. We see all the
honeycreeper we saw yesterday as well - more
rapidly. they also seem much more abundant. This
would be a great spot to stop in looking for some
of the rarer ones, such as OU or OOA.
We get to airport = 1630, &, having 2 hrs. to
kill, drive to Poipu & about. We miss plane,
rant before the 7:30 PM flight back to Honolulu.
I would certainly like to spend more time here.
1 Western Meadowlark in cane fields.