Kepler, Cameron B., 1964-1965
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35. 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.