All HIFB Virtual events will be pre-recorded video (i.e. no live events). Many of the videos will feature new content created specifically for the Hawai‘i Island Festival of Birds! Each presentation will be shared to the HIFB website on its designated day for you to view at your leisure. You will have to be logged in to the account you created to be able to view the presentations. To make the festival a little more interactive, each day of the festival will have prize opportunities linked to a question from one of the day’s presentations. Challenge questions and prize opportunities will have a daily deadline, more info on that is coming soon!
All Festival 10/15-10/19
Virtual Explorations:
Exploring Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge with Jack Jeffrey
Nā Ala Hele: Grand Opening of the Kaulana Manu Nature Trail
Thursday 10/15
Presentations:
Creating the Field Guide to the Birds of Hawai‘i – Helen Raine, André Raine, and Jack Jeffrey
Natural History and Status of Hawaii’s Seabirds – Lindsay Young and Eric VanderWerf
The Status of eBird, Merlin, and Community Science in Hawaii – Jenna Curtis and Drew Weber
Choosing The Best Binocular For YOU! – Wendy Clark and Kelly Ball
Giveaways:
Thursday’s care package theme: “The Smartphone Birder” – 1 winner
Presentation Question: HIFB swag pack – 10 winners
5 of the 10 Presentation Question winners will also receive a copy of Field Guide to the Birds of Hawai‘i
Friday 10/16
Presentations:
Bird-Curious? Citizen Science and the Marvelous Moli – Hob Osterlund
All About Kōlea – Oscar “Wally” Johnson
Virtual Lesson: Hula and Storytelling from Mountain to the Sea – Students of Pūlama nā Liko’s Hālau Hula
Book Reading: Albatross of Kaua‘i The Story of Kaloakulua – Sandy Wann Swift
Giveaways:
Friday’s care package theme: “The Crafty Birder” – 1 winner
Presentation Question: HIFB swag pack – 10 winners
2 of the 10 Presentation Question winners will also receive a copy of Wally’s book, Hawai‘i’s Kōlea
Saturday 10/17
Presentations:
Wanderers and Migrants in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument – Beth Flint and Amanda Boyd
Book Reading: Garbage Guts – Heidi Auman
Tracking the Endangered ‘Akiapōlāʻau – Alex Wang, Bret Mossman, and Jess Loeffler
Giveaways:
Saturday’s care package theme: “The Avid Note-taker” – 1 winner
Presentation Question: HIFB swag pack – 10 winners
2 of the 10 Presentation Question winners will also receive a copy of the book Midway A Guide to the Atoll and Its Inhabitants
Sunday 10/18
Presentations:
All About Albatross – Caren Loebel-Fried
Book Reading: A Perfect Day for an Albatross – Kat Bengston and Christa Mcleod
Bringing Extinction to Life – Caren Loebel-Fried, Joel Cosseboom, and special guest Thane Pratt
Book Reading: Manu the Boy Who Loved Birds – Caren Loebel-Fried
Art lesson: How to Draw the ‘O‘o – Patrick Ching
Giveaways:
Sunday’s care package theme: “The Bird Accessorizer” – 1 winner
Presentation Question: HIFB swag pack – 10 winners
2 of the 10 Presentation Question winners will also receive a copy of Manu, the Boy Who Loved Birds
Monday 10/19
Presentations:
Caring for Hawai‘i’s Wanderers and Migrants – Dr. Juan Guerra, D.V.M.
Protecting Hawai‘i’s Manu o Kū – Hui Manu o Kū and Hawai‘i Wildlife Center
Book Reading: No Ka Manu Heia Keia Nuku – Rae Okawa
Giveaways:
Monday’s Care package theme: “The Plush Collector” – 1 winner
Presentation Question: HIFB swag pack – 10 winners
ALL of the Presentation Question winners will also receive a booby magnet and sticker from Hawai‘i Wildlife Center
