Hawaii is seasonally home to a population of kolea, Pacific golden plovers (Pluvialis fulva), beautiful and beloved migratory birds that nest and raise their chicks in Alaska but spend winters in our fair islands … and who can blame them? Is there anyone among us who does not feel a twinge when they depart and rejoice at their return?
Hawaii is seasonally home to a population of kolea, Pacific golden plovers (Pluvialis fulva), beautiful and beloved migratory birds that nest and raise their chicks in Alaska but spend winters in our fair islands … and who can blame them? Is there anyone among us who does not feel a twinge when they depart and rejoice at their return?
Also back by popular demand, Hawaii’s esteemed naturalist Susan Scott discusses and illustrates these lovely frequent fliers in her 2016 book (coauthored with plover expert Oscar W. Johnson), “Hawai‘i’s Kolea: The Amazing Transpacific Life of the Pacific Golden-Plover,” which she will share next week in an afternoon and evening presentation at the Lyman Museum.
Scott’s much-anticipated program and book signing are from 3-4:30 p.m. and again from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday (Sept. 25) at the museum.
The program is part of Lyman’s Saigo Public Program lecture series. Admission is free to museum members, $3 for nonmembers.
The nationally accredited and Smithsonian-affiliated Lyman Museum showcases the natural and cultural history of Hawaii. The museum is open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday at 276 Haili St. For more information, call 935-5021 or visit www.lymanmuseum.org.