The wandering tattler, or ‘ūlili, isn’t endemic to Hawaii. Wandering Tattlers statewide, from counts of 25-105 in the 1980s, to 40-130 in the 1990s, to 60-160 in the 2000s, with a peak count of 162 in Aug 2006. Wandering tattler. Wandering Tattler (I) ‘ūlili (Tringa incana) You can listen for chatter like songs, like someone is tattling or gossiping! Its total breeding range is small, and its population is thought to be fewer than 25,000, but the wintering range of the Wandering Tattler is very thinly … Yet it is an exemplary—in its way, a most perfect—Hawaiian bird. It was considered an “‘aumakua”—a family or personal god—which made harming or killing this bird taboo. Story by Brittany Lyte. Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus / ‘Ūlili ‘Ūlili are slate-gray in color with greenish-yellow legs. Heteroscelus incanus. Photos by Hayataro Sakitsu. Found looking for crustaceans and insects along the shoreline or wetlands while bobbing and jerking their heads. Your email address will not be published. Tringa incana .

Aug 11, 2015 - Wandering Tattler or Ulili Bird.

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NPS photo - Bryan Harry. The long black bill is distinctive, nosing in the sand for food.

Along rocky shorelines on the west coast, this gray sandpiper clambers actively over the boulders.

(Erlik is commonly as a ulili bird in tapestries and paintings. ) Wandering Tattler, non-breeding adult. Wandering Tattler–‘Ūlili. Uliuli.

Photo by Brian E. Small. On chartreuse feet, the pigeon-size ‘ūlili lands in Hawai‘i each winter to forage for crabs, marine worms and other treats along rocky coasts, on beaches and in wetlands. The Hawaiian Hawk, or ‘Io, lives only in Hawai’i and was a symbol of royalty in Hawaiian culture. ‘Ūlili are easily recognized because they stand near water and bob their tails up and down. ‘Io have shrill, high-pitched calls that echo their Hawaiian name. Song of the Wandering Tattler. Wandering Tattler Click on any thumbnail to view a medium sized version of the selected image, or click on its title to download the largest available format (for print). In Hawai’i …

Required fields are marked *. Wandering Tattler. If an observer approaches too closely, the bird gives a loud "tattling" call and flies away, spooking the other shorebirds on the rocks. The total over-wintering population of Wandering Tattlers in all of … August in Ventura County, California.

A tattler banded on Moloka'i in 2006 was observed at Kanaha Pond, Maui, in 2010. ‘ūliliis a winter migrant from Northwestern Canada and Alaska.

The species doesn’t even breed in the region.