Black-necked (Hawaiian) Stilts recorded per party hr on the Waipi'o Christmas

Count, 1977-2007 (see Count Page), indicating no particular trend, but fluctuation

related to rainfall levels in the state. Wetter periods (such as 1976-1984 and 1991-

1996) are more favorable for stilts than drought periods (see also Hawaiian Moorhen

and Hawaiian Coot).

 

Species account

 

Graphs of Christmas Count data developed as part of The Birds of the Hawaiian

Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status by Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph/2009/