Chestnut Munias recorded per
party hr on the Kapa'a Christmas Count, Kaua'i, 1971-2014 (see Count
Page), indicating immigration to the
area following initial establishment in the Poipu
area in 1976-1977. Fluctuating populations since establishment likely
reflect inter-annual variation in grass-seed production. 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/