Field trip to cover bird study and learn about lighthouses

We headed to the northern most point on Kauai where in 1913 the US purchased all this land for $1. They then brought in a lighthouse lens made in France that cost $3000. The lighthouse isn't used anymore and the coast guard has replaced it with a shorter but more powerful light which is not so exciting to look at. As we parked at the bird refuge we saw the endangered Nene goose with it's babies waddling behind. It looks similar to a canada goose but is not scared out of fields with C O2 cannons here.





We learned about the Albatross, Nene, Fridgate, and the Red footed Booby... which is always fun to tell your 5 and 7 year old about. You also learn about some of the native plants that grow here which are not the Hibiscus or Plumeria but instead a plant that sounds like moose kaka. I will tell you about that next...