1. Pick up the bird as soon as possible, use a towel to gently wrap the bird. Don't be alarmed by the long pointed bill,  shearwaters are usually docile and easy to handle.

2. Do NOT try to release the bird into the air but take the bird to the nearest shearwater aid station.

3. If you must keep the bird overnight, keep it in a ventilated cardboard box with a secure lid.

`A`o
Newell's Shearwater
Threatened Species

Distinguished by it’s black and white plumage and black beak

Nests in colonies on Kaua`i in high elevation forests up to 4,000 feet

Highest numbers on Kaua`i  - 75percent of the world population

`Ua`a
Hawaiian Petrel
Endangered Species

Distinguished by it’s black beak, dark grey & white plumage  and White forehead

Nests in colonies on Kaua`i in interior valleys

Other breeding populations on Haleakala and Mauna Loa

Ake`ake
Band-rumped Storm Petrel
Candidate Species

Small seabird with dark brown plumage & white band across rump

Wide-ranging throughout subtropics, one of 3 nesting populations in the Pacific

Small breeding population on Kaua`i