Thank YOU
to all who participated in the 2023 Festival!
If you would like to receive email notices of upcoming events
and the 2024 Festival, email kachemakshorebird@gmail.com
The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
Species tally can be found HERE
along with updates on all the birds of Kachemak Bay.
Join us for next year's festival,
scheduled for May 8 - 12, 2024
If you are interested in presenting or volunteering, please email:
kachemakshorebird@gmail.com
A male biologist holds a white-rumped sandpiper egg and looks closely for signs that chick may soon hatch.
pc: Lisa Hupp
Co-hosted by the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Islands & Ocean Visitor Center and Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, this year’s festival program fulfilled our promise to offer an array of events to celebrate the spring migration of Alaska’s shorebirds.
Kachemak Bay (near Homer, Alaska) provides miles of shoreline and intertidal habitat for migrating birds. Kachemak Bay’s unique ecology, easy accessibility to beaches, and the scenic landscapes of Homer make this a prime location to experience this annual migration. Kachemak Bay is a site of International Significance in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.
See you next year! Birding connects us all
We welcomed:
Keynote Speaker Diego Calderon
Featured Author Julia Zarankin
Festival Artist Mattie Squire created the artwork featuring the mysterious Kittlitz's Murrelet.
Signed Posters and wearables with the art are STILL available in the Alaska Geographic Bookstore
in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center,
95 Sterling Hwy., Homer
OR you can order hoodies, sweatshirts & Ts online
HERE
for delivery to address of your choice!
This event is just one way that the Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges and each member of the organization helps to support all 16 of Alaska's National Wildlife Refuges through education, support, and advocacy.
JOIN TODAY at any membership level and learn about the opportunities around the state throughout the year. We will match your time and talents with the needs of Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuges.
(Donations are tax-deductible.)
Festvial participants enjoyred tours and talks by knowledgeable Alaskan birders and researchers. THANKS to the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies and the Pratt Museum and Park our key program partners.
The Festival did continuie to expand our events to serve a wider demographic through programs such as the All Abilities Birding Outing and the Teen Birders activities. We invite people of all ages and abilities to join us for guided birding excursions, wildlife viewing, and kayaking tours at locations around Kachemak Bay.
If you have questions, suggestions for 2024 or would like to be on our mailing list, just get in touch with Melanie Dufour, the Festival Coordinator, at kachemakshorebird@gmail.com or 907-226-4631