PEEP Bird Hotline

Birding & Wildlife Watching on Kachemak Bay

The most recent PEEP Bird hotline entry is below. Help plan your wildlife watching trips in the Homer area by visiting the Birder's Guide to Kachemak Bay website email PEEP(at)islandsandocean.org, or call 235-7337 (PEEP) to report or get updates on bird sightings. Check out the the guide to Responsible Marine Wildlife Viewing in Alaska. You may also purchase a Birding Hotspots Map and Guide at the Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center.

Want to learn the etiquette and ethics of birding? Check out the ABA Birding Ethics.

The 16th Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival is May 8-11, 2008 and the theme is Shorebirds as International Ambassadors: Connecting Birds, Habitats, and People.

KACHEMAK BAY BIRD ALERT INFORMATION LINE

May 9, 2008

The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival is happening now!

The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival is happening now! New arrivals.

BELUGA LAKE—UPPER END/AIRPORT OBSERVATION PLATFORM AREA
HUDSONIAN AND MARBLED GODWITS.

BELUGA SLOUGH
American Pipit (flock of 15) and Brant at the mouth of the slough.
Violet-green Swallows.

MILLER'S LANDING
Golden-crowned sparrows.

If you see cranes, please call 235-6262 or email to reports@cranewatch.org . There were some cranes banded in California and one of them has been seen here in Homer. This is a very important study; be sure to report any bands to the Cranewatch folks also.

Visit the Refuge Website for information on getting to Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge or call 907-235-6546.