Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

32nd Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

This year's festival will offer over 100 events for all ages and abilities. Join us to celebrate the spring migration of Alaska's shorebirds.

Schedule of Events

Seabirds and Plastics: Investigations and Dissection - KPC Campus - IR
6-8 am - Morning at the Marsh Airport Viewing Platform - IR
7:30-9:30 am - Beginner Bird Walk Calvin and Coyle Trail - $7
7:30 am - 2 pm - Lake Clark National Park Bear/Bird Viewing Anchor River State Park Rec. Area - $370
8-10 am - Fins and Feathers Boat Tour - H Ramp 2, True North Kayak - $75/ - $50 kids
8-10 am - The Wise and Wonderful Journey - H Ramp 3 parking lot, Kachemak Bay Adventures office - $85
8-11 am - Coldwater, Hot Birds - H Ramp 3, ColdwaterAK - $110/ - $90 Kids
8:30 am - 4:30 pm - Full-day Boat Tour to Seldovia - H Ramp 4 Slip N14 M/V Silver Wake - $295
9-10:30 am - Shorebird Identifcation - AMNWR Auditorium - IR
9-11 am - Beaks and Bills Boat Tour - H Ramp 3, M/V Seabird - $85
9 am - 1 pm - Flow with the Birds: 1/2 Day Kayak Tour Ramp 3 parking lot, Kachemak Bay Adventures  - $95
10-11 am - Adult Beginning Birder Discovery Lab - IR - AMNWR Lab and Seminar Room
10 am - 12 pm - Beginner Bird Walk Calvin and Coyle Trail - $7
10 am - 12 pm - Low Tide Anchor Point Anchor River State Park Rec. Area - $12
10 am - 2 pm - Kayaking with Birds in the Wildlife Refuge - H Ramp 2, True North Kayak - $95/ - $85 kid
10 am - 4 pm - Gull Island Tour and Hike to Grewingk Glacier Lake Ramp 3 parking lot, - $95/ - $85 kid
11-11:45 am - Tundra Nesting Birds of Arctic NWR - AMNWR Auditorium - IR
11 am - 12:30 pm - Beluga Slough Bird Walk for Beginners - AMNWR Back Patio - $7
11 am - 5 pm - Gulls and Glaciology Excursion - H Ramp 2, True North Kayak - $
11:30 am - 8-10 am - The Wise and Wonderful Journey - $85 Jr. Birder Discovery Lab - AMNWR Lab and Seminar Room - IR
1-1:45 pm - Birding the South Pacifc from Austraila to Chile - AMNWR Auditorium - IR
1-2 pm - Wings + Warblers Maker Lab at the Pratt Pratt Museum, 3779 Bartlett St. - $15
1 p.m.- 10 am - next day Kachemak Bay Overnight Cruise Homer Harbor F3 - $750
2-2:45 pm - The Power of Migration - AMNWR Auditorium - IR
2-3:30 pm - Meet Girdie the Crow with Bird TLC  - AMNWR Seminar Room - IR
3:30-5 pm - Annual Bird Calling Contest - IR
3:30-6:30 pm - Shorebird Photography on the Anchor Pt. Beach Anchor River State Park Rec. Area - $100
7 pm - Presentation by Keynote Speaker, Ted Floyd: Birding and Nature Study in the Digital Age - HHS Auditorium - $10

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