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
7 am - 2 pm - Overlook Park Hike - AMNWR parking lot - $15
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 10-11:30 a.m.
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 2, Kachemak Bay Adventures - $85
8-11 am - Coldwater, Hot Birds - H Ramp 3, ColdwaterAK - $90 kids - $110/
8:30 am - 4:30 pm - Full-day Boat Tour to Seldovia - H Ramp 4 Slip N14 M/V Silver Wake - $295
9-11 am - Watercolor Workshop with 2024 Festival Artist Torie Rhyan - AMNWR Lab - $40
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 - H Ramp 3 parking lot, Kachemak Bay Adventures - $85
9:30 am - 12:30 pm - Documenting Birds in the Digital Era - AMNWR Seminar Room - $10
10-11:30 am - Pre-K Family Birding Walk Louie's Lagoon, Homer Spit - IR
10-11:30 am - Birdability on Beluga Slough - AMNWR parking lot - IR
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, Kachemak Bay Adventures - $95/ - $85 kid
11:30 am - 1:30 pm - Red-necked Phalarope Craft - AMNWR Lab - $10
11 am - 5 pm - Gulls and Glaciology Excursion - H Ramp 2, True North Kayak - $125/ - $115 kid
1-1:45 pm - Bird-friendly Buildings: What You Can Do - AMNWR Auditorium - IR
1-2 pm - Storytime at the Pratt: Shorebird Festival Session Pratt Museum - IR
1-3 pm - Beaks and Bills Boat Tour - H Ramp 3, M/V Seabird - $85
1-5 pm - Flow with the Birds: 1/2 Day Kayak Tour - $95, - H Ramp 3 parking lot, Kachemak Bay Adventures
2-2:45 pm - Be a Citizen Scientist and Explorer with eBird - AMNWR Seminar Room I
2-6 pm - Kayaking into the Ancient Past - H Ramp 2, True North Kayak
3-5 pm - Shorebirding by Ear - AMNWR Back Patio - $7
3-3:45 pm - Red-necked Phalaropes: Understanding a Unique Shorebird - AMNWR Auditorium - IR
3:30-6:30 pm - Shorebird Photography on the Anchor Pt. Beach Anchor River State Park Rec. Area - $100
4-4:45 pm - Gambell: Birding on the Western Edge - AMNWR Auditorium - IR
4-6 pm - Festival Kick-Of at the Pratt Pratt Museum - IR
4-8 pm - Shorebird Dinner Cruise Homer Harbor F3 - $300
5-6:30 pm - Forest Bird Scavenger Hunt Pratt Museum Trails - IR
5-7 pm - Birds, Trivia, and YOU! TBD - IR
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