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 17th Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival is May 7-10, 2009 and the theme is Birds in Culture: Our Brothers and Sisters Return.

KACHEMAK BAY BIRD ALERT INFORMATION LINE

June 14, 2009
This is a good time of year to get out and about and go birding--interesting birds nearly everywhere!

The first Horned Puffin reported this year was seen on the north side of Gull Island.

On the 13th Brant (2) were seen on the south side of Hesketh Island.

On the Eveline Trail the following were seen on the 10th: Alder Flycatcher; Savannah, Golden-crowned, Lincoln’s, and Fox Sparrows; Orange-crowned Warblers, American Robin, Hermit Thrush and Ravens.

On the 7th, two Red-tailed Hawks were seen on Baycrest Trail.

At the City Reservoir on the 7th: Yellow-rumped Warbler, Hermit Thrush, Orange-crowned and Wilson’s Warblers, Wilson Snipe (was actually on a power line), Alder Flycatcher, Spotted Sandpiper (3), American Robin, and Violet-green Swallows.

On the 7th the following were seen on the Hillcrest Trail: Golden-crowned, Fox and Savannah Sparrows; Olive-sided and Alder Flycatchers; White-winged Crossbills; Townsend’s and Orange-crowned Warblers; Hermit and Varied Thrush; Dark-eyed Junco, Red-breasted Nuthatch.

At Eagle Lake the following were seen last week: Pacific Loons, Ring-necked Duck, yellowlegs, a Northern Harrier, and Wilson’s Snipe.

If you see cranes, particularly banded cranes, please call 235-6262 or email reports@cranewatch.org

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