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

May 8, 2024

7:30 am - 2 pm - Lake Clark National Park Bear/Bird Viewing - Anchor River State Park Rec. Area - $370
9-11 am - Beaks and Bills Boat Tour - H Ramp 3, M/V Seabird - $85
10:30-11:30 Bird Storytime at the Homer Public Library - Homer Public Library - IR
12-2 pm - Beginner Bird Walk - Calvin and Coyle Trail - $7
1-1:45 pm - Is that a bird or a plane? Birding 101 - AMNWR Seminar Room - IR
1-3 pm - Beaks and Bills Boat Tour - H Ramp 3, M/V Seabird - $85
2-2:45 pm - B.A.R.K. Ranger - AMNWR Back Patio - $5
3:30-4:30 pm - Jr. Birder - Beluga Slough Walk with KBNERR Beluga Slough - IR
3:30-6:30 pm - Shorebird Photography on the Anchor Point Beach - Anchor River State Park Rec. Area - $100
4-6 pm - Nature Journaling with Kim McNett - Pratt Museum - IR a.m.
4-6 pm - Steller's Jay Felt Craft - AMNWR Lab - $3
4-6 pm - Unveiling the newest Bird Beer Label and Beer! - Grace Ridge Brewing - IR
4:30-6:30 pm - AK Maritime Refuge Visitor Center 20th Birthday Party and Bird Bash! - AMNWR - IR
4-8 pm - Shorebird Dinner Cruise - Homer Harbor F3 - $300

May 9, 2024

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 - The Wise and Wonderful Journey Bay Adventures - $85
8-10 am - Fins and Feathers Boat Tour - H Ramp 2, True North Kayak - $75/ - $50 kids
8:30 am - 12:30 pm - Birding Hot Spots at the Anchor River - AMNWR parking lot - $50
8:30 am - 4:30 pm - Full-day Boat Tour to Seldovia - HRamp 4, Slip N14, M/V Silver Wake - $295
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 - $95 - H Ramp 3 parking lot, Kachemak Bay Adventures
10-11:30 am - Pre-K Pufns: The Remarkable Red-necked Phalarope! - AMNWR Seminar Room - IR
10 am - 2 pm - Kayaking with Birds in the Wildlife Refuge - H Ramp 2, True North Kayak - $95/ - $85 kids
10 am - 4 pm - Gull Island Tour and Hike to Grewingk Glacier Lake - Ramp 3 parking lot, - $95/ - $85 kids
10 am - 1 pm - next day Kachemak Bay Overnight Cruise - Homer Harbor F3 - $750
11 am - 5 pm - Gulls and Glaciology Excursion - H Ramp 2, True North Kayak - $115 kids
12:30-2:30 pm - Beginner Bird Walk in Town - Poopdeck Trail - $7
1-1:45 pm - Foggy Origin: Rats in the Aleutians - AMNWR Auditorium - IR
1-1:45 pm - Is that a bird or a plane? Birding 101 - AMNWR Seminar Room - IR
1-2 pm - Motus Towers in Homer with KBNERR KBNERR - IR
1-3 pm - Beaks and Bills Boat Tour - H Ramp 3, M/V Seabird - $85
1-1:45 pm - Foggy Origin: Rats in the Aleutians - AMNWR Auditorium - IR
1-1:45 pm - Is that a bird or a plane? Birding 101 - AMNWR Seminar Room - IR
1-2 pm - Motus Towers in Homer with KBNERr - KBNERR - IR
1-3 pm - Beaks and Bills Boat Tour - H Ramp 3, M/V Seabird - $85
1-3 pm - Nature Journaling for All Skill Levels - AMNWR Lab - $7
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 - Schantz Scholar: Adrianna Nelson - AMNWR Auditorium - IR
2-2:45 pm - B.A.R.K. Ranger - AMNWR Back Patio - $5
2-6 pm - Kayaking into the Ancient Past - H Ramp 2, True North Kayak - $95/ - $85 kid
3:30 - 4:30 p.mMud Bay Family Walk 2181 - Kachemak Bay Drive - IR
3:30 - 6:30 pm - Shorebird Photography on the Anchor Pt. Beach Anchor - River State Park Rec. Area - $100
4-6 pm - Game Night: Wingspan - AMNWR Seminar Room - $1
4:30 - 6:30 pm - Jr. Birder Movie Night - AMNWR Auditorium - IR
5-7 pm - Birding Trivia - Grace Ridge Brewing - IR

May 10, 2024

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

May 11, 2024

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

May 12, 2024

6-7:30 am - Morning at the Marsh - Airport Viewing Platform - IR
7 am - 2 pm - Overlook Park Hike - AMNWR parking lot - $15
7:30 am - 2 p.m 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 2, Kachemak Bay Adventures - $85
8:30 am - 4:30 pm - Full-day Boat Tour to Seldovia - H Ramp 4 Slip N14 M/V Silver Wake - $295
9-10 am - Meet Girdie the Crow with Bird TLC - AMNWR - IR
9-10 am - Birders Cofee - AMNWR Seminar Room - 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 Adventure - $95
10-11:30 am - Film: Purple Haze - AMNWR Auditorium - IR

Date:
May 8-12, 2024

Location:
Kachemak Bay State Park,
95 Sterling Highway Suite 2,
Homer, AK 99603

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