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Harlequin Ducks 
Beluga Slough Eagle's Nest 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 19th Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival is May 5-8, 2011 and the keynote speaker is Carl Safina.
KACHEMAK BAY BIRD ALERT INFORMATION LINE
June 17, 2010
Out East End Rd. about 10 miles the following were seen last week: VARIED and HERMIT THRUSH; AMERICAN ROBIN; RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET; PINE GROSBEAK; RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH; ALDER FLYCATCHER; GOLDEN-CROWNED and SONG SPARROWS; VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS; and SPRUCE GROUSE.
Out at Eveline Park (out East End Rd just past McNeil Canyon School) the following were heard or seen on the 8th: ALDER FLYCATCHER; VARIED and HERMIT THRUSH; AMERICAN ROBIN; SAVANNAH, FOX and GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS; ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, WILSON’S SNIPE.
On the 12th at Eagle Lake (about 20 miles out East End Rd ) the following were seen or heard: PACIFIC LOONS (2 probably nesting), RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, AMERICAN ROBINS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, RING-NECKED DUCK (male), MEW GULLS, HERMIT THRUSH, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER.
We encourage you to report the sighting of any bird that you find interesting. To report a bird sighting leave the name of the bird or its description, the date, the location, and your name with a way to contact you to discuss the observation if necessary. Thanks for calling the Kachemak Bay Bird Alert Information Line and HAPPY BIRDING!
Visit the Refuge Website for information on getting to Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge or call 907-235-6546.
