The 2025 Count Day species total was above the average for the last 20 years, though total number of birds seen was lower due to sea ice and weather.
Homer’s Count Day will take place on Saturday, Dec. 20, following a bird identification class on Dec. 18.
This year’s festival, running May 7-11, features “Wildlife DJ” Dr. Ben Mirin as keynote speaker.
The first monitoring session of 2025 will take place Saturday.
Count Day was held on Dec. 21, after a weeklong postponement due to heavy snow
This year marks the 125th annual National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count (CBC) — the longest running citizen science survey…
Workshop led by 2024 Shorebird Festival keynote speaker teaches best practices for birders of all levels
The shorebirds are coming, the shorebirds are coming!
126 shorebird species seen at 31st Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
Registration is still open for the 31st annual Shorebird Festival, running May 3-7.
After decades living in Homer, the Betster can finally admit it. Yours truly has succumbed to birder fever. Consider the…
Through May 31, Alaskans can use their binoculars to help birds — by reporting sightings of Rusty Blackbirds for the…
(Editor’s Note: The following recently was presented as Kachemak Bay Birders’ testimony to the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission and…
