Date: 5/10/25 11:33 pm From: Lani Raymond via groups.io <lanibirder...> Subject: [AKBirding] Homer Festival-Saturday's Update
*We have had such beautiful, sunny weather for our Kachemak Bay Shorebird
Festival! And many species—nearly 140 as of Saturday evening. What a
wonderful Festival and we're happy to keep on saying "It's Been A Great Day
to Bird!" *
*2025 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival: Species Tally*
*UPDATE Saturday Evening, May 10th*
*New Species*
SPOTTED SANDPIPER—Calvin & Coye Trail
SNOW GOOSE—east end Beluga Lake; Calvin & Coyle Trail,
RUSTY BLACKBIRD—east end Beluga Lake
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW—Anchor River
TOWNSEND’S WARBLER—Calvin & Coyle Trail
YELLOW WARBLER—in town
*Updates from Saturday sightings:*
BAR-TAILED GODWIT—Mud Bay
HUDSONIAN GODWIT—Beluga Slough; Mud Bay
MARBLED GODWIT—Mud Bay
RUDDY TURNSTONE—Mud Bay; Coal Bay Beach
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER—Mud Bay
SANDERLING—Green Timbers
PECTORAL SANDPIPER—east end Beluga Lake; Anchor River
SURFBIRD—Beluga Slough; Harbor Jetty; across the Bay
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE—Mud Bay; out on the Bay
BLACK OYSTERCATCHER—Harbor Entrance and across the Bay
CANVASBACK—Beluga Lake
RING-NECKED DUCK—east end Beluga Lake
GADWAL—Anchor River; Beluga Lake
TUFTED PUFFIN—can be seen from Land’s End; Gull Island and out on the Bay
ALEUTIAN TERN—Anchor River
AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER—Calvin & Coyle
AMERICAN DIPPER--south end of North Fork Rd at “Dipper Bridge” 2 miles in
from Highway
SWAINSON’S THRUSH—Calvin & Coyle
*Note: RED KNOT—correction: was seen Friday at the Anchor River*
