2010 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival - May 6-9
Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
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Welcome to the 18th Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
themed Partners around the Pacific: Common Waters,
Uncommon Birds.
Join us in celebrating spring and the more than 130
species of birds, including over 20 shorebirds, that
migrate to Kachemak Bay. We are thrilled to have as
our Keynote Speaker Peter Harrison who will speak on
Albatross.
2010 Shorebird Festival Registration forms
and schedule of events will be available in
mid-march
2010 Arts &
Education Fair Vendor Applications will be available
in mid-March
Keynote Speaker
Peter Harrison, MBE -- author, artist and
ornithologist.
Widely considered the world's foremost authority on
seabirds, Peter Harrison has written and illustrated
over a dozen books, of which Seabirds: An Identification Guide, is
considered the bible of seabird identification.
Published over a quarter of a century ago, this
seminal publication is still considered the standard
of reference work on seabirds. Peter is only one of
a handful of authors to both write and illustrate
bird books. His latest project is a two-volume
Handbook to the Seabirds of the World, to be
published by Lynx Edicions of Barcelona in 2015.
Peter has led scientific research expeditions throughout
the world, from the Arctic to the Antarctic and
across the islands of the Pacific and Atlantic
oceans. One such expedition resulted in a 22-page
profile article in
New Yorker magazine and highlighted the plight
of the Short-tailed Albatross, once thought to be
extinct and now one of the rarest of all surviving
bird species.
Co-founder of Eco and Zegrahm Expeditions based
in Seattle, Peter still leads expeditions to all
seven continents. He is also an ardent
conservationist. His latest project is to help raise
the US$2.5 million needed to eradicate rats from
Henderson Island, an uninhabited makatea in the
South Pacific and home to four endemic bird species.
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to
the world of natural history and his dedication to
conservation projects, Peter was recently
honored with the title Member of the British Empire by
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Happy birding!
Christina M Whiting, Festival Coordinator
For more information, call 907-235-7740 or e-mail
shorebirdster@gmail.com
