2008 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival - May 8-11Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
SectionsWelcome to the celebration, by Christina Whiting, Festival Coordinator
After birding, relax and unwind with our great lineup of entertainment, including Bruce Cockburn in concert, the Salty Dawg’s bird calling competition, the Keynote Welcome Reception, a Birders’ Fashion Show, the Arts & Education Fair, Mr. Whitekeys’ 2nd Annual multimedia performance, the Birders’ Beer Bash, Sunrise Kilcher-Sjoberg & Friends’ On the Wing Concert of Poetry & Song, just to name a few. Happy birding! Christina M Whiting, Festival Coordinator Keynote Speaker
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Hola,
bonjour, ciao, hallo, 喂, het hallo, aloha, oi, hei,
привет, hello and welcome to the 16th Annual
Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, a celebration of
spring and the more than 25 species of shorebirds
that migrate to Kachemak Bay to join our thousands
of resident seabirds, waterfowl and woodland birds.
This year’s Festival theme is Shorebirds as
International Ambassadors: Connecting Birds,
Habitats and People. Whether you’re a beginner,
intermediate or advanced birder, or even the
nonbirder in your group, you’ll enjoy this
fun-for-the-entire-family weekend celebration.
Expand
your knowledge of birds and birding in Kachemak Bay
and around the globe during this year’s Festival,
from tracking Godwits, to birding opportunities in
Bolivia and Taiwan. Our expert speakers, naturalists
and guides will share their extensive wealth of
birding knowledge as they lead you through the many
field events, workshops, presentations and boat
tours offered. Activities include shorebird viewing
stations, guided bird walks and hikes, shorebird
identification by sight and by sound, a nature
writing workshop, bird, wildlife and Bay tours by
boat and kayak, optics and digiscoping education,
live bird presentations, harbor dock tours, a tour
of Homer’s Hot Spots, and so much more.
Richard Crossley is considered one of
North America's top experts on shorebirds, and is
well known for his quick and long-distance bird
identification skills, relying on bird size,
structure and behavior, rather than color.
Influenced by art and his travels throughout the
world, Richard's photographs depict movement and the
beautiful, varied patterns of nature. Richard is
passionate about the future of birding, and he and
his wife recently formed the Cape May Young Birders
Club, with the goal of bringing youth and community
together to encourage a love of birding and the
outdoors. Richard's Keynote Address on Saturday
is "Past, Present & Future" - from his travels
around the world to time spent living in Cape May,
Richard Crossley will share lessons he learned while
growing up in the wild British birding scene. Told
in a Yorkshire brogue and through a camera lens that
loves color and art, this presentation just might
change your thoughts on birding in the future.
Richard's Sunday presentation "Birding Exposed"
will be an informal discussion on "birding, from
beginner to expert", and will give hope to birders
of all skill levels, as he shares just how
surprisingly slight the differences between the two
can be, and what it takes to move from beginner to
expert.
There will be several opportunities to interact
with this year's Keynote speaker. Meet Richard
during the Keynote Welcome Reception on Friday at
the Pratt Museum, take in his Saturday Keynote
Address "Past, Present & Future" following the Arts
& Education Fair at the High School, and hear his
final Festival presentation "Birding Exposed" during
the Birders' Coffee on Sunday at the Islands & Ocean
Visitor Center. And, get your tickets to be one of
the 15 lucky lottery winners to join Richard on
Saturday morning for a fun and unique, hands-on
photography experience, with the "In the Field with
Richard Crossley Photography Workshop Lottery", open
to all ages and photography skill levels.