***MEETINGS/PRESENTATIONS LAST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH
February 25th Meeting and Presentation by Aaron Lang:
Bhutan–Birding the Kingdom in the Clouds
High in the majestic eastern Himalayas, nestled between Tibet and India, lies the small Kingdom of Bhutan, designated as one of the world’s ten biodiversity hot spots. Large swaths of intact, old-growth forest, a fascinating culture, welcoming people, and a long list of rare and interesting birds make Bhutan a birder’s paradise! Aaron Lang has been leading birding tours to Bhutan for Wilderness Birding Adventures since his first in 2011. Over the years, many Homer birders have joined him on these trips. During this presentation, he’ll share photos and stories from this fascinating country.
March 25th Meeting and Presentation by Kate Martin: Sea Ducks
April 29th Meeting and Shorebird Festival Fundraising Film
May 27th Meeting and Presentation by Ingrid Harrald: Motus Towers
Meetings at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters (formerly:Islands and Ocean Visitor Center) begin at 5:30 pm (unless otherwise indicated). All meetings and events are cosponsored by the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Masks encouraged and all events will comply with FWS covid-safe practices.
***TRIPS/Events
February 14-17th: Great Backyard Bird Count https://www.birdcount.org/participate/
March 15th Sea Duck Survey–Leader: George Matz (date dependent on weather)
****Sea Duck Survey Identification PowerPoint****
Mid-April/May Shorebird Monitoring–Leader: George Matz
May (later) North Fork Road–Leader: Kristine Sowl
All Kachemak Bay Birding trips are cosponsored by the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. All trips are free and everyone is welcome to attend. Masks encouraged and all trips will comply with FWS covid-safe practices.
September 24th Presentation by Bruce Lyon: Gray-crowned Rosy Finch Study on the Pribilofs.
***Trip Reports–
Kachemak Bay Birders’ Spit Trip: 1-18-25 from Michelle Michaud
6 birders braved the wind and rain in search of birds on the Homer Spit. We ran out of daylight before we could search Green Timbers and Louis Lagoon for the Horned Lark, Snow Buntings, and Lapland Longspurs. However we were delighted with the birds we did see.
2 Steller’s Eider
4 Harlequin Duck
6 Surf Scoter
218 Black Scoter
2 Long-tailed Duck
2 Bufflehead
10 Common Goldeneye
10 Barrow’s Goldeneye
1 Red-breasted Merganser
11 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
3 Dunlin
2497 Rock Sandpiper — Estimate
2 Marbled Murrelet
18 Black-legged Kittiwake
29 Short-billed Gull
13 Glaucous-winged Gull
4 Horned Grebe
1 Red-necked Grebe
2 Common Loon
15 Pelagic Cormorant — Estimate
5 Bald Eagle
31 American Crow — Estimate
101 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch — Estimate. Large single flock
Number of Taxa: 23
2 Steller’s Eider
4 Harlequin Duck
6 Surf Scoter
218 Black Scoter
2 Long-tailed Duck
2 Bufflehead
10 Common Goldeneye
10 Barrow’s Goldeneye
1 Red-breasted Merganser
11 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
3 Dunlin
2497 Rock Sandpiper — Estimate
2 Marbled Murrelet
18 Black-legged Kittiwake
29 Short-billed Gull
13 Glaucous-winged Gull
4 Horned Grebe
1 Red-necked Grebe
2 Common Loon
15 Pelagic Cormorant — Estimate
5 Bald Eagle
31 American Crow — Estimate
101 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch — Estimate. Large single flock
Number of Taxa: 23