KACHEMAK BAY BIRDERS
Meet at 8:00 pm Mile .88 Ohlson Mt. Rd (“at the muskeg dip”).The leader for the trip will be Gary Lyon (907-299-2000). Dress for the conditions and bring a flashlight to help navigate after dark if you wish, but he said the group will not be walking any distance.
In the event that it is too rainy or windy, this event will be October 8th If we have to postpone, a notice will be emailed to everyone immediately and will be posted on our website, kachemakbaybirders.org.
*MEETINGS/PRESENTATIONS
Meetings are held at the Islands and Ocean Visitor Center and begin at 5:30 pm (unless otherwise indicated).
September 25th Meeting and Presentation by Kristine Sowl: “Birding in Chile”
October 30th Meeting and Presentation
All Kachemak Bay Birders’ Meetings, activities and birding trips are cosponsored by the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. All events are free and everyone is welcome to attend. Masks encouraged and all trips will comply with FWS covid-safe practices.

Despite the threat of wind and rain, we actually had a very pleasant trip – light wind, and several spotty rain showers lasting less than a minute or so. Five birders, including a young woman from Georgia, spotted 30 different species for the trip. She was happy because a lot of the birds were life birds for her.
- Mallard
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Red-necked Grebe
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Sanderling
- Rock Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Common Murre
- Pigeon Guillemot
- Marbled Murrelet
- Ancient Murrelet
- Horned Puffin
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Short-billed Gull
- Herring Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Arctic Tern
- Pacific Loon
- 2 Common Loon
- Sooty Shearwater
- Bald Eagle
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black-billed Magpie
- 5American Crow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Common Merganser
Whimbrel – at least 67
Black Turnstone – well over 100
Surfbird – at least 50
Least Sandpiper – only two for sure, but possibly 4 total
Common Murre
Pigeon Guillemot
Ancient Murrelet – and close to shore for good looks
murrelet sp. – mostly likely Marbled Murrelets, but only saw these birds in flight
Horned Puffin
Short-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Red-throated Loon – at least one pair
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Bald Eagle
Belted Kingfisher – nice views at it hovered over the river, and then again when it landed on stumps
Black-billed Magpie – heard
American Crow – the young were very vocal about wanting to be fed
Bank Swallow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Orange-crowned Warbler




