As part of the 2018 Year of the Bird we will have articles published in our local newspaper – Homer News. Links to those articles can be found here.
Please note the Homer News is now requiring a subscription to access its publication online.
Kachemak Bay Birder George Matz, in a Point of View article for the Homer News, descsribes the hardy Rock Sandpiper that comes to Homer to spend the winter, whereas most shorebirds head further south.
For the complete article go to: https://www.homernews.com/opinion/point-of-view-rock-sandpipers-the-contrarian-shorebird/
A total of 71 bird species were observed during the 2018 Homer, Alaska CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT. This is a new record. Not bad for our little cosmic hamlet by-the-sea.
Check out the article in the Homer News by Michael Armstrong: https://www.homernews.com/opinion/birders-find-a-record-71-species-for-christmas-bird-count/
Several birds “dip” their tail, but only one dives entirely underwater to find its food – American Dipper. Kachemak Bay Birders Janet Klein and Jack Wiles share with you more about this charismatic bird (published December 5, 2018).
Winter is a great time to feed birds, but what should you feed them? Kachemak Bay Birder B.J. Hitchcock explains the type of food for different birds, be it store bought or homemade, along with different types of feeders (article published November 21, 2018). And don’t forget that bird feeders do need to be cleaned periodically. Birds also need a source of water.
Want to know more about three owls that reside in the Homer Area? Read Kachemak Bay Birder Michelle Michaud’s article about the Great Horned, Boreal, and Northern Saw-whet Owls (published October 18, 2018).
Yes. Hummingbirds can be found in Homer during the summer, and occasionally the tenacious little birds stick around for the winter too. To learn more about these fascinating little birds, check out the story “Hummers in Homer” by Kachemak Bay Birder, Lani Raymond (published September 12, 2018)
Most of us have had birds strike/collide with the windows at our home. We are disheartened by the death or injury of birds when this happens. But what can we do? Kachemak Bay Birder, Michelle Michaud lets us know in her recent Homer News article: https://www.homernews.com/opinion/what-just-hit-my-window/.
Find out what you can do, and what others have done, to prevent these window strikes/collisions.
Photos by Michelle Michaud
Read the Homer News article by Kachemak Bay Birder Michelle Michaud about the importance of keeping cats indoors.
http://homernews.com/2018-07-19/point-view-no-cat-left-outdoors
Check out the article written by Kachemak Bay Birder George Matz on “Why Are Shorebirds Special”. We all know the answer.
http://homernews.com/point-view/2018-05-23/why-are-shorebirds-special
The second installment of our “Meet the Corvids” was published in the Homer News on Thursday, April 14, 2018. For a complete copy of the online version of the article go to: http://homernews.com/local-news/2018-04-12/year-bird-meet-corvids-part-ii
