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The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival is Alaska's largest wildlife festival! Each May, thousands of shorebirds stop in Homer as they move north. The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival marks this passage with four days of guided walks, boat trips, talks, art, and youth activities. Events take place across town and along the bay. The festival offers many chances to see birds up close, learn from local experts, and spend time on the shoreline. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Join us as we mark the spring migration on Kachemak Bay.

Citizen Science: Sandhill Crane Nesting

The annual Sandhill Crane nesting cycle has begun! After arriving, crane pairs paint their feathers, perform elaborate courtship dances, chose a nest, mate, and then lay their eggs. Since pairs arrive at their territories on different dates, eggs will be laid over several weeks and will start hatching during late May into several weeks of June. Help Kachemak Crane Watch gather accurate information for its Nesting Ecology Study by reporting your nesting crane pair. You will know your pair is nesting when only one crane starts showing up. The pair trades nesting duties so one is off the nest feeding, preening, and resting while the other is incubating the eggs.

Please report nesting Sandhill Crane pairs to Kachemak Crane Watch at reports@cranewatch.org or by calling 907-235-6262. Leave your name, phone number, and the location and date when nesting started. KCW does not share nesting site locations with the public for the safety of the cranes and privacy of their human neighbors. Thank you for participating in this Citizen Science effort.

For more information contact: Nina Faust at 907-235-6262 or reports@cranewatch.org

Kachemak Crane Watch is a project of the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies.

The Sandhill Cranes start arriving this month, so keep an eye on big birds coming into Homer. Send your Sandhill Crane sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch. Please include date, time, location, behavior, number of cranes, your name, and phone number, and email so KCW can call for more details if needed.

For more information contact Nina Faust. Phone: 907-235-6262. Email: reports@cranewatch.org

Citizen Science: Sandhill Crane Nesting

The annual Sandhill Crane nesting cycle has begun! After arriving, crane pairs paint their feathers, perform elaborate courtship dances, chose a nest, mate, and then lay their eggs. Since pairs arrive at their territories on different dates, eggs will be laid over several weeks and will start hatching during late May into several weeks of June. Help Kachemak Crane Watch gather accurate information for its Nesting Ecology Study by reporting your nesting crane pair. You will know your pair is nesting when only one crane starts showing up. The pair trades nesting duties so one is off the nest feeding, preening, and resting while the other is incubating the eggs.

Please report nesting Sandhill Crane pairs to Kachemak Crane Watch at reports@cranewatch.org or by calling 907-235-6262. Leave your name, phone number, and the location and date when nesting started. KCW does not share nesting site locations with the public for the safety of the cranes and privacy of their human neighbors. Thank you for participating in this Citizen Science effort.

For more information contact: Nina Faust at 907-235-6262 or reports@cranewatch.org

Kachemak Crane Watch is a project of the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies.

The Sandhill Cranes start arriving this month, so keep an eye on big birds coming into Homer. Send your Sandhill Crane sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch. Please include date, time, location, behavior, number of cranes, your name, and phone number, and email so KCW can call for more details if needed.

For more information contact Nina Faust. Phone: 907-235-6262. Email: reports@cranewatch.org

Citizen Science: Sandhill Crane Nesting

The annual Sandhill Crane nesting cycle has begun! After arriving, crane pairs paint their feathers, perform elaborate courtship dances, chose a nest, mate, and then lay their eggs. Since pairs arrive at their territories on different dates, eggs will be laid over several weeks and will start hatching during late May into several weeks of June. Help Kachemak Crane Watch gather accurate information for its Nesting Ecology Study by reporting your nesting crane pair. You will know your pair is nesting when only one crane starts showing up. The pair trades nesting duties so one is off the nest feeding, preening, and resting while the other is incubating the eggs.

Please report nesting Sandhill Crane pairs to Kachemak Crane Watch at reports@cranewatch.org or by calling 907-235-6262. Leave your name, phone number, and the location and date when nesting started. KCW does not share nesting site locations with the public for the safety of the cranes and privacy of their human neighbors. Thank you for participating in this Citizen Science effort.

For more information contact: Nina Faust at 907-235-6262 or reports@cranewatch.org

Kachemak Crane Watch is a project of the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies.

The Sandhill Cranes start arriving this month, so keep an eye on big birds coming into Homer. Send your Sandhill Crane sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch. Please include date, time, location, behavior, number of cranes, your name, and phone number, and email so KCW can call for more details if needed.

For more information contact Nina Faust. Phone: 907-235-6262. Email: reports@cranewatch.org

Citizen Science: Sandhill Crane Nesting

The annual Sandhill Crane nesting cycle has begun! After arriving, crane pairs paint their feathers, perform elaborate courtship dances, chose a nest, mate, and then lay their eggs. Since pairs arrive at their territories on different dates, eggs will be laid over several weeks and will start hatching during late May into several weeks of June. Help Kachemak Crane Watch gather accurate information for its Nesting Ecology Study by reporting your nesting crane pair. You will know your pair is nesting when only one crane starts showing up. The pair trades nesting duties so one is off the nest feeding, preening, and resting while the other is incubating the eggs.

Please report nesting Sandhill Crane pairs to Kachemak Crane Watch at reports@cranewatch.org or by calling 907-235-6262. Leave your name, phone number, and the location and date when nesting started. KCW does not share nesting site locations with the public for the safety of the cranes and privacy of their human neighbors. Thank you for participating in this Citizen Science effort.

For more information contact: Nina Faust at 907-235-6262 or reports@cranewatch.org

Kachemak Crane Watch is a project of the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies.

The Sandhill Cranes start arriving this month, so keep an eye on big birds coming into Homer. Send your Sandhill Crane sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch. Please include date, time, location, behavior, number of cranes, your name, and phone number, and email so KCW can call for more details if needed.

For more information contact Nina Faust. Phone: 907-235-6262. Email: reports@cranewatch.org

Join the Friends of Kachemak Bay State Parks for a cruise across the Bay, breaking for birds along the way. Guided by experienced ornithologists, tour two lagoons, trace the Glacier Spit shoreline, and detour into the forest to experience a variety of unique habitats while helping to support an important organization. Proceeds benefit Friends of Kachemak Bay State Parks.

Sun | 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Limit: 15 | $75 pp | Homer Harbor
Register in advance: https://kachemakshorebird.org/2026-festival-program/