2008 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival - May 8-11Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
SectionsWelcome to the celebration, by Christina Whiting, Festival Coordinator
Happy birding! Christina M Whiting, Festival Coordinator Keynote Speaker
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The
16th Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival was a
huge success. Thanks to the many, many individuals,
businesses, corporations and of course all the
wonderful participants who supported this great
community event. We truly value your feedback, so
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The
17th Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival is May
7-10, 2009, themed Birds in Culture: Our Brothers
and Sisters Return. We are thrilled to celebrate
spring and the 50th anniversary of Alaska's
Statehood with two keynote speakers: Yupik
storyteller Jack Dalton and Paul Baicich, author,
former employee of the American Birding Association
and chair of the Council on Environmental
Education's Bird Education Network. We will see you
next year~!
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.