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Date: 5/7/26 8:05 am From: Lani Raymond via groups.io <lanibirder...> Subject: [AKBirding] Shorebird Festival: Wednesday species.
2026 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival: SPECIES TALLY Species seen Wednesday, May 6th Sunshine today at the Festival. A RED KNOT was seen at Green Timbers in the afternoon sun, EURASIAN WIGEON and a CASPIAN TERN at Mud Bay, bright colors in the sunshine. Many interesting birds. No Ruff was found. Yet. As Kachemak Bay Birders always say, “It Was a Good Day to Bird!”. Especially true during Festival time. Anchor River HUSONIAN WHIMBREL, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, BLACK OYSTERCATCHER, PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER, both YELLOWLEGS, DUNLIN, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, GADWALL, RING-NECKED DUCK, BONEPARTE’S GULL, ALEUTIAN TERN, ARCTIC TERN, PARASITIC JAEGER, RED-THROATED LOON, PACIFIC LOON, VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW, LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Mud Bay RED KNOT, HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, BAAR-TAILED GODWIT, MARBLED GODWIT, PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER, WESTERN SANDPIPER (800), BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, DUNLIN, both YELLOWLEGS, EURASIAN WIGEON, CASPIAN TERN, BONAPARTE’S GULL, BRANT, MERLIN, SHORT-EARED OWL Louie’s Lagoon/Green Timbers RED KNOT, SURFBIRDS, CANVASBACK, BONAPART’S GULL AMERICAN PIPIT, Godwit sp., “PEEPS” (2000-3000), NORTHERN HARRIER, MERLIN End of the Spit SURFBIRDS, BRANT, RED-FACED CORMORANT, TUFTED PUFFIN, RED-THROATED LOON Seldovia BLACK OYSTERCATCHER, TUFTED PUFFIN, GREAT-BLUE HERON, CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE, AMERICAN DIPPER, VARIED THRUSH, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET Gull Island SURFBIRD, BLACK TURNSTONE, YELLOW-BILLED LOON <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free.www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1284): https://groups.io/g/AKBirding/message/1284 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/119198612/858290 Group Owner: AKBirding+<owner...> Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/AKBirding/unsub [<lists...>] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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