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Date: 5/8/26 9:48 am From: Lani Raymond via groups.io <lanibirder...> Subject: [AKBirding] Shorebird Festival: THURSDAY species
2026 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival: SPECIES TALLY Species seen Thursday, May 7th The RED KNOT was seen at Mud Bay again today. Some firsts: ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER just past the end of East End Rd, first warbler, and AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER at Calvin and Coyle, first woodpecker. Other notable sightings today: SNOW GOOSE near the Harbor, POMARINE JAEGER in Chinitna Bay, NORTHERN FULMAR near Ninilchik. Anchor River HUSONIAN WHIMBREL, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, both YELLOWLEGS, DUNLIN, WESTERN SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, SNOW GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BONAPARTE’S GULL, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, ALEUTIAN TERN, ARCTIC TERN, RED-THROATED LOON, PACIFIC LOON, VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, AMERICAN PIPIT, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, MERLIN. Mud Bay/Mariner Park RED KNOT, HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL, BAR-TAILED GODWIT, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, MARBLED GODWIT, BLACK TURNSTONE, PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER, WESTERN SANDPIPER (5000), BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, DUNLIN, both YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, LEAST SANDPIPER, BONAPARTE’S GULL, SAVANNAH SPARROW, BRANT, MERLIN, NORTHERN HARRIER. Louie’s Lagoon/Green Timbers MARBLED GODWIT, HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WESTERN SANDPIPER (1100), LEAST SANDPIPER, BRANT. End of the Spit RED-THROATED LOON, PACIFIC LOON, AMERICAN HERRING GULL, HARLEQUIN DUCKS, BONAPARTE’SGULL. Calvin and Coyle Trail WILSON’S SNIPE, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, MERLIN Town/Pratt Trails REDPOLL, VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW Beluga Lake WILSON’S SNIPE, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, LEAST SANDPIPER, EURASIAN WIGEON, GADWALL, CANVASSBACK, RING-NECKED DUCK, NORTHERN SHOVELER, TRUMPETER SWAN Beluga Slough WESTERN SANDPIPER, WILSON’S SNIPE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BONAPARTE’S GULL, VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW <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 (#1285): https://groups.io/g/AKBirding/message/1285 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/119217770/858290 Group Owner: AKBirding+<owner...> Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/AKBirding/unsub [<lists...>] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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