Birding News and Features
Kenai Birding Festival
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Winter Festival Coming: February 5-6, 2011
Bird of the Month
Black-capped Chickadee
Friday, Apr 16, 2010
The PASSERIFORMES (pronounced pas-ser-i-FOR-meez) is a large taxonomic order composed of one hundred eighteen families of birds and includes the predatory shrikes, curious nuthatches and the friendly titmice and chickadees.
There are fifty-five species in eight genera in the Paridae (pronounced PAR-uh-dee), a family mostly restricted to the northern hemisphere and the one in which the chickadees and titmice are found.
Birding Float Trip of the Kenai River
Following in the tradition of 2008 and 2009, on Friday, May 21, 2010 there will be another celebratory birding float trip down the Kenai River from Skilak Lake down to Bing's Landing by drift boat. There will be four boats this year, with a local birding expert on each to help you find and identify all our feathered friends on that stretch of the river.
Space is limited to 12 people. $100 per person donation. Lunch will be provided.
You must pre-register for this event with the Kenai Watershed Forum at 260-5449. Meeting place and other details will be provided upon registration. Many thanks to the Kenai River Professional Guide Association for providing the boats.
Check out the list of bird sightings below in the attachments for 2008 and 2009.
| File | Description | File size |
|---|---|---|
 2008 Birding Celebration Float Trip | Bird list for 2008. | 29 Kb |
| 2009 Birding Celebration Float Trip | Bird list for 2009. | 28 Kb |
