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Bird Watching
Festivals
The Copper River Delta Shorebirds Festival – Bird Watching Alaska Style
Author: Richard Chapo
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Held in Cordova, Alaska, the Copper River Delta Shorebirds Festival is a bird
watcher’s dream come true. Hundreds of thousands birds migrate to the delta for
your sighting pleasure. |
Copper River Delta Shorebirds Festival
Held every May, the Copper River Delta Shorebirds Festival is the place to be if
you want to view shorebirds. Literally millions of birds migrate to the delta on
the way to breeding grounds throughout the Arctic. The little town of Cordova
knows a good thing when it sees it.
The Copper River Delta is essentially a refueling spot for the migrating birds.
As you probably know, migrating birds will haul tail when the migration urge
overcomes them. Many of these birds will fly for days on end until they must
have food. In the grand plan, Mother Nature has arranged for the river delta to
be the fast food stop for these birds.
Due to the frenetic pace undertaken by the migrating birds, food becomes a major
issue. As they arrive at the Copper River Delta, they land and eat…and eat…and
eat. It is the rare opportunity where you get to see so many birds grounded for
such a long period of time. Put another way, it is a deluxe bird watching
opportunity.
Birds
So, what can you expect to see on the delta? With so many birds, I’m not going
to go into specifics other than to say you can see a wide variety of Loons,
Grebes, Herons, Swallows, Yellowlegs, Tattlers, Sandpipers, Swans, Chickadees,
Wrens, Ducks, Thrushes, Magpies, Warblers, Alcids, Finches, Jaegers and Turns to
mention only a few. Put another way, you won’t run out of things to see.
Getting There
Getting to Cordova isn’t the easiest of things to do. You’ll have to fly in from
Anchorage, Juneau or Seattle. Alternatively, you can hop on one of the Alaskan
ferries, but need to look into the specific mechanics involved.
It is the rare day indeed when a birder can view millions of birds in their
natural habitat. The Copper River Delta Shorebirds Festival offers you that day
every year.
Rick Chapo is with Nomad Journals - makers of writing journals. Bird watching
journals are great bird watching gifts for bird watching tours and vacations.
Visit NomadJournalTrips.com for more bird watching articles.
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