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404 1st St
Cordova, AK, 99574
United States
907-424-7260
We invite you to join the mass migration of Pacific shorebirds, raptors, waterfowl and songbirds. Their shoreside respite is framed against the pristine backdrop of coastal glaciers and mountains, the breathtaking vista that we call home. Come armed with your binoculars, spotting scopes, cameras, sketch books and pencils and leave with a heart full of memories.
The 2025 Shorebird Festival is taking flight! Our schedule is continuously evolving as we add more exciting activities. Whether you're a seasoned birder or a first-time visitor, there's something for everyone to enjoy. Stay tuned!
In-Person. Included in Paid Festival Registration.
Meet at the Cordova Center then drive yourself or arrange a carpool to the Hartney Bay Mudflats during the incoming high tide.
Meet at the Cordova Center for coffee and tea, then take a casual walk to birding hotspots near downtown. Bring your binoculars or a camera to practice your photography skills, a sketchpad to document it through art, or just enjoy the view.
In-Person. Included in Paid Festival Registration.
Drive yourself or arrange a carpool to the Hartney Bay Mudflats during the incoming high tide. Meet local shorebird guides in brightly colored vests on the mudflats or explore on your own.
In-Person. Included in Paid Festival Registration.
Drive yourself or arrange a carpool to the Hartney Bay Mudflats during the incoming high tide. Meet local shorebird guides in brightly colored vests on the mudflats or explore on your own.
In-Person. Included in Paid Festival Registration.
Drive yourself or arrange a carpool to the Hartney Bay Mudflats during the incoming high tide. Meet local shorebird guides in brightly colored vests on the mudflats or explore on your own.
Meet at the Cordova Center for coffee and tea, then take a casual walk to birding hotspots near downtown. Bring your binoculars or a camera to practice your photography skills, a sketchpad to document it through art, or just enjoy the view.
In-Person. Included in Paid Festival Registration. Follow our social channels for virtual versions.
Drive your bubble or arrange a carpool to the Hartney Bay Mudflats during the incoming high tide. Meet local shorebird guides in brightly colored vests on the mudflats or explore on your own.
In-Person. Included in Paid Festival Registration. Follow our social channels for virtual versions.
Drive your bubble or arrange a carpool to the Hartney Bay Mudflats during the incoming high tide. Meet local shorebird guides in brightly colored vests on the mudflats or explore on your own.
In-Person. Included in Paid Festival Registration. Follow our social channels for virtual versions.
Drive your bubble or arrange a carpool to the Hartney Bay Mudflats during the incoming high tide. Meet local shorebird guides in brightly colored vests on the mudflats or explore on your own.
How to select and best optics for you and a digiscoping review
Selecting optics can be a daunting task, especially when faced with loads of confusing specifications and optical jargon. As a lifelong, hardcpre optics user and now as a manufacturer rep, Jeff Bouton has a unique perspective mixing an understanding of the compromises made in the manufacturing process, as well as fully understanding the expectations of the nature enthusiast in the field. Join us as he debunks the myths and simplifies the optics selection process. In part two, he will cover “digiscoping” a unique style of wildlife photography coupling your phone (or camera) behind the powerful magnification of a spotting scope for unparalleled focal lengths A self described “mad digiscoper” Bouton has had hundreds of images published using just a phone or a small point & shoot camera. Join us to learn the basics!
About Jeff Bouton:
After discovering birds, Jeff Bouton spent over a decade researching birds and guiding bird tours including 8 years working out of Fairbanks, Alaska. For the past 18 years he has worked as an optics rep to the birding / nature community, guiding and speaking at festivals, writing blogs and articles (WildBird, Bird Watcher’s Digest, Birder’s World, and contributing on the ABA’s Bird Finding Guides to Alaska & Florida as well as the birding book “Good Birder’s Don’t Wear White”. A passionate digiscoper Jeff likes to share his knowledge of birds and this unique style of photography with everyone he meets.
In-Person. Included in Paid Festival Registration. Follow our social channels for virtual versions.
Drive your bubble to the Hartney Bay Mudflats during the incoming high tide. Meet local shorebird guides in brightly colored vests on the mudflats or explore on your own.
In-Person. Included in Paid Festival Registration. Follow our social channels for virtual versions.
Drive your bubble to the Hartney Bay Mudflats during the incoming high tide. Meet local shorebird guides in brightly colored vests on the mudflats or explore on your own.
