David Sibley
Son of the wellknown ornithologist
Fred Sibley, David
began seriously
watching and
drawing birds in
1969, at age seven.
Since 1980 he has
traveled
throughout the
North American continent in search of
birds, both on his own and as a leader of
birdwatching tours, and has lived in California,
Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia, New York,
Connecticut, and New Jersey. This intensive travel
and bird study culminated in the publication of
his comprehensive guide to bird identification The Sibley Guide to Birds - in the fall of 2000 and
the completely updated second edition in 2014.
Other books include a companion volume - The
Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior - in the fall
of 2001, Sibley's Birding Basics – an introduction
to bird identification – in 2002, and the Sibley
Field Guides to Eastern and Western birds in
2003 (updated spring 2015). In 2009 he
completed a fully illustrated guide to the
identification of North American Trees – The
Sibley Guide to Trees. He is the recipient of the
Roger Tory Peterson Award for lifetime
achievement from the American Birding
Association and the Linnaean Society of New
York’s Eisenmann Medal. You can learn more
about David’s work at www.sibleyguides.com.
Lisa Kennedy, MSc
Lisa is a CGS-Doctoral NSERC
Awardee currently in the third
year of her doctorate. For the
past three summers she has
led a team of researchers for
Environment Canada on the
tundra at one of the longest
running breeding shorebird monitoring camps in
the Arctic. Her work is driven by her devotion to
shorebird conservation
and maintaining Arctic
C opper Ri ve r De l t a
S h o r e bi r d F e s t i v a l
May 4 - 7, 2017
EXPERIENCE
THE
Avian Aurora
tundra biodiversity.
Joan Walsh
Author of the book “Birds
of New Jersery”, Joan has
been watching, and
learning from, birds for 35
years and has been the
Director of Bird Monitoring at Mass Audubon since
2006.
Kate McLaughlin
A resident of Prince William Sound since 1998, Kate
is an independent environmental consultant and
educator. From April – August, Kate runs the Alaska
Hummingbird Project, Inc., the northernmost
hummingbird banding station in the world.
With Major Support From
Keynote Speaker
David Sibley
Brought to you by
Cordova Chamber of Commerce, Chugach
Nat’l Forest Cordova Ranger District, Prince
William Sound Science Center & The Net Loft
Register Online:
Early Bird rate available until April
30 - Just $75. After April 3o - $100.
www.CopperRiverDeltaShorebirdFestival.com
C H A M B E R
O F
C O M M E R C E
PO Box 99 Cordova AK 99574
(907) 424-7260 www.cordovachamber.com
THURSDAY MAY 4
high tide 9:14 am
27th Annual Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival
8:45am *Riverside Inn Shorebird Airboat Tour
Reservations required 907-424-7135
9am - 1pm *The Net Loft Trumpeter Swan Needlefelt Workshop @ NL. Must pre-register
10am - 5pm Ilanka Cultural Center Open
5:30 - 7pm Shorebird Footprint Casting Kids
Activity, Cordova Center Ed Room
6 - 9:30pm *The Net Loft Trumpeter Swan Needlefelt Workshop @ NL. Must pre-register
7 - 9pm Birds of Paradise Art Opening & David
Sibley book signing @ Copper River
Gallery
FRIDAY MAY 5
high tide 10:27 am
9am - 1pm Hartney Bay Shuttle ***
9:00am *Riverside Inn Shorebird Airboat Tour
Reservations required 907-424-7135
10am - Noon *Abundance of Birds: Many Faces of the
Maaskaaq - Part 1 native art class @
Ilanka Cultural Center. Must pre-register.
Call 907-424-7903 to sign up
10am - 5pm Ilanka Cultural Center Open
10am - 5pm On Exhibit: Birds of Paradise, @ Copper
River Gallery
1:30 - 5pm *The Net Loft Alaganik Needlefelt
Workshop @ NL. Must pre-register
2pm - 5pm Harbor Art Open
3 - 5pm Shorebird 101 Class. Meet at Cordova
Center Ed Room. Dress for weather.
4:30-6:30pm *4H Dinner Fundraiser @ Mt Eccles
Elementary School
6pm - 7pm Wine & Cheese mixer @ Cordova
Center Atrium (first drink included)
7:00 pm Lisa Kennedy, Joan Walsh
8:00 pm Keynote: David Sibley
SATURDAY May 6
high tide 11:29 am
10am - 1pm Hartney Bay Shuttle ***
7am - 10am Field Trip to Alaganik - must pre-register
8am - 11am *Birder’s Breakfast @ St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church
8:30 - 10am *The Net Loft Alaganik Scene on Branch
10:30am -Noon Needlefelt & Felted Eggs & Grasses
12:30 - 2pm Nest @ NL Classroom. Must pre-register.
Ages 6-10 must bring adult.
10:00am *Riverside Inn Shorebird Airboat Tour
Reservations required 907-424-7135
11am - 1pm *Abundance of Birds: Many Faces of the
Maaskaaq - Part 2 native art class @
Ilanka Cultural Center. Must pre-register.
Call 907-424-7903 to sign up
Noon - 5pm On Exhibit: Birds of Paradise, @ Copper
River Gallery
2 - 4pm PWSSC “Bon Appetweet” Kids Activity
@ Mt Eccles Elementary Playground
2 - 5pm Harbor Art Open
2:30 - Kate McLaughlin presents
3:30pm “Hummingbirds in AK” @ Cordova
Center Ed Room
4pm - 6pm Cocktail Hour Cruise with Major
Marine Tours - hors d’oeuvres and cash
bar. Meet at New Harbor. - must preregister
SUNDAY May 7
high tide 12:23 pm
11am - 2pm Hartney Bay Shuttle ***
10am - Noon “Tour de Peeps” birding bike, run, walk
through town. Meet @ Breakwater
11:00am *Riverside Inn Shorebird Airboat Tour
Reservations required 907-424-7135
1pm - 9pm Great Cordova Birder’s Challenge**
Sign up at Shorebird Info Table
2:30 - 5:30pm *The Net Loft Feather & Eggs
Shadowbox Workshop, @ NL
Classroom. Must pre-register
9pm Great Cordova Birder's Challenge
awards at Reluctant Fisherman
* Indicates Cost NOT included in festival
registration fee
*** Shuttles run every 1/2 hour.