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The Copper River Delta Shorebirds Festival – Bird Watching Alaska Style  by: Rick Chapo 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. About The Author Rick Chapo is with http://www.nomadjournals.com/bird_watchers.cfm - makers of writing journals. Bird watching journals are great bird watching gifts for bird watching tours and vacations. Visit http://www.nomadjournaltrips.com for more bird watching articles. This article was posted on November 09, 2005   View More Videos from the "Travel and Leisure" category: Visit Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida Travel Guide on Playa del Ingles in Gran Canaria Mormon Charities in Salt Lake City Utah Village Saint-Paul in Paris   Read More Articles from the "Travel and Leisure" Category: How to Find the Best Vacation Home Rental by Steve Robbins Guide To How To Pack A Suitcase by Jillian Scheeler Accommodation For London Business Trips by Brandon Mills Hotels in Kanpur by David H. Urmann Favorite Maui Luaus by Andrew Crawford Philippines Travel: Gentle Giants Of Donsol, Sorsogon by John Grant Booking Travel Online - 5 Tips You Must Know by Cliff Calderwood John F Kennedy International Airport by Agnes Celina Ten Things You Should Not Miss While In Poland by Jonathan Williams Blessed Are Those Who Stay At One Of The Many Peachy Bali Villas by Nigel Fine << Back to "Travel And Leisure" Index

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