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Over ninety per cent of seabirds living in the United States breed along the Alaskan coast.
Summer tour boats and water taxis serve Kachemak Bay all day. The sea is calmest in the morning hours. Gull Island has constant bird activity and sounds from nine nesting species, Red-faced Cormorant, Tufted and Horned Puffin, Common Murre, and Pigeon Guillemot. The approximate seabird population is fifteen thousand.
Seabirds, including Kittlitz’s Murrelet are numerous in the lagoon and waters around Grewingk Creek. Look for Spruce Grouse and Goshawks in the woods.

Kachemak Bay State Park – has many trails on the south side of Kachemak Bay good for observing a variety of land birds as well as some nesting seabirds.

Seabird activity is good on the way to Seldovia. Several species of auklets and tubenoses are common. Walk the old harbor area of Seldovia to see Great-blue Heron, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, and both crossbills.

The State Ferry Tustemena can be a birding adventure, cruising to Seldovia, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor and other small towns of the Alaska Peninsula. A naturalist from the Alaska National Maritime Wildlife Refuge is on duty for the round trip Dutch Harbor ride and the Sunday and Monday trips to Seldovia.

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