April 16, 2004
Friday

Ketchikan, AK - Celebrate the return of migratory birds from Central and South America to the southern panhandle of Alaska. The male Rufous hummingbirds begin arriving in Ketchikan in mid-March and are seen at feeders and flowers throughout Ketchikan by mid-April.

Festival events include guided bird hikes, art shows, a bird-banding station, and activities for children.

(Web movie by MC Kauffman)

Schedule: 9th Annual Alaska Hummingbird Festival - April 16-18, 2004

For more information, call festival headquarters at the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center at 907-228-6220.