Homer is rich with Alaskan wildlife. With Kachemak Bay State Park & State Wilderness Park surrounding Homer, you’ll find an abundance of marine life, countless species of birds, black bears, moose, coyotes, mountain goats, and more! Kachemak Bay is a critical habitat area. Take a water taxi to spend the day whale watching, spotting sea otters, porpoises, and seals. Orcas, humpbacks and minke whales are all common in Kachemak Bay and Cook Inlet. If you visit during a big minus tide, you’ll find the beaches and coves teeming with life. Sea stars, mollusks, anemones, hermit crabs, and sometimes even octopuses are typical to find when tidepooling in Homer or around the bay. Homer is also home to many species of birds, including eagles, tufted and horned puffins, sandhill cranes, ravens, loons, and a multitude of songbirds, gulls, ducks and shorebirds. Birders from around the world come to Homer to witness the migration of birds returning every spring. Our sandhill cranes return from the Central Valley of California with their remarkable calling and mating dance in early spring. wildlife 30 WILDLIFE VIEWING PLAY HERE play here EMMA LUCK JULIA COOK
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