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Join us in May 2010 for the next BIRD BEER BASH during the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival - Friday, May 7 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm at Alice's Champagne Palace. This year's Bash promises to be even more fun than our past events! The festival's keynote speaker and world-renowned ornithologist, artist and long-time IBBLA member Peter Harrison - plus polar explorer, long-time IBBLA member and Peter's wife, Shirley Metz - will be joining Carmen and Conrad as hosts at this year's 5th bi-annual Bird Beer Bash. There will be new Bird Quiz questions, fantastic prizes, and more.

To learn more about the Shorebird Festival, visit http://homeralaska.org/shorebird.htm.

The 4th Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Bird Beer Bash happened at Alice's Champagne Palace on Saturday, May 10, 2008. After a brief introduction to the world of IBBLA, Conrad shared recently submitted bird beer species in a colorful slide show. Over 100 bird beer enthusiasts and 11 teams joined Carmen and Conrad for the exciting bird trivia competition. Tough Puffins took the top prize (Red Knot Ale provided by the Homer Brewing Company). The Double-breasted Matress Thrashers placed 2nd and the Parasitic Jaegers and Tufted Ducks tied for 3rd. This year the Fields offered a rare opportunity to become an IBBLA Contributing Member by bidding on a previously unreported bird beer label. Two new bird beer species were auctioned off, and Alaskans Bob Malloy and Dave Harnum joined the ranks of Contributing Members. A big thanks goes to Bob and Dave for their contribution to the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Conservation Fund!

We also would like to thank Steve McCasland at Homer Brewing Company for providing 1st and 2nd place prizes of ale and Alice's Champagne Palace and Rita Turner for providing a fantastic venue for this event.

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The 3rd Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Bird Beer Bash was held at Land's End Resort on Friday, May 5, 2006 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Six teams with with nearly 80 participants from all over the U.S. joined us for a Powerpoint presentation on IBBLA, the fun trivia contest and, of course, bird beers. The Sandpipers placed 2nd, followed in order by the Flamingoes, the Baruch Bobolinks, the Eiders, the Kenai Kinglets, and the Whimbrels. The Ringers and Bird Menagerie tied for first place. The Spit Spotters took 2nd, followed by the Pingo Penguins, the returning Kenai Kinglets, and Puffins.

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The International Bird Beer Label Association hosted its 2nd Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Bird Beer Bash on Saturday, May 8, 2004 at Land's End Resort in Homer, Alaska. The event featured an overview of IBBLA plus the 2nd Beer Bash Bird Trivia contest, attended by over 60 bird beer enthusiasts. The Red Knotheads took first prize - a growler of Homer Brewery's Red Knot Ale. The Sandpipers placed 2nd, followed in order by the Flamingoes, the Baruch Bobolinks, the Eiders, the Kenai Kinglets, and the Whimbrels.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

On the Wings of Spring - April 11, 2004

What do the International Bird Beer Label Association and the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival have in common? Find out by reading this recent article from the Anchorage Daily News: http://www.adn.com/outdoors/story/4954752p-4883197c.html

Stalking the Elusive Bird Beer Label - July 5, 2002

Find this Homer News article by visiting http://www.homernews.com/ and typing "bird beer label" into the site's Power Search / Our Stories. Writer Sepp Jannotta's article about IBBLA and one man's efforts to become a Contributing Member should appear at the top of the search list.