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Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival, Cordova, Alaska Each year in May the Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival is held in Cordova. The Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival provides the ideal opportunity for bird watchers to be part of this epic migration. Many activities...

By Peter Prokosch

Copper River Delta, Alaska The Copper River Delta, which extends for 2,800 km2 is considered the largest contiguous wetlands - partly tidal flats - along the Pacific coast of North America. It is used annually by 16 million shorebirds, including t...

By Peter Prokosch

Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri), Copper River Delta, Alaska The Copper River Delta, which extends for 2,800 km2 is considered the largest contiguous wetlands - partly tidal flats - along the Pacific coast of North America. It is used annually by 16 million shorebirds, including t...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Cordova Harbor, Copper River Delta, Alaska Cordova and the Copper River Delta are famous for wild salmon, and much of the local economy is related to fishing and salmon processing. Each year in May the Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival is held in Cordova. The...

By Peter Prokosch

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Copper River Delta, Alaska The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States of America and appears on its Seal. In the late 20th century it was on the brink of extirpation in the continental United States. Populations recovered and the spe...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Tidal flats at Cordova, Copper River Delta, Alaska The Copper River Delta, which extends for 2,800 km2 is considered the largest contiguous wetlands - partly tidal flats - along the Pacific coast of North America. It is used annually by 16 million shorebirds, including t...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Copper River Delta from air, Alaska The Copper River Delta, which extends for 2,800 km2 is considered the largest contiguous wetlands - partly tidal flats - along the Pacific coast of North America. It is used annually by 16 million shorebirds, including t...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Freshwater marsh, Copper River Delta, Alaska The Copper River rises out of the Copper Glacier, which lies on the northeast side of Mount Wrangell, in the Wrangell Mountains, within Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park. The Copper River Delta, which extends for 2,800 ...

By Peter Prokosch

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