Alaska's wild and beautiful spaces have
long captivated birders and naturalists alike. With miles of unspoiled
wilderness, unending layers of snow-covered peaks, rugged hillsides and tundra
landscapes aside the Bering Sea, magnificent fjords of the craggy Kenai
Peninsula, islands draped with seabirds of all shapes and sizes, glaciers
calving into dark blue waters, impenetrable boreal forests and rolling tundra
under the mammoth backdrop of North America's tallest mountain peak, it's easy
to see why!
Our 'Birding the Outposts' tour of Alaska offers a complete
sampling of Alaska's birdlife as we visit Nome for breeding Arctic waders including Bristle-thighed Curlew, Barrow for Spectacled and Steller's Eiders, take a boat ride out into the Kenai Fjords and visit Denali National Park.
A post tour extension to the spectacular Pribiloff Islands will be offered for
those interested in visiting St. Paul Island's impressive seabird cliffs
teeming with puffins, auklets and kittiwakes and we will have a 3-night stay
here so we can fully appreciate the extraordinary birding opportunities that
this island provides.
Just a few of the other key target species: Emperor Goose, Harlequin Duck, Barrow's Goldeneye, Spruce Grouse, White-billed Diver, Rock Sandpiper, Aleutian Tern, Great Grey Owl, Boreal Owl, Snowy Owl, Black-backed Woodpecker, Gyrfalcon, Boreal Chickadee, Pine Grosbeak, Sooty Fox Sparrow, Smith's Longspur and more!
But it's the nesting seabirds that really make a trip to Alaska so special: Red-faced Cormorant, Brunnich's Guillemot, Pigeon Guillemot, Marbled Murrelet, Kittlitz's Murrelet, Ancient Murrelet, Parakeet Auklet, Least Auklet, Crested Auklet, Rhinoceros Auklet, Horned Puffin, Tufted Puffin, Red-legged Kittiwake....
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| Spectacled Eider |
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| Spectacular Scenery |
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| And more great scenery |
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| Bristle-thighed Curlew |
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| King Eider |
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| Red Phalarope |
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| Rock Ptarmigan |
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| Sabine's Gull |
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| Willow Ptarmigan |
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| Aleutian Tern |
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| American Three-toed Woodpecker |
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| Boreal Owl |
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| Great Grey Owl |
All photos courtesy of Kim Risen, our co-leader for this tour.
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