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Where to Bird
United States of America -- Alaska
Discover the top birding locations in Alaska. Find out more about Alaska Bird Clubs and Birding Organizations in Alaska. Print out a checklist of Alaska birds. Find the Rare Bird Alert Phone Numbers for Alaska. Order books to help you become a better birder in Alaska. Discover links to Alaska Birding web sites. Print out special maps of Alaska before you begin your trip.
Birds of Special Interest: Arctic Loon, Fork-tailed Storm Petrel, Red-faced Cormorant, Trumpeter Swan, Common Eider, Stellar's Eider, Northern Goshawk, Gyrfalcon, Spruce Grouse, Willow Ptarmigan, Rock Ptarmigan, Bristle-thighed Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Rock Sandpiper, Glaucous Gull, Aleutian Tern, Thick-billed Murre,Kittlitz's Murrelet, Ancient Murrelet, Parakeet Auklet, Tufted Puffin, Horned Puffin, Short-eared Owl, Boreal Owl, Three-toed Woodpecker, Alder Flycatcher, Northwestern Crow, Arctic Warbler, Bohemian Waxwing, Northern Wheatear, Bluethroat, Yellow Wagtail, Rusty Blackbird, White-winged Crossbill, Hoary Redpoll.
| State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
State Checklists:
University of Fairbanks
NPWRC Bird Checklists - Alaska
Species Seen in Alaska: 475
State Ornithological Society:
None
Rare Bird Alerts:
(907) 338-2473 Upper Cook Inlet
(907) 451-9213 Fairbanks
(907) 235-7337 Kachemak Bay
(907) 224-2325 Seward
Transcripts
Maps:
Alaska Maps
Retail Birding Stores
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Birding Links for Alaska:
Birding Festivals
Alaska Bird Observatory
Alaska Bird Watching
Alaska National Parks
Alaska Forest Service
Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Bald Eagles.org
Homer Alaska Shorebird Festival
Kodiak Island Birds
Hot Spots
Birding Locations Near Anchorage
Birding on the Denali Highway
Denali
Kenai NWR
St. Paul Island
Prince William Sound
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges
Alaska Organizations:
Audubon Chapters in Alaska
Anchorage Audubon Society
Arctic Audubon Society
Juneau Audubon Society
Boreal Partners in Flight
The Nature Conservancy
Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Attu Island
53.00 N 173.60 E
You can see the end of the world from here. Rare migrants for those trying to see 700 birds in North America. Outward bound type conditions -- for the truly possessed birder only!
Barrow
71.20 N 156.60 W
Not much diversity, but what is here is spectacular. All four Eiders including Spectacled Eider and Steller's Eider. Breeding plumaged Sandpipers and Phalaropes are here, too.
Chilkat River
59.30 N 135.00 W
See thousands of Bald Eagles near Skagway from October through January as they assemble here to feast on salmon.
Copper River Delta
60.50 N 144.90 W
Would you believe 20 million shorebirds and waterfowl a month moving through during spring migration!! Be there at the end of April and the beginning of May.
Denali National Park (Mt. McKinley)
62.48 N 150.15 W
Arctic Warbler, Ptarmigans, Northern Goshawk, Gyrfalcon, and Northern Wheatear are all possible. Good birding between Talkeetna and the park. Inside Denali, travel is by shuttle-bus. You will see lots of mammals, too.
Kenai Peninsula (Anchorage-Homer)
59.39 N 151.33 W
A 240 mile drive full of northern specialties. Watch for Boreal Chickadee, Bohemian Waxwing and Spruce Grouse in Chugach National Forest. Red-faced Cormorants, all 3 Scoters, and Wandering Tattler at Kachemak Bay.
Nome
64.40 N 165.20 W
Fly into Nome in early June. You will have 22 hours of daylight for birding! Look for Glaucous Gull, Black-legged Kittiwake and Arctic Tern along the waterfront. Try Taylor Road (beyond Mile 73) for Bluethroat and Bristle-thighed Curlew.
Pribilof Islands
57.10 N 170.30 W
St. Paul Island is your destination. You are almost sure to find a fantastic Asian migrant plus Parakeet, Crested and Least Auklets. Watch for McKay's Bunting, Bar-tailed Godwit, and Rock Sandpiper.
St. Lawrence Island (Gambell)
63.70 N 171.70 W
Perpetual inclement weather. Many Asian strays and semi-regular migrants. Perhaps you will see Yellow-billed and Arctic Loon; Spectacled Eider; Wagtails; Ross's and Ivory Gull; or a Red-throated Pipit. |