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A Magnolia Warbler peers through the vegetation at Hyder, Alaska. Photo Steve Heinl.

New Birding Tours in 2017!

Birding and exploring Alaska, it's what we love to do! So we're thrilled to announce two brand new tours in our 2017 line-up! The first is an early spring expedition to seek out a number of very special and hard…

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Red-faced Cormorant is the most common Cormorant on the Pribilofs, and the only one that nests.

Fall Migration in the Pribilofs

A Report on Our Fall Tour to the Pribilofs, September 25-30, 2016 (with unintended extension until October 2nd!) Generally speaking, the birding in the Bering Sea during fall migration 2016 was a bit slow, with few than average numbers of…

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A Chestnut-tailed Starling holds court and the attention of a group of very happy birders from his perch on a flowering Bombax tree.

Bhutan Tour Confirmed!

Birding Bhutan is an adventure filled with incredible birds and mammals, wild forests, beautiful people and fascinating culture. And so we're thrilled to announce that our November 7-26, 2016 tour to Bhutan is now confirmed to run. We've been leading…

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Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel. Aaron Lang.

Pelagic Birding in Alaska!

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels are generally common in the offshore waters of the Gulf of Alaska. Photo Aaron Lang. We're excited to announce the dates of our 2016 Gulf of Alaska pelagic tour: August 21-25, 2016! This is the only regularly offered…

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Support Audubon Alaska with a WBA T-shirt!

Looking for the perfect gift for the birder in your life? Here's an idea...get a WBA T-shirt for only $15 and we'll donate 100% of the profits to one of our favorite organizations, Audubon Alaska! Or, an even better deal...sign…

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The moon rising over the Nome harbor after a great day of birding. Can you find the King Eider in the photo?

Weekend in Nome: McKay's Buntings!

It's not often that folks would consider 15 species for a day of birding a successful outing. When birding Nome in November, however, things are a little different. And when that list includes McKay's Bunting, Spectacled Eider, Gyrfalcon, and Rock…

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Jack Snipe, St. Paul Island, Alaska, 27 September 2015.

Our First Fall Tour to the Pribilof Islands

St. Paul Island has now established itself as THE place to look for Jack Snipe in North America . Photo Aaron Lang. The islands of the Bering Sea are some of the most remote birding destinations on the continent, and…

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James Levison captured this fantastic portrait of the Little Bunting, which showed well on the first three days of our tour to Gambell. Photo James Levison.

Gambelling on Rare Birds

We've just completed our 2015 trip to Gambell, on St. Lawrence Island (August 31-September 11). At just 36 miles from the Chuckchi Peninsula in the Russian Far East, Gambell is known for it's combination of Bering Sea specialties, trans-Beringian migrants…

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The iconic Ibisbill is a shorebird endemic to the Himalayas where it feeds along fast moving clear streams and rivers.

Bhutan Trip Report and Tour Announcement

Aaron has just completed his report of our spring trip to Bhutan. You can read all about it here. We're also thrilled to announce the dates of our next adventure to the Land of the Thunder Dragon, November 7-26, 2016…

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A Gray-headed Chickadee with a mouthful of insects in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Aaron Lang.

Success!

We've just returned from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on our annual search for Gray-headed Chickadees, North America's most elusive songbird. We enjoyed great weather, fun rafting, great birding, and fine camaraderie. We also found what we were hoping to…

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