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Gray-headed Chickadee Float / ANWR Rafting Adventure

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Gray-headed Chickadee Float / ANWR Rafting AdventureBirding Focused
8 Days – $ 3,825 from Fairbanks Sorry - Full! / Waitlist
June 12-19

The purpose of this trip is to attempt to see the Gray-headed Chickadee, the most difficult resident North American bird to see. This chickadee lives its entire life in extremely remote and nearly inaccessible areas – areas where Wilderness Birding Adventures likes to go. We are the only birding tour company that has consistently been able to find these rare birds in recent years.  We will fly over the Brooks Range, the farthest north mountain range, into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and float down their north slope toward the Arctic Ocean.

Our schedule is early in the season for conducting a raft trip at this latitude. We always encounter ice on the northern rivers even in late summer. And we will surely find it on this trip, which possibly could mean some portaging depending on the conditions we encounter.  We will have about 1/4 mile portage from where the plane lands and drops off the gear to the river on the first day of the trip.  Anytime we lead trips into the wilderness, we have to be prepared to deal with unexpected challenges. After all, what would a true adventure be without some unknowns? If you are ready for some adventure and a good chance of seeing a very difficult bird, this is the trip for you!

We should see Dall sheep on the mountainsides and have a chance to see grizzly bears, moose and wolves anywhere.  Some other birds we should see include Smith’s Longspur, Upland Sandpiper, Arctic Warbler, Golden Eagle, Northern Shrike, and Wandering Tattler.


Success Birding Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)


Gray-headed Chickadee, Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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Smith's Longspur - Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)


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WILDERNESS BIRDING ADVENTURES
GRAY-HEADED CHICKADEE FLOAT – JUNE 14-21, 2010
BIRD & MAMMAL SPECIES OBSERVED		 WWILDERNESS BIRDING ADVENTURES
GRAY-HEADED CHICKADEE FLOAT – JUNE 12-19, 2011
BIRD & MAMMAL SPECIES OBSERVED

1. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
2. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
3. Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
4. Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
5. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
6. Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
7. Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
8. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
9. Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
10. American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
11. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
12. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
13. Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
14. Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
15. Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
16. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
17. Mew Gull (Larus canus)
18. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
19. Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
20. Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
21. Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
22. Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
23. Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
24. Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
25. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
26. Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
27. Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
28. Gray-headed Chickadee (Poecile cincta)
29. American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
30. Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
31. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
32. Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
33. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
34. Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
35. American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
36. Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
37. Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
38. Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
39. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
40. American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
41. Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
42. White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
43. Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
44. Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus)
45. Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
46. Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni)


MAMMALS
Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos)
Moose (Alces alces)
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Dall Sheep (Ovis dalli)
Wolf (Canis lupus)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Arctic Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus parryii)
Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus)
BIRDS:

1. American Wigeon (Anas americana)
2. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
3. Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
4. Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
5. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
6. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
7. Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
8. White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
9. Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
10. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
11. Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
12. Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
13. Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
14. Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
15. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
16. Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
17. American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
18. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
19. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
20. Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
21. Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
22. Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
23. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
24. Surfbird (Aphriza virgata)
25. Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
26. Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
27. Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
28. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
29. Mew Gull (Larus canus)
30. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
31. Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
32. Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
33. Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
34. Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
35. Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
36. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
37. Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
38. Gray-headed Chickadee (Poecile cincta)
39. American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
40. Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
41. Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
42. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
43. American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
44. Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
45. Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
46. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
47. Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
48. American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
49. Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
50. Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
51. White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
52. Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
53. Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus)
54. Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
55. Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni)

MAMMALS:
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos)
Dall Sheep (Ovis dalli)
Caribou Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Moose (Alces alces)
Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
Arctic Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus parryii)

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