A report of our spring 2025 tour to Gambell, on St. Lawrence Island. Sitting at the northwest tip of St. Lawrence Island in the northern Bering Sea—just 36 miles from Russia—Gambell is one of Alaska’s most exciting destinations during migration…
It's been a great fall season for Wilderness Birding Adventures with exciting and productive trips to Adak, Gambell, and the Pribilofs! Here's a brief update from our September 1-11 trip to Gambell. Gambell, situated on the northwest point of St…
Report and photos by tour leader Aaron Lang. A trip to Gambell in the fall can be frustrating, rewarding, exhausting, exhilarating, discouraging, and at times, nearly magical. Every trip could be described using one or two of these words. But…
Fall Migration at Gambell on Saint Lawrence Island is some of the most exciting birding you'll find in Alaska. Since 1999, eight species have been added to the North American Bird List because of fall birding on Gambell: Yellow-browed Warbler,…
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…
Many vagrant passerines on Gambell are skulking, difficult to view creatures, but this Yellow-browed Warbler actually sang for us during its brief stay on Gambell. Photo James Levison. Gambell with Wilderness Birding Adventures August 30th-September 5th, with optional extension through…
Our 2013 fall trip to Gambell got off to a blazing start! In our first hour of birding we tracked down two Red-throated Pipits, enjoyed great views of two Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, and had an absolutely incredible experience with the island's…