Early Spring in Kodiak and Nome: 2026 We had another extremely successful early-spring trip to Kodiak Island, with a quick add-on to Nome. The goals of this trip are simple: to explore a little-visited Alaskan birding location, enjoy large flocks…
We've led over 20 birding tours to Adak Island in both spring and fall since 2008. It's one of our favorite places. This year, however, we offered our first mid-winter trip to the Island. By all metrics, it was an…
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…
Picture this...it's early spring. Okay, it's still sort of late winterish, but anyway, you're itching to get out birding somewhere new in Alaska. You want to go on a trip with great birds and photo opportunities, and a laid-back pace…
Adak Island is one of our most popular destinations, and for good reason! The birding on this central Aleutian Island is top notch, not just spring and fall, but year-round. The island boasts a long list of rarities, interesting migrants,…
Shorebirds are fascinating, beautiful, inspiring, and sometimes frustratingly difficult to identify! They form large mixed flocks, stay just out of range, move quickly, and flush easily. Not to mention that you've got so many similar-looking shorebirds to choose from in…
Our third trip to Adak during fall migration is in the books! Each of our three visits has been successful, yet each has been very different from the previous. Our 2022 trip was highlighted by rare shorebirds, good shorebird diversity,…
Our 14th spring tour to Adak Island was perhaps our best yet, especially when measured by the number of Asian birds found! On a typical five-day trip to Adak Island in May, we enjoy the many specialties of Adak Island,…
Our 2024 Alaska tour season is off to a great start! As we have since 2017, we began with our annual trip to Kodiak Island and tacked on a quick trip up to Nome. Most visiting birders don't make time…
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…