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The Rarest Bird Of Our Trip Was This Solitary Snipe, Only The Third Ever Recorded In North America! Photo Aaron Lang.

The Pribilofs: A Week of Rarities!

The highlight of our 2018 fall tour St. Paul Island was this stunning Solitary Snipe, only the third ever recorded in North America! Photo Aaron Lang. An Account of Our Recent Fall Tour to St. Paul Island, 21-26 September 2018.…

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A McKay's Bunting Outside Nome. Photo Lucas DeCicco.

Last Minute Tour Opening!

We have had a very last minute cancellation to our early spring trip to Kodiak Island and Nome, March 23-28, 2018. This short tour will focus on the wintering waterbirds of Kodiak, including hundreds of Emperor Geese and finish with…

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Gray-headed Chickadee, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

North America's Greatest Birding Adventure

Your Favorite Bird? What's your favorite bird? It's a common question, and when asked, many birders struggle to name just one bird. There are so many great birds; how can you choose only one? For me, however, the answer is…

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The Birders. Photo Aaron Lang.

September 4, 2014: One Incredible Day

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,…

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Common Murres In Homer, Alaska. Photo Aaron Lang.

Nesting Birds of Gull Island: WEBCAM

Common Murres raft up at Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Photo Aaron Lang. We absolutely love where we live, work, and play. Beautiful Homer, Alaska is set on the north shore of Kachemak Bay, home to thousands of nesting seabirds,…

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If We're Lucky Enough To Get Clear Weather While Birding Adak We Get Choice Views Of Mount Moffet, The Island's Highest Peak. Photo Aaron Lang.

Birding Adak Island is Back for WBA!

Looking for a one-of-a-kind birding adventure? A trip to a truly far-out place few birders have seen? Make birding Adak Island your next adventure! Due to popular demand, our spring birding trip to Adak Island is back in our line…

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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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