Alaska Bird ObservatoryAlaska Bird ObservatoryABO is happy to include links to other websites that highlight Alaska's birds, birding in Alaska and the Yukon, conservation of northern ecosystems and wildlife, and other topics that relate directly to our mission.
For Interior Alaska, check the Arctic Audubon Birding Hotline - (907) 451-9213
Also, check ABO's Sightings Board and Spring Birding Reports.Other birding hotlines/hot links in Alaska:
Homer Kachemak Bay Birding Hotline - (907) 235-7337 (235-PEEP) Anchorage Upper Cook Inlet Bird Reports (link broken) or 907-338-BIRD (907-338-2473) Seward Hotline: 90-/224-2325 Kenai/Central Peninsula Hotline: 907-262-2300
Keen Eye Peninsula BirdersAdak General birding information, bird list Pribilof Islands General birding information, bird list Hot Line Directory Birder.com Rare Bird Alerts
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As a convenience to web site visitors, Alaska Bird Observatory lists birding and guide services in Alaska. The listings here are a courtesy and not an endorsement or recommendation by ABO, its staff or its volunteers.
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Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association General information and trip planning. This link takes you the site's bird watching page. Anchorage
Anchorage Audubon Society The Anchorage Audubon Society has a nice introduction to birding in and around Alaska's largest city. Visit the Upper Cook Inlet Report for recent bird sitings in their area. Attu
Attour, Inc. After several years of Attu being out of reach to birders, Attour and Victor Emanual Tours have organized a boat trip to Attu during the fall of 2006. Their web site includes a number of past trip reports and other great information about birding on Attu. Denali National Park
Denali National Park Birds The goal of this web page is to introduce you to some of the birds and bird habitats in Denali. We hope that this information stirs your interest in Denali's birds and fosters a strong stewardship for conserving Denali's avifauna and their habitats. Fairbanks
Arctic Audubon Society Arctic Audubon's website includes information on birding hotspots around Fairbanks, as well as good places to bird in northern and interior Alaska. Homer
Birding in Homer, Alaska This site is sponsored by the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Steering Committee and is an excellent introduction to birding around Kachemak Bay. Juneau
Juneau Audubon Society The mission of Juneau Audubon Society is to conserve the natural ecosystems of Southeast Alaska, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats for the benefit and enjoyment of current and future generations Nome
Nome Chamber of Commerce Birding Page A good general reference to birding on the Seward Peninsula, from the Nome Chamber of Commerce. Many useful links. Sub-arctic Wilderness Tours Sub-arctic Wilderness Tours (status uncertain)
P.O. Box 427
Nome, AK 99762
907-443-4895, info@subarctictours.comPribilof Islands
St. Paul Island Tours Current bird alerts, checklists, video footage, general information, and tour packages designed to introduce you to a wide and colorful array of resident, migrant, and vagrant birds dwelling on cliffs and along the shores of beautiful St. Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands. Yukon Territory
Yukon Bird Club General information about birding in the Yukon Territory. The Gullery is particularly good. Alaska Birding Guides & Lodges
Wilderness Birding Adventures Guided trips in the heart of Alaska's wilderness, including birding-focused and general wildlife-focused adventures. Denali Highway Cabins Lodging, birding and wildlife float trips for birders along the Gulkana River in Paxson, Alaska. Located at the east entrance to the Denali Highway. Maclaren River Lodge Lodging, birding and wildlife information, at Mile 42 of the Denali Highway, in the majestic Maclaren river valley near the base of the Maclaren Glacier. Tangle Lakes Lodge Birding and lodging at Mile 24 of the Denali Highway on the shore of Round Tangle Lake. Unfortunately, the lodge is closed until further notice. Nature Alaska Tours Guided trips along the Dalton Highway between Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay, and to Adak. Wilderness Alaska Tours Not primarily birding-focused, but a skilled birder is the guide. Arctic Treks A Fairbanks-based guiding company that operates exclusively in Alaska's far north (rafting, backpacking, base camp or custom trips) and is run by birders. Arctic Wild Natural history adventures to remote northern Alaska. Rafting, canoeing, base-camping, custom trips, backpacking...and lots of birding! Marlow's on the Kenai This outfit on the Kenai Peninsula offers a range of birding opportunities, from float trips down the Kenai River to pelagic trips out of Seward. Midnight Sun Bird Watching Tours kiakamika@gci.net
Alaska Bird Checklists - statewide, specific refuges and areas Shorebird Sister Schools Program - Super Shorebird Flyway Alaska - A Bird's Eye View - Join Tutangiaq, the Canada goose, and explore a unique state from a unique perspective.
Wings Over Alaska Wings Over Alaska participants are awarded certificates for bird species they have seen in Alaska. There are four levels of certification for birders based on identifying 50, 125, 200 and 275 species in the state. Alaska Department of Fish & Game- Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
American Bald Eagle Foundation - An educational foundation in Haines, Alaska dedicated to the protection and preservation of bald eagle habitat by sponsoring and facilitating research activities. Also hosts the annual Alaska Bald Eagle Festival American Bird Conservancy U.S. Important Bird Area Map Arctic Audubon Society Anchorage Audubon Society Alaska Audubon Society - web site of the Alaska Chapter of National Audubon Society Boreal Partners in Flight - a consortium of government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, educational institutions, and private individuals dedicated to the conservation of landbirds in Alaska and the Yukon Terrritory. This website includes a summary of recent andbird research projects, educational resources featuring birds, and BPIF annual meeting reports. Boreal Songbird Initiative - dedicated to educating birdwatchers and naturalists about the importance of the boreal forest to migratory birds Friends of Cooper Island - Studying seabirds north of Barrow, Alaska to monitor global warming Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation North American Breeding Bird Survey Partners in Flight Patuxent's Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL) Western Bird Banding Association covers the western United States including Alaska, also Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Mexico. Publication: North American Bird Bander, published quarterly. Bird Species and Distributions in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, a very nice report on species incidence, locations and descriptions in Yukon Charley. Congratulations to the National Park Service on a well-designed, informative site.
Birding on the Web Peter Losin's Birding Links The Boreal Songbird Initiative's Interactive Guide to Boreal Birds - The Boreal Songbird Initiative (BSI), in partnership with the Ducks Unlimited and the National Wildlife Federation, has produced an interactive, on-line field guide to Boreal birds, providing a new tool to the millions of U.S. bird enthusiasts who track birds at their backyard birdfeeders and in their local communities. The guide is posted on BSI’s website Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology has a nice All About Birds website that's worth a visit. New World Wood Warbler Bird Songs On-line
Ram Papish's Artwork - cards, posters and open edition prints
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