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Birding Trips

Alaska Birding Paradise

White winged Scoters fly by.

Alaska's great size and variety of geography makes it a haven for birds of all types. There are a large number of bird specie specific to each of the main regions of the state with Southeast Alaska's coastal region featuring an even larger variety of specie as migratories move through.

The Inside Passage's rich marine environment not only supports a huge variety of sea and shore birds, it also is home to the largest population of bald eagles on the planet with spring and fall Bald eagle gatherings numbering in the thousands.

"...largest spring gathering of Bald eagles in the world"


2012 Birding Trips - M/V Norther Song
Special Sitka Sound Herring Spawn / Eagles & Whales
Trip A012
9 days/8 nights
March 27 - April 4, 2012
Guest Cabin
Guest Cabin
Guest Cabin
Suite
$3,995
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
All Cabin Prices are Per Person, Double Occupancy
Hoonah Sound Herring Spawn Event
Trip A022
8 days/7 nights
April 18 - 25, 2012
Seymour Canal Herring Spawn Event
Trip A032
8 days/7 nights
April 27 - May 4, 2012
 
2013 Birding Trips - M/V Norther Song
Special Sitka Sound Herring Spawn / Eagles & Whales
Trip A013
9 days/8 nights
March 27 - April 4, 2013
Guest Cabin
Guest Cabin
Guest Cabin
Suite
$3,900
$3,900
$3,900
$4,500
All Cabin Prices are Per Person, Double Occupancy
Hoonah Sound Herring Spawn Event
Trip A023
8 days/7 nights
April 18 - 25, 2013
Seymour Canal Herring Spawn Event
Trip A033
8 days/7 nights
April 27 - May 4, 2013

Whether it's from the decks of the Alaska Adventurer, paddling a kayak, or taking a stroll on shore, all of our cruises present a continual chance to capture the sights and behavior of numerous bird species daily throughout the seasons.

A few of the birds commonly seen on most of our cruises
  • Arctic Tern
  • Bald Eagle
  • Belted Kingfisher
  • Chestnut-backed chickadee
  • Black Turnstones
  • Bonaparte's Gull
  • Cassin's Auklet
  • Common Loon
  • Common Merganser
  • Common Murre
  • Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
  • Fox Sparrow
  • Glaucous-winged Gull
  • Greater Yellowlegs
  • Jaeger
  • Marbled Murrelet
  • Mew Gull
  • Pigeon Guillemot
  • Raven
  • Red-necked Phalarope
  • Surfbirds
  • Surf Scoter
  • White-winged Scoter
  • Winter Wren

A Semipalmated plover out for a stroll.

Hm..m Where to start. LeConte Bay with glaciers & harbor seals on ice. Next Frederick Sound replete with Humps, Dalls, and Orcas. Steller sealions at Yasha Is. Followed by flowers, rainforest & more Stellars at Brothers Is with solitary bubble feeding along shoreline. Brown bears on Admiralty Island with a glacier walk in Thomas Bay on Baird glacier, punctuated by arctic terns, lupine fields & dwarf fireweed. A very fine introduction to SE Alaska with a splendid crew. And last but not least, 3 life birds, Ancient Murrelets, Fork Tailed Storm Petrels and Kitlitz's Murrelets! Promise to return.

Thanks for an incredible experience!

Marc & Michele C
Pasadena, CA

This was an opportunity to experience the "real Alaska" - unaltered, undeveloped, completely natural. Instead of an orchestrated "tour", we took things as they came, as they would come- whales(of course!), salmon, halibut, eagles, murres, rockfish, black bears, curious rock formations, "pop weeds", caves, mussels- not on cue, but naturally. Good food, good fishing, knowledgeable guides were a source of reassurance and good fellowship. It's hard to think of a better way for a family to visit SE Alaska. Many thanks from the 61-year-olds on the trip!

Donald & Judy L
Green Bay, WI

Red throated Loon swims by.

 

 

 

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