Alaska, USA
America's last frontier offers Asian vagrants, massive seabird colonies, and breeding grounds for species found nowhere else in North America. Nome, the Pribilof Islands, and Denali are legendary birding sites.
Recorded Species
520
Hotspots
60
Overview
Detailed habitat intelligence, species counts, and seasonal guidance will appear here as data is added to this region.
Hotspot Map
60 mapped locations · click a pin to exploreTop Hotspots
Adak Island
Birding Hotspot
Alaska Maritime NWR--Buldir Island
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Anchor Point
Birding Hotspot
Anchorage Coastal WR--Carr-Gottstein Park to Campbell Creek
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Attu Island
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Beluga Slough and Bishops Beach
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Chester Creek and Fish Creek Mouths (Audubon Bench and Fish Creek Bench)
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Eagle Beach SRA
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Gambell (general area)
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Glacier Bay NP--Bartlett Cove
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Glacier Bay NP--Glacier Bay
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Gustavus--Forelands
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Gustavus--Forelands (W of dock to Critical Habitat boundary)
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Gustavus--Forelands Preserve (E of Gustavus Dock)
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Gustavus--Forelands Preserve (Salmon River)
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Haines (town)
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Homer (town)
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Homer Spit
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Homer Spit--Lands End
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Homer Spit--Mud Bay
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Hyder (general area)
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Hyder--tidal flats
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Juneau (town)
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Kasilof River Mouth
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Kenai River Flats
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Ketchikan (general area)
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Ketchikan International Airport Perimeter
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Kodiak Is.--Kalsin Pond and Olds River Estuary
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Kodiak Is.--Kodiak Road System
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Kodiak Is.--Narrow Cape area
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Kodiak Is.--Womens Bay-Head
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Lowell Point
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Mendenhall Wetlands SGR (E of Mendenhall River)
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Mendenhall Wetlands SGR (general area)
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Mendenhall Wetlands SGR--Airport Dike Trail
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Mendenhall Wetlands SGR--E of Airport Dike Trail
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Mendenhall Wetlands SGR--Fish Creek Delta
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Mendenhall Wetlands SGR--W of Mendenhall River
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Middleton Island (restricted access)
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Mountain Pt.
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Nome (town)
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Nome-Council Rd.--Cape Nome to Safety Sound Bridge
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Petersburg (town)
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Point Bridget SP
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Resurrection Bay
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Safety Sound general area
Birding Hotspot
Scout Camp Trail
Birding Hotspot
Seward (general area)
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Seward Airport Ponds and Mudflats
Birding Hotspot
Seward--Iditarod Memorial
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Shemya Island--Eareckson AS (restricted access)
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Sitka (general area)
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Sitka National Historical Park
Birding Hotspot
Sitka National Historical Park--Totem Trail
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St. George Island
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St. Paul Island
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Tarbox Wildlife Viewing Platform
Birding Hotspot
Tongass NF--Mendenhall Visitor Center and Trails
Birding Hotspot
Utqiaġvik (town; please use a more specific location)
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Westchester Lagoon
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"June at Nome is Alaska's premier birding event — rare Asian vagrants, breeding shorebirds, and Bristle-thighed Curlews converge on the Seward Peninsula tundra."
Species Guide
🐦 Birds of Alaska, USA
Iconic species profiles with conservation status, where to find them, and best timing.
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