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  1. Utqiagvik (Barrow): Spring in the Arctic

    A stunning female Red Phalarope. Birders head to Utqiagvik (formerly known as Barrow) in the spring for several reasons: the chance to see all four species of eiders; to look for arctic specialties like Snowy Owl, Yellow-billed Loon and Buff-breasted Sandpiper; and to experience the cacophony of displaying shorebirds competing to pass on their ...

  2. Utqiagvik (Barrow)

    Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, is Alaska's northernmost city. We run two very different trips to Utqiagvik: a June trip to experience the spectacle of displaying shorebirds and waterfowl on the rapidly thawing tundra and an October tour that is timed to catch the Ross's Gull migration. Utqiagvik in Spring Utqiagvik: Ross's Gull ...

  3. Alaska: Utqiagvik (Barrow): Top of the World Bird Photography

    June 13 - 18, 2025. From: Utqiagvik (Barrow), AK. Participant Limit: 6 (3 per leader) Activity Level: Strenuous. Price: $4,999 per person. Double occupancy. Single supplement: $800. Prices subject to change for 2025. This is a photography tour, designed to photograph birds in a variety of settings.

  4. Alaska Birding Tour

    Full-day birding and wildlife cruise in Kenai Fjords National Park. Unique northern and migratory birds in their arctic breeding grounds. Explore the dramatic arctic tundra in Nome and Barrow. Look for Alaska's amazing megafauna including bears, whales, sheep, moose, and more. Revel in the long days of the northern summer.

  5. Alaska 2025: Barrow

    June 17 - 19, 2025. Tour Length: 3 days. Est. Spaces Left: Spaces available! This northernmost town in the United States is situated along the Arctic Ocean. It's the best place to find Spectacled and Steller's Eiders, Yellow-billed Loon, breeding Snowy Owl, and a spectacular array of nesting shorebirds in the US.

  6. Alaska

    Birding Tour USA: Alaska - Utqiagvik (Barrow), Top of the World. ... Alaska: Utqiagvik (Barrow) - Top of the World June 2025 . Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska, is the northernmost city in the United States, located over 300 miles (480 kilometers) into the Arctic Circle. In the summer the sun never fully sets as the area experiences 24 ...

  7. Alaska Birding Tours

    The city of Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), lies nearly 500 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle and provides relatively easy and comfortable access to one of North America's most amazing birding spectacles, the fall migration of Ross's Gulls. ... ML, Alaska 2018. Stephen Lorenz and Dave Krueper were terrific guides. Complemented each other ...

  8. 2025 Alaska: Utqiagvik (Barrow)

    Gallery. All about the 2025 Alaska: Utqiagvik (Barrow) - Top of the World Tour. Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska, is the northernmost city in the United States and is located over 300 miles (480 kilometers) into the Arctic Circle. Utqiagvik is close to Point Barrow which is the northernmost point of the North American mainland.

  9. Alaska 2024: Utqiaġvik: Ross's Gull Quest

    October 8 - 13, 2024. Tour Length: 6 days. Est. Spaces Left: Spaces available! This arctic adventure will focus on the shoreline of the Chukchi Sea to witness an unparalleled birding experience. The city of Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow) lies nearly 500 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle and provides relatively easy and comfortable access to ...

  10. High Lonesome Bird Tours

    Alaska 2025: Barrow: The High Arctic Spectacle. June 17 - 19, 2025 Spaces available! Alaska 2025: Dutch Harbor & The Whiskered Auklet ... We take pride in providing enjoyable, educational, enriching, and safe natural history tours to the finest birding locations in North America and beyond. Our guests to tour leader ratio remains always seven ...

  11. Utqiagvik (Barrow): Ross's Gull Migration

    Jutting northward into the Arctic Ocean at a latitude of 71º 23' north, Point Barrow is the northernmost point of land in Alaska and is perfectly situated to catch the migration. We'll of course be satisfied with seeing one Ross's Gull, but during some years, as on our 2018 tour, the numbers are staggering, with three consecutive days ...

  12. Alaska Birding Tours

    ALASKA BIRDING TOUR: OVERVIEW. Birdquest's Alaska birding tours are a classic North American wilderness adventure. Our Alaska birding tours feature an unusually comprehensive itinerary, including the Pribilof Islands, Seward, Nome, the Denali Highway, Utqiagvik (Barrow) and even Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands and record a remarkable number of Alaska specialities.

  13. Alaska Birding Tour with FIELD GUIDES: Pribilofs, Denali, Nome, Barrow

    D.M., ALASKA 2019. We have currently scheduled through 2026, with details including limits, guides, fees, and space available listed below. Enjoy looking through the 8 most recent Field Guides triplists for this tour linked below! Our survey tour in two parts: Part I to the Pribilofs and Denali; Part II to Nome, Seward, and Utqiagvik (formerly ...

  14. Tours to the Northernmost Point in the United States Utqiagvik, Alaska

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  15. PDF Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska

    Tour Leaders: Brian Zwiebel and Jamie Cunningham Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska Top of the World Bird Photography 757 Howe Drive, Carmel, IN 46032 | 317-324-8505 [email protected] | www.SabrewingNatureTours.com. ... Price per person (double occupancy), from Barrow, Alaska: $4,499 Single Supplement: $700 Minimum Participants: 3 Maximum ...

  16. WINGS Birding Tours to Alaska: The Pribilofs and Utqiagvik (Barrow) in

    Day 8: The Pribilofs tour ends this morning in Anchorage. For those continuing on to Utqiagvik (Barrow), today is a buffer day in case of weather delays getting off St Paul. Most of today is at leisure, but there will be some time for a bit of light birding locally around the hotel. Ross's Gull Extension in Utqiagvik (Barrow)

  17. Tours

    Embark on a remarkable birding adventure in the breathtaking landscapes of Barrow, Alaska, with the renowned company "71 North Tours." Nestled within the Arctic Circle, Barrow offers an unparalleled opportunity to witness a vibrant array of avian species against a backdrop of pristine natural beauty.

  18. Things to do in Barrow, Alaska (Utqiagvik): A Trip to the Top of the

    Barrow is a stellar place for bird-watching expeditions, particularly in fall and winter. These are sandpipers. ... Birding in Alaska. Mike also offers bird tours. Barrow is one of the best spots in Alaska to see unique birds. How Long to Stay in Barrow, Alaska. The town is stark and small, so unless you come for a reason other than seeing what ...

  19. 2024 Alaska Birding & Wildlife Tour

    Polar Bear Country Tour of Utqiagvik/Barrow & Alaska High Arctic Tundr a. Our main tour is a hard act to follow, but this 'Top of the World' extension is just that special. We visit the northernmost settlement in the USA, Utqiagvik, aka Barrow. ... 10-Day / 9-Night Alaska Birding & Nature Tour w/ Dan Donaldson & Mason Flint; $6590 DBL ...

  20. Birding Tour USA: Alaska

    USA - Alaska: Vast Beauty -Nome, Denali, Seward Birding Trip Report. 13 - 25 JUNE 2022. By. DOWNLOAD TRIP REPORT. This 13-day set departure tour of Alaska commenced in Anchorage, Alaska, on the 13 of June 2022 and concluded back in Anchorage on the 25 of June 2022. The tour traveled throughout this massive state, including the Kenai ...

  21. Alaska Fall Goldmine

    This migration phenomenon was first witnessed here in the late 1800s and documented in the 1970s and 1980s. Each fall, beginning in late September, the majority of the world's Ross's Gulls migrate past this remote outpost from the Chukchi Sea in Arctic Russia to the Beaufort Sea in Arctic Alaska. These Ross's Gulls often pass by and linger to ...

  22. WINGS Birding Tours to Alaska: Majesty of the North

    Alaska: Majesty of the North. Thursday 5 June to Tuesday 17 June 2025. Utqiagvik (Barrow) Extension to Friday 20 June. with Jake Mohlmann and Raymond VanBuskirk as leaders. Sunday 8 June to Friday 20 June 2025. Pribilofs Pre-tour Extension from Wednesday 4 June. Utqiagvik (Barrow) Extension to Monday 23 June. with Gavin Bieber and Skye Haas as ...

  23. WINGS Birding Tours Listing

    Alaska: The Pribilofs and Utqiagvik (Barrow) in Fall Vagrants and the Ross's Gull Migration Sep 30 to Oct 7 2025 • Raymond VanBuskirk

  24. WINGS Birding Tours

    New Jersey: Cape May. 21 Sep 2024 Tour departure is waitlist only (but other dates are available) Newfoundland: Winter Birds. North Carolina. Pelagics & Pineywoods. Back to Tour Index. WINGS Birding Tours - Tour Index for North America. WINGS is a worldwide birding tour company based in Tucson, Arizona.

  25. Chugach National Forest Tours in Alaska

    Discover the many outdoor adventures, Alaska tours, day trips from Anchorage and scenic drives through Chugach National Forest in Alaska with Alaska Tours. ... Birding; Bear Viewing; Whale Watching; Alaska's "Big Five" ... 600 Barrow Street, Suite 200. Anchorage, Alaska 99501. Office Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm AKDT Closed ...

  26. Mining Could Pollute Alaska's Chilkat Valley. A Tribe and Local Groups

    Editor's Note: The National Audubon Society played a prominent role in the formation of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in 1982. Today Audubon Alaska partners with the communities of Klukwan and Haines—stops along the Southeast Alaska Birding Trail—to help protect this Important Bird Area, which Audubon scientists recently found is a major migration passage for many Alaska birds.