Alaska - The Pribilof Islands 2021

Highlights

• King & Steller’s Eider (uncommon)
• Red-faced & Pelagic Cormorants
• Red-legged Kittiwake & Sabine’s Gull (uncommon)
• Tufted & Horned Puffin
• Least
• Crested & Parakeet Auklet
• Ancient Murrelet
• Short-eared & Snowy Owl
• Grey-crowned Rosy Finch
• Snow & MacKay’s Bunting (rare).Asian rarities possible: Bean Goose
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What's this trip about?

2021 Prices are an estimate, dates are not confirmed and may change. This tour is offered in partnership with High Lonesome Birdtours. The Pribilof Islands are a storied archipelago, smack in the middle of the Bering Sea and anchored 600 miles from mainland Alaska. Well known as a key part of the Alaska Purchase in 1867, and rich in history and as the largest Aleut community today, Saint Paul Island has long been famous among birders as well, in particular for hosting some of the largest colonies of alcids (auks and other seabirds) in the world, as well as the largest Northern Fur Seal colony on Earth. An isolated and charming island, the natives have long had a mind for wildlife and ecotourism, and in addition to the stunning breeding seabirds, Asian vagrants also visit St. Paul in May and June. We shall hope for a few of the long list of possible vagrants, along with the amazing resident species. The undoubted highlights of this adventure are the huge colonies of seabirds nesting on the cliffs and in the rocks on the island, including Parakeet, Least and Crested Auklets, Horned and Tufted Puffins, Thick-billed and Common Murre, Northern Fulmar and both Black-legged and Red-legged Kittiwakes. Please note: these prices are subject to foreign exchange fluctuations.

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