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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Alaska
Vast wild landscapes shaped by glaciers, bears
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Alaska. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
152
Species
57
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Alaska
This guide focuses on birdlife within Alaska's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Alaska
A recent look at bird sightings across Alaska.
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Alaska.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Alaska
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Common Raven
20 snaps
Bald Eagle
17 snaps
American Robin
9 snaps
Black-billed Magpie
7 snaps
White-crowned Sparrow
6 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Alaska
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
Alaska, US
Alaska Botanical Garden
You might spot Moose, Fly Agaric, and Bald Eagle.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
Alaska, US
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
You might spot Common Raven, Fireweed, and Black-Billed Magpie.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
Alaska, US
Alaska SeaLife Center
You might spot Bald Eagle and Glaucous-Winged Gull.
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Park29 sightings12 species
Alaska, US
Illinois Street Historic District
You might spot Sandhill Crane, Fireweed, and Prickly Wild Rose.
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Zoo24 sightings10 species
Alaska, US
Alaska Zoo
You might spot Red Fox, Wolverine, and Gray Wolf.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Alaska, US
Gakona Historic District
You might spot Canadian Bunchberry, Saskatoon, and Canadian Buffalo-Berry.
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Full Guide
Full Alaska birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Common Raven
Bald Eagle
American Robin
Black-billed Magpie
White-crowned Sparrow
American Wigeon
Black-capped Chickadee
Sandhill Crane
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Northern Yellow Warbler
Short-billed Gull
Spruce Grouse
American Dipper
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Dark-eyed Junco
Duck
Horned Grebe
Lesser Yellowlegs
Orange-crowned Warbler
Pacific Loon
Ring-necked Duck
Say's Phoebe
Solitary Sandpiper
Townsend's Warbler
Trumpeter Swan
Violet-green Swallow
Wilson'S Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Crow
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bonaparte's Gull
Boreal Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Bufflehead
Cackling Goose
Canada Jay
Downy Woodpecker
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Harrier
Northern Pintail
Northern Wheatear
Pacific Wren
Pine Siskin
Ptarmigan
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Rufous Hummingbird
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Steller's Jay
Varied Thrush
White-winged Scoter
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