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Introducing the Anchorage Birding Trail
May 06, 2026 — Audubon Alaska’s newest birding trail connects 35 accessible sites, from Cook Inlet shorelines to Chugach alpine ridges to city parks throughout the Anchorage Bowl.
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Hidden Gems Along the Anchorage Birding Trail
May 06, 2026 — The Anchorage Birding Trail hosts some of the richest displays of bird life the city has to offer, but these sites have far more to discover than just feathered friends.
ALASKA Trails
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7 Canopy Walks Where You Can Get a Bird’s-Eye View of Spring Migration
March 27, 2026 — Save your neck by getting up to tree level at elevated walks around North America.
Destinations
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Hummingbird Festival Coming in 2026
December 12, 2025 — Celebrate the annual festival at Pascagoula River Audubon Center September 25-26, 2026.
DELTA Festivals and Events
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How a ‘Mindful Birding’ Camp Helped Me Reconnect With Nature
November 03, 2025 — With watercolors and borrowed binoculars, a non-birding mother-and-daughter duo slow down and follow their curiosity on Audubon’s Hog Island.
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Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival and WHSRN Site Turns 35
October 24, 2025 — The celebration marked 35 years since the Copper River Delta was designated a Site of Hemispheric Importance in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN)—the first such site in Alaska and among the earliest in the network’s history.
ALASKA Festivals and Events
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Where and When to See the Biggest Variety of Western Hummingbirds
June 20, 2025 — To witness dazzling displays of migrating hummers on the move, the western United States is the place to be from spring through late summer.
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Your 2025 World Migratory Bird Day Celebration Kit!
May 05, 2025 — This post is full of stories about Alaska birds, where they are celebrated, and how science can save them, plus a talking Aleutian Tern.
ALASKA Bird Migration
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Introducing the Utqiaġvik Birding Trail
April 22, 2025 — A birding trail was born out of a festival to further celebrate birds, community, bird tourism, and conservation in Arctic Alaska.
ALASKA Trails
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Birding Bucket List: Tour America's ‘Duck Factory' in the Bird-Packed Prairie Pothole Region
March 25, 2025 — Glacier-carved fields and ephemeral wetlands provide a crucial stopover for long-distance migrants and prolific breeding grounds for a wide variety of duck species and other waterfowl.
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