Alaska Bird Watching and Feeding Information

Those that watch and feed birds in Alaska have the opportunity to enjoy northern species, many seldom seen in the Lower 48. Several chickadees call Alaska home, including: Black-capped, Chestnut-backed, Boreal and Gray-headed Chickadees.

The Nifty Fifty

The Nifty Fifty is a mini-guide to the birds of Alaska. It includes descriptions, images, video and songs of 50 of the most often observed birds of Alaska. View the guide by clicking here or on the Nifty Fifty link on the left.

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Willow Ptarmigan, Alaska state bird.

Bird feeding

Developing bird-friendly habitat in your yard is the best way to attract a greater variety of species and to support local and migrating species. Native plants provide food and cover, are more insect and disease resistant than non-native species, and may require less water. A list of bird-friendly native plants for Alaska are available by following the link on the left.

Bluebirds

The Mountain Bluebird is the only one of the three bluebird species to summer as far north as Alaska, where it summers in large parts of central and eastern Alaska. It can be found in higher elevations in open meadows in coniferous forests.

The Mountain Bluebird is well known for its hovering flight as it hawks for insects.

Visit the bluebird section of this web site for detailed information on bluebirds.

Male and female Mountain Bluebirds

Hummingbirds

The hardy Rufous Hummingbird summers along the coast in southern Alaska.

Visit the hummingbird section for details on attracting hummingbirds.

Male Rufous Hummingbird

Birding

Alaska provides birders with a variety of excellent birding locations. The North Slope is the breeding home for many shorebird species and the Aleutian Islands offer the serious birder a chance to see Asian species not typically seen in the United States.

The birding section of this site has tips on birding locations and bird identification. The state-based birding information section provides more localized information.

Alaska Resource Information

Anchorage Audubon Society
P.O. Box 101161
Anchorage, AK 99510
907-338-2473

Arctic Audubon Society
PO Box 82098
Fairbanks, AK 99708

Juneau Audubon Society
PO Box 21725
Juneau, AK 99802

Kodiak Audubon Society
PO Box 1756
Kodiak, AK 99615

Prince William Sound Audubon Society
PO Box 2511
Cordova, AK 99574
907-424-5877

Additional resources

If you have suggestions for additional resources for watching or feeding birds in Alabama, please submit them using this form.

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