Pribilof Islands Birding Tours. The number of birds on St. A Hawfinch stuns our group at St.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports 500 bird species populate or pass through Alaska seeking breeding overwintering resting and refueling sites and some of the best Alaska bird watching is on St Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands home to 300 different. The Pribilof Islands are a storied archipelago smack in the middle of the Bering Sea and anchored 600 miles from mainland Alaska. It is slightly west of the easternmost tip of Russia and so it frequently gets old-world vagrants.
About the Pribilof Islands.
The islands of the Bering Sea are some of the most remote birding destinations on the continent and just getting there can sometimes be. Paul well return to Anchorage in the late afternoon where the Pribilofs Pre-tour concludes. We offer a variety of tours available May through mid-October from quick visits of 3 days2 nights to 8 days7 nights for in-depth exploration of the island and birding spots. Paul Island where we stay hosts many of the largest colonies of alcids auklets other seabirds in the world as well as the largest Northern Fur Seal colony in the world.