A Birder's Guide to Alaska

George C West

2002. Gives you the detailed information you need to find the manifold birds of Alaska. Over 40 authors, all expert birders from throughout Alaska, contributed to the guide, which covers over 60 locations, including the entire Alaskan road system and the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system.

Special attention is given to providing birding information and local trips for the larger communities -Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and for visiting Alaska’s most popular tourist destinations; Denali National Park, the Inside Passage, Kenai Peninsula, Nome, and Barrow. Productive, off-the-tourist-track birding sites are detailed, such as Gambell on Saint Lawrence Island, the Pribilof Islands, Cordova and the Copper River Delta, and many more. Year-round birding information is included for most locations.

Each chapter has a section on local logistics relevant for birders, with trip-planning help available in the comprehensive, informative "Introduction". Birding routes take you to the best local sites, and a wealth of local information helps you plan ahead for a tour or your own independent trip.

More than 120 detailed maps accompany the 44 chapters. The status of 500 species of birds in Alaska is treated in the "Annotated List of the Birds of Alaska". Regional distribution and your probability of seeing over 400 species are readily accessible in a "Checklists of Specific Locations in Alaska" chart. Appendices include "Organizations of Interest to Birders", "Gazetteer and Alaska Pronunciation Guide", "References and Selected Reading", and "Mammals and Other Vertebrates".

A Birder’s Guide to Alaska is the 17th title in the ABA Birdfinding Guide Series.

George C. West, a long-time Alaska resident of Fairbanks and Homer, has done a superb job of bringing together birdfinding information to help visitors and residents alike benefit from all their Alaska birding trips. In addition, he has provided more than 60 illustrations, including the front cover’s painting of a Smith’s Longspur, one of Alaska most sought-after species. 592 pages.

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