Tour Photos

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Hoonah

Semi-aerial view of the tour area at high tide.

Port Frederick

As viewed from the Hoonah ferry terminal, one of the first stops on the tour. The rock on the far right is home to a Pigeon Guillemot rookery.

Sitka Black-tailed Deer View

Long Island Causeway

High tide in early spring.

Long Island Causeway

At low tide.

Long Island Causeway

Glassing for seabirds

Hemlocks and Spruce Tower over Exposed Intertidal Creatures

The Highway

The best birding spots must be reached by traveling along gravel logging roads.

Game Creek

A great place to see Bald Eagles, American Dippers, and Brown Bears, as well as enjoy a birds-eye-view of spawning salmon.

Rest Stop

The birding trail meanders through forest of varying ages.

Trail

Long Island Causeway

Birders watching a Red-breasted Sapsucker

Overlooking Port Frederick

Watching a Red-breasted Sapsucker

Hoonah Harbor

We often make a quick stop at the Hoonah harbor for ducks and gulls.

Something For Everyone

While most of this group was trying to locate the source of some call notes in the bushes, two people were more interested in photographing an invasive black slug crossing the road.

Soaking in Nature

Bird Gallery

Birds commonly seen during spring and/or summer in Hoonah. Click on photos to enlarge.

Bald Eagle

Southeast Alaska is one of the best places in the country to see Bald Eagles

Juvenile Bald Eagle

A few weeks after leaving the nest

Immature Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

This nest is one of three along our tour route.

Bald Eagle Parent with Eaglet

This photo was taken with a phone through my spotting scope on a tour. Guests often take photos of these eagles with their own phones also.

Red-tailed Hawk

This Red-tail belongs to a subspecies that only breeds in Southeast Alaska and coastal British Columbia. It is known as the the "Alaskan" or "Grinnell's" Red-tailed Hawk.