alaska-birding

Anchorage sits on the Pacific Flyway — Potter Marsh, Westchester Lagoon, and Cook Inlet deliver swans, bald eagles, shorebirds, and snowy owls.

Your guide to bird watching near Anchorage — Potter Marsh boardwalk, Eagle River wetlands, Eklutna Flats, and when to see Alaska's best birds.

Alaska's tufted and horned puffins nest on rocky sea cliffs from May through August — find them on Kenai Fjords cruises or at Kachemak Bay near Homer.

Anchorage and South-central Alaska summer wildlife guide for 2026: where and when to see bears, whales, moose, eagles, and the season's best migratory birds.