Birding spots

Best Birding Spots in Alaska

By species reported, the top birding spots in Alaska are Eagle River, Kittilngook Bay, and Kasilof River. Eagle River has the longest list (165 species), and its best season is spring.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	County	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Eagle River	Juneau City and Borough	165	1,420	41	141	117	106
Kittilngook Bay	Nome Census Area	146	838	11	95	113	92
Kasilof River	Kenai Peninsula Borough	141	929	27	111	107	99
Anchor Point	Kenai Peninsula Borough	141	513	28	119	99	60
Radenbough Cove	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	139	790	74	104	67	84
Homer Visitor Center Administrative Site	Kenai Peninsula Borough	136	1,195	34	115	93	76
Chester Creek Greenbelt	Anchorage Municipality	134	4,339	16	105	109	81
Bootlegger Cove	Anchorage Municipality	134	2,460	13	110	108	75
Sitka National Historical Park	Sitka City and Borough	131	803	52	106	73	69
Kalsin Pond	Kodiak Island Borough	129	798	59	110	81	81
Creamer's Field	Fairbanks North Star Borough	126	2,118	10	107	95	60
Potter Marsh	Anchorage Municipality	125	4,058	11	106	111	57
Turnagain Refuge Park	Anchorage Municipality	123	677	7	93	86	72
Middleton Island	Chugach Census Area	119	269	10	48	69	84
Chinila (historical)	Kenai Peninsula Borough	118	1,118	21	89	83	49
Gustavus Flats Fee	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	116	240	25	83	71	57
Mud Bay	Kenai Peninsula Borough	115	1,013	15	105	60	35
Mud Bay (Beluga Lake)	Kenai Peninsula Borough	114	756	17	100	53	35
Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge	Anchorage Municipality	114	735	16	107	50	39
Entrance Point	Juneau City and Borough	114	486	45	91	53	66
Cape Nome	Nome Census Area	112	798	3	73	102	18
Lake Orbin	Kodiak Island Borough	112	432	54	90	55	60
Crescent Bay	Sitka City and Borough	112	379	57	51	42	73
Dredge Lake	Juneau City and Borough	111	1,027	4	94	84	42
Goose Bay	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	111	274	1	90	67	28
Bartlett Cove (northwest)	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	111	197	62	79	53	72
Anchor River	Kenai Peninsula Borough	110	293	1	87	81	36
Hood Lake	Anchorage Municipality	109	2,805	4	95	79	53
Uinuk (historical)	Nome Census Area	109	662	3	72	106	8
Chena Lake	Fairbanks North Star Borough	109	307	5	86	72	44

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