Birding spots · Alaska

Best Birding Spots in Nome Census Area, Alaska

Kittilngook Bay leads Nome Census Area's birding spots with 146 species reported, best in summer. 41 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

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	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Kittilngook Bay	146	838	11	95	113	92
Cape Nome	112	798	3	73	102	18
Uinuk (historical)	109	662	3	72	106	8
Otter Creek	96	343	0	59	91	1
Nome	87	227	3	63	66	8
Peluk Creek	80	185	0	49	74	2
Northwest Cape	77	272	0	53	70	46
Solomon	70	139	0	44	61	7
Safety Sound	68	53	0	22	62	14
Teller	66	86	0	28	60	1
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (northwest)	65	80	0	23	61	0
Goldengate Creek	61	66	0	29	58	0
Belmont Point	54	123	0	39	43	0
Willow Creek	53	147	0	29	51	0
State Tentatively Approved (tad) (Christian Creek)	53	65	0	34	46	0
Belmont Point (Bourbon Creek)	48	93	0	27	43	1
Rocker Gulch	45	85	0	6	43	0
Oregon Creek	45	78	0	17	42	0
Vinegar Creek	32	76	0	2	32	0
Birding spot near Nome	103	347	0	57	96	30
Birding spot near Nome (west)	92	173	0	47	87	19
Birding spot near Nome (Hastings Creek)	79	275	0	48	76	2
Birding spot near Nome (east)	72	80	0	21	67	0
Birding spot near Nome (Dry Creek)	71	206	4	27	61	25
Birding spot near Nome (Washington Creek)	69	191	0	47	63	0
Birding spot near Nome (Crystal Creek)	60	131	0	35	55	0
Birding spot near Nome (Sparkle Creek)	59	114	0	30	52	0
Birding spot near Nome (Rocker Gulch)	58	167	0	35	49	0
Birding spot near Nome (northeast)	52	294	0	18	48	0
Birding spot near Nome (Star Creek)	50	129	0	12	49	1
Birding spot near Nome (Little Ptarmigan Creek)	49	69	0	13	49	0
Birding spot near Teller	47	166	0	21	42	0
Birding spot near Nome (northwest 2)	47	98	0	30	44	0
Birding spot near Nome (Lucky Dog Creek)	45	74	0	21	40	0
Birding spot near Nome (northeast)	38	68	0	17	35	1
Birding spot near Teller (Blume Creek)	38	57	0	8	35	0
Birding spot near Nome (northwest)	34	156	1	19	31	5
Birding spot near Nome (northwest 3)	34	63	5	2	27	12
Birding spot near Teller (north)	33	74	0	9	32	0
Birding spot near Port Clarence	29	59	0	9	26	0
Birding spot near Nome (Holyoke Gulch (historical))	28	69	0	21	24	0