Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
Catch the spring migration in Homer, Alaska at the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival.
Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival
Visit 5 million shorebirds passing through Cordova, Alaska at the Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival.
Spring Bird Walks
Join us for spring early morning bird walks at the BLM Campbell Tract On MAY 16, 23, & 30
Spring Bird Walks
Join us for spring early morning bird walks at the BLM Campbell Tract On MAY 16, 23, & 30
Westchester Lagoon Potluck & Pro-Am
This yearly potluck is a chance to tell birding lies, and a chance to casually stroll around the Westchester Lagoon area with other birders looking for new arrivals.
Potter Marsh-A-Thon Birding Smackdown
This isn’t your mother’s birding contest! Form a team and enter the annual Birding Smackdown. See how many bird species can your team find within Potter Marsh between 8:00 AM and Noon.
It’s Summer. Go Birding.
The birds are back—and so are those long summer days!
Audubon Anchorage takes a break from meetings over the summer while we’re out birding and soaking up the midnight sun. Want to join the fun? Explore our Birding in Anchorage page and local area checklists to start your own summer sightings.
We'll be back with fall programming in October—see you then!
eBird Workshop
This workshop is designed to help birders with little or no eBird experience feel confident using both the website and the mobile app to find birds, submit observations, and track their life lists. We’ll cover topics such as using Merlin, exploring historical data, submitting checklists, documenting sightings, uploading media, managing your life lists, and making your observations more valuable to science.
Registration link - https://forms.gle/FemFfH3uKYTospcC6
Anchorage Birding Trail by Audubon Alaska
Monthly chapter meetings are open to the public and occur monthly Sept - May.
Bird Night at the Library
Mingle with birders, biologists, and conservationists to learn about simple actions to help Alaska’s birds.
Migration Journeys: Where Alaska's Birds Go and How We Know
Monthly chapter meetings are open to the public and occur monthly Sept - May.
Seward Winter Birding Trip
Join Anchorage Audubon board member Andrew Fisher on a winter birding trip to Seward on Saturday, February 21.
Smart Birding: Essential Apps for the Modern Birder
Monthly chapter meetings are open to the public and occur monthly Sept - May.
Anchorage Christmas Bird Count Wrap-Up
Monthly chapter meetings are open to the public and occur monthly Sept - May.
Hummingbirds to Blue-Footed Boobies—Quito and the Galápagos Islands
Monthly chapter meetings are open to the public and occur monthly Sept - May.
Migration Madness Mid-West Style
Monthly chapter meetings are open to the public and occur monthly Sept - May.
Enric Fernandez presents: A Journey through Uganda & Rwanda
Birds, Gorillas, and Wild Africa: A Journey Through Uganda & Rwanda
Fall Freeze-up Bird Walk
Join us for the annual Fall Freeze Up field trip to watch waterfowl at Westchester Lagoon before the snow flies.
Fall Photo Sharing Meeting
Anchorage Audubon’s Annual End-of-Summer Photo Sharing Contest. Bring your favorite photos of your summer adventures and make the rest of us totally jealous.
March Owl Hike
Join experts Andrew Fisher & Enric Fernandez for a short presentation about the owls of the Eagle River Nature Center before going out on a hike to listen for owls on our trails!
Milo Burcham presents 30 Days without a Sunset
The February Anchorage Audubon program will feature Milo Burcham on Thursday, February 20 at 6:00 pm at the BP Energy Center.
December Program
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Biologist Tamara Zeller will present on Birds Striking our Windows. The December Anchorage Audubon program will be on Wednesday, December 11 at 6:00 pm at the BP Energy Center.
Owls in Portage Valley
Our next Anchorage Audubon program will be another whopper! On MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 at 6:00 pm, UAA Biological Sciences Professor Douglas Causey will talk about Owls in Portage Valley.
March Program Meeting: The Mysteries of Cormorants in Beringia
Our March Program will feature the Fabulous UAA Biologist Douglas Causey who will give us the inside lowdown on Cormorants. We’ve all seen them, but what do we really know about these fabulous seabirds? And of course, luscious cookies will be served.
Seward Field Trip
Annual winter birding excursion to enjoy Seward’s diversity of wintering birds and the possibility of a few rarities.