Alaska is a birder’s paradise and there’s a new online resource highlighting prime viewing spots in the state’s largest city. The Anchorage Birding Trail features 35 locations in and around the municipality, from Eagle River to Whittier.
Hundreds of thousands of people flock to Alaska to bird each year, commonly traveling to hubs like Nome, Denali National Park and the Kenai Peninsula. However, Anchorage is also a birding hotspot, said Lauren Cusimano, communications manager for Audubon Alaska, the statewide chapter of the National Audubon Society.
“We have a whole lot of species that are present in town,” she said. “We’re trying to demonstrate Anchorage as a cool place to bird and make this trail something of a community asset for Anchorage residents and visitors.”…