Tour
Alaska: Photo Tour (Nome and Utqiagvik)
Outside protected areasby Tropical Birding
Fourteen-day June photo tour from Anchorage to Nome and Utqiagvik (Barrow) for breeding Arctic birds in summer plumage, including all three eiders, bluethroat and ptarmigan, plus musk ox near Nome. An optional St. Paul Island extension adds puffins and auklets.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Route
- Starts and ends in Anchorage, Alaska
- Visits
- Nome, Utqiagvik and St. Paul Island (extension)
- Length
- 14 days
- Group size
- Up to 6 people
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, open
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Jun
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Anchorage time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 10:07– | 14:35– | 6h 26m6 h 26 min | 8° |
| Feb | 08:49– | 16:40– | 9h 6m9 h 6 min | 16° |
| Mar | 08:23– | 19:05– | 11h 47m11 h 47 min | 27° |
| Apr | 06:45– | 20:23– | 14h 45m14 h 45 min | 39° |
| May | 05:21– | 21:30– | 17h 30m17 h 30 min | 48° |
| JunIn season | 04:33– | 22:14– | 19h 19m19 h 19 min | 52° |
| Jul | 05:03– | 22:00– | 18h 26m18 h 26 min | 50° |
| Aug | 06:17– | 20:55– | 15h 49m15 h 49 min | 43° |
| Sep | 07:34– | 19:24– | 12h 54m12 h 54 min | 32° |
| Oct | 08:50– | 17:45– | 10h 4m10 h 4 min | 20° |
| Nov | 09:15– | 14:54– | 7h 15m7 h 15 min | 10° |
| Dec | Low sun all day: 10:21–15:28 | 5h 31m5 h 31 min | 6° | |