I also went with Kenai Fjord Tours. Time did not permit the 9 hour tour, but we took the longest trip we could and it was well worth it. Our crew was also very good about pointing out birds, and I agree it is worth letting them know your interest. They do have some birding-specific tours, or did, but I thought they were not often. You should also stop at exit glacier just outside Seward. If you are driving down from Juneau, it is a great drive.
Eric Jeffrey Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 1, 2018, at 8:32 PM, Florinus Kooyman <fkooy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I did a trip with Kenai Fjord Tours about four years ago, a 9-hour trip to > the Northwestern Fjords. This trip will set you back at least $200 per > person, but it is an experience you will never forget. The marine and bird > wildlife is magnificent. I very much recommend that you take the longest > tour, as I did, since it will take you to places that the shorter tours do > not, and will likely give you lifers that you won't get elsewhere (I got a > Kittlitz's murrelet at the furthest point of that tour, at a tidewater > glacier). The scenery is amazing, even in cloudy weather. Probably most > people on board will not be birders, so by all means tell the captain that > you are a birder and ask him to point out the birds that he sees. The > captain on my trip was an amazing source of information on the birds and > wildlife. Spend the money, you will not regret it. > > Florinus Kooyman > >> On Sun, Jul 1, 2018 at 6:51 PM Karl Roe <karld...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> I will likely have a chance to do some birding in Seward, Alaska for one >> day later this month. I'm interested in information/advice/personal >> experience you might have with taking boat tours into Resurrection >> Bay/Kenai Fjords NP. There seems to be a lot of one-day tours available and >> I'm finding it hard to choose. If you have done a boat tour from Seward I'd >> like to hear about your experience. What was the tour company and how long >> was the trip? Time of year? Cost? Was the focus of the trip on birds or >> more general sight-seeing? Were there any guides aboard with knowledge of >> local pelagic bird species? >> Thanks in advance! >> -Karl Roe >> Minneapolis >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
