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NOME BIRDING 2020 Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning is offering two four-day birding trips to the community of Nome, at a time when people from all over the world come to enjoy the bird migration. Nome is a special place for birders. It is located at a crossroad between two continents -- North America and Asia -- and unlike most remote, undeveloped areas, it has a great road system. The Seward Peninsula juts out from western Alaska, almost touching Siberia, separating the Bering and Chukchi Seas. The road system radiates in 3 directions, providing access to marine, coastal estuary/lagoon, riparian, shrub, and a variety of tundra habitats from wet to alpine. The short list of year-round resident birds is joined by a vast number of summer breeding birds migrating to the area from the Americas, Paciﬁc Islands, Asia and beyond. Muskox have increased since their release 30-40 years ago north of Nome and are now a regular viewing attraction. After an orientation on the ﬁrst day, the next three days will be spent (one day each) venturing out of Nome by road to viewing areas where birds can be spotted. In 2019, our travelers counted nearly 100 different bird species! May 25-29 or June 1-5, 2020 Inclusions: -Lodging in Nome. -Ground Transportation. - Wildlife expert guiding the trip. This trip does NOT include air trasportation or food. There are dining and grocery options in Nome, and the hotel rooms are equipped with a fridge, microwave, and coffee pot. Cost: $1300.00 per person double occupancy A non-refundable $500.00 deposit is due at time of registration. Visit http://app.campdoc.com/register/uaf to register, pay your deposit, and enter health/travel information for this program. If you have any trouble, please contact us at Summer Sessions. UAF is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination/.

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NOME BIRDING 2020

Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning is offering two four-day birding trips to the community of Nome, at a time when people from all over the world come to enjoy the bird migration. Nome is a special place for birders. It is located at a crossroad between two continents -- North America and Asia -- and unlike most remote, undeveloped areas, it has a great road system.

The Seward Peninsula juts out from western Alaska, almost touching Siberia, separating the Bering and Chukchi Seas. The road system radiates in 3 directions, providing access to marine, coastal estuary/lagoon, riparian, shrub, and a variety of tundra habitats from wet to alpine.

The short list of year-round resident birds is joined by a vast number of summer breeding birds migrating to the area from the Americas, Pacific Islands, Asia and beyond. Muskox have increased since their release 30-40 years ago north of Nome and are now a regular viewing attraction.

After an orientation on the first day, the next three days will be spent (one day each) venturing out of Nome by road to viewing areas where birds can be spotted. In 2019, our travelers counted nearly 100 different bird species!

May 25-29 or June 1-5, 2020

Inclusions:-Lodging in Nome.-Ground Transportation.- Wildlife expert guiding the trip.This trip does NOT include air trasportation or food. There are dining and grocery options in Nome, and the hotel rooms are equipped with a fridge, microwave, and coffee pot.

Cost:$1300.00 per person

double occupancy

A non-refundable $500.00 deposit is due at time of registration.

Visit http://app.campdoc.com/register/uaf to register, pay your deposit, and enter health/travel information for this program. If you have any trouble, please contact us at Summer Sessions.

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