High Lonesome BirdTours

06/02/2026

King Eider in flight during our Gambell, Alaska sea watch

05/28/2026

Our Gambell, Alaska group had a wonderful morning at the sea watch with Dovekies early on, then four species of loons, and eventually we saw all four species of eiders, add to that jaegers, geese, and thousands of other alcids. Great start to our visit to this remote outpost.

Join us next year: https://highlonesometours.com/tour/alaska-2027-spring-migration-in-gambell-the-siberian-express-2/

05/26/2026

A short exploration around Anchorage netted some of our group a few classic boeal bird species.

05/26/2026

Our January 2026 Sri Lanka Tour was immensely successful, with all 35 endemics seen well. See the trip list here: https://ebird.org/tripreport/461607 We are running this tour again in December 2026 and need only three more spots filled to confirm. See the tour information here: https://highlonesometours.com/tour/sri-lanka-endemics-and-wildlife-2026/

Below are some images and sightings from earlier in 2026.

05/25/2026

Our Alaska Adak Island tour was exceptional this year in many respects, with a large number of Eurasian migratory bird species for our group to enjoy. Time flew by as we scoured the island for three and a half days, finding the following highlights. We also managed to run two great plegcis that found hundreds of Whiskered Auklets.

Tundra Bean-Goose, Garganey, Falcated Duck, Eurasian Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Eurasian Whimbrel (3), Common Snipe, Terek Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper (up to 50), Common Greenshank (2), Ruff, Temminck's Stint, Red-necked Stint (up to 22), Black-headed Gull (2), Common Tern, Great Egret, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Fieldfare!!!, Siberian Pipit, Brambling (many), Hawfinch (many)

05/20/2026

We have spots (for a single or double) available for our popular Barrow, Alaska Tour. See eiders, Snowy Owls, jaegers, and shorebirds in their finery.

June 17 - 19. 2026.

More information here: https://highlonesometours.com/tour/alaska-2026-barrow-the-high-arctic-spectacle/

We hope to see you north of the Arctic Circle.

June 17 – 19, 2026 Spaces available!

04/26/2026

Amazing landscapes, great company, incredible birds: All during our popular Colorado Grouse Tour. Here, our group celebrates the beautiful weather and fun. We ran our 20th Colorado Grouse Tour, and it was successful as ever. Sign up for 2027 while we still have spaces remaining.

04/25/2026

The unique natural history spectacle that is the Rio Frio Bat in the Texas Hill Country has to be experienced to be believed. Here, our group watches the incredible exodus of millions of bats at dusk. Join us next year.

04/22/2026

Our Texas in Spring Tour was simply off the rails with many close and repeat views of severals species of these secretive marsh birds, including King and Clapper. Join us next year.

04/21/2026

Our Texas in Spring Group has enjoyed two wonderful days of migration here on the Upper Coast with hundreds of tanagers, buntings, orioles and thrushes, plus our list now stands at 30 species of warblers with some of the highlights the Cerulean, Golden-winged, and Blackburnian. Join us next year.