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Aleutian Adventure – Adak to Attu

May 18, 2024 - June 1, 2024

Aleutian Islands

It is hard to believe a place as beautiful as the Aleutians is real. Impossibly green islands erupt from the unfathomably rich ocean and are simultaneously storm-battered and verdant. The landscape is cloaked in glaciers while smoking with volcanic vents. It is as remote as any place on earth but with a complex and fascinating human history. Explore the Aleutian Islands with us!

TRIP DETAILS

The Aleutian Islands form an arc across the Bering Sea from Alaska to Siberia. Each isolated island is unique in its human and natural history. Some islands boast the greatest diversity of nesting seabirds in North America, and the skies darken with bird wings and the air is pungent with guano. Other islands show evidence of Unangan (Aleut) villages several thousand years old, dotted with driftwood and whale bone house frames; a reminder that this was once the most populated portion of indigenous Alaska.

Still other islands belch volcanic ash and steamy fumeroles showing us that these islands are still rising from the sea. Rocky shores show the scars of both US and Japanese military occupation and war. We will have nearly two weeks to explore and enjoy the far reaches of the western Aleutians this spring. Each island, and indeed the ocean between, is full of wonder and beauty.

Comfortably housed, and well fed on a capable boat, we will have the tools and the time to penetrate the hidden bays and climb the lonely summits of these storied islands. There are limitless wonders in the Aleutians and this trip is designed to provide you with ample time to follow your curiosity, hike around the next bend, and relish your time on shore.

We could easily spend the entire journey in the vicinity of Adak, never getting west of Kiska. But given that we have 15 days of charter with the ship, it’ll be really fun to travel to the extreme western edge of the country to explore the human and natural history of the area. We will set our sights on Attu at the start of the trip and will plan on making a nearly 900 mile circuit through this remote wilderness, weather depending.

Leaving Adak we will head west, doing our best to cover some miles but not hurrying past marine or birdlife. If the forecast is favorable we may travel for the bulk of a day or more to make some miles towards Attu knowing we will have time to hike and explore on the way back. Or if it is stormy we can poke around closer islands, hiking, birding, and exploring before pushing west.

Attu (weather permitting) will be a highlight but there is a lifetime of exploring to be done before we get that far. We will work to balance the need to cover miles with the desire to enjoy each day to the fullest. Expect a few full days at sea and lots of time ashore too.

This trip is not for everyone. We will be on a capable vessel, but will encounter rough seas and, if prone to seasickness, you may not feel your best some of the days. There is no place on earth quite as rich and interesting as the Aleutians and we are eager to share it with you. Please take careful consideration when signing up.

Last updated: February 16, 2024

What follows is a general flow of events. Expect the unexpected and prepare to be flexible.

Meet in Adak, Alaska.

Remarkably, given the location and population, the town of Adak has twice weekly scheduled jet service with Alaska Airlines for the 1,200 mile flight. Once you and your luggage has arrived, we will make our way to the harbor to settle onto the F/V Kori Ann. Depending on the weather (a phrase you’ll grow to love) we may have time to explore this former military base which once housed 4,000 plus people but is now less than a tenth the size. Or we may need to cast our lines immediately and begin our journey towards the very end of America.

( There is also a jet to Adak on May 15th. If you want to explore Adak on your own prior to our trip, Scott at Aleutian Outfitters can rent you a house and/ or vehicle during your stay.)

May 19 - 31

The weather will of course dictate how we spend our time. If it is rough we can seek shelter in the islands, hike the ridges, comb the beaches, fish the bays, explore the ruins, ponder the depth of Unangan (Aleut) history and the violence of the military history.

When the sea-state is more favorable we can cover some miles, heading west into the eastern hemisphere edging closer to the date-line while marveling at the abundance and diversity of sea-birds and marine mammals.

The weather dictates everything in this part of the world so we don’t have a set itinerary. But we do have some places we are eager to share with you.

There are islands and islets screaming with seabirds, a kaleidoscope of wings and bills swirling by the thousands between grey water and grey sky.

In the passes between islands where the tidal currents stir the rich soup of the north Pacific into the cold Bering Sea, the sea boils with marine life and we can spend hours watching whales feed and cavort in the fog.

There are wonderfully deep harbors ringed with cliffs and waterfalls. Torrents of melted snow fresh from the volcano’s slopes which launch from the green tundra only to be torn away by the wind or on occasion blown right back up the cliff!

And in the richest places with the best beaches and most shelter lie Unangan village sites, where remains of whalebone framed barabaras (sod houses) show the outlines of large and prosperous communities. The sounds of children are now replaced by the whoosh of grass in the wind.

Glacier cloaked volcanoes including the currently smoking Semisopochnoi Island dot the horizon as we steam west and still further west. Other islands produce fumaroles, bubbling springs, and all manner of geothermal wonders not far from the beach.

On Kiska Island we can see where more than 5,000 Japanese soldiers lived during their occupation of the island during World War II. Relics from the US and Japanese Navy litter the tundra and the beach, red with rust. A moving memorial to this little known part of the war.

Then still further west, out of the Rat Islands and into the loneliest stretch of the entire 1,200 mile Aleutian Arc, to Buldir Island, the most remote island in the whole chain which supports the most diverse seabird colony in the northern hemisphere. USFWS doesn’t allow landings on Buldir, but we expect we can see a lot from the water.

And finally (hopefully) to Attu, as far west as you can go in the United States. We’ve come here for more than just the novelty of crossing into the eastern hemisphere and being at the western most point in America.

Attu is rich in human and natural history and with the extensive road system left from military occupation the island is amazingly easy to get around on. We can hike or stroll along the roads for views of the cliffy coast (assuming no fog), inspect the bunkers and batteries on the headlands and keep our binoculars handy for unusual birds flitting in the creeks.

And then, exultant and invigorated from a week of exploring ever further west, we turn back, perhaps visiting a favorite harbor and certainly seeing new sights and wildlife as we work eastward towards Adak.

We could spend all summer exploring the western Aleutians, we could spend a lifetime getting to know just one island. A fortnight will give us an opportunity to cover the miles between Adak and Attu, while leaving time to go ashore and hike, explore, bird, photograph, paint, ponder, or whatever delights you. We will spend as much time ashore as we can. And with a small group your interests and abilities will guide our adventures.

We arrive in Adak in the morning and prepare for a midday check-in for the flight to Anchorage.

Additional Details and Considerations:

The Western Aleutians are as remote as possible and we are traveling by small boat on a big ocean. Good health and a flexible attitude are essential. PLEASE contact us with any questions.

The 99 ft F/V Kori Ann is a capable platform for exploring this part of Alaska and the crew is excited to sail with us. Space on the ship is limited to 12 participants and 2 guides, plus the ship’s crew. Rooms are shared, as are bathrooms. It is a comfortable boat and extremely capable. Its history and appointments, however, are geared towards commercial fishing rather than tourism. Please be aware of this.

Deposits and Payments

Arctic Wild will require a $12,500 non-refundable and non-transferable deposit to secure a berth on this trip. The remaining non-refundable payment of $12,500/ person will be required 90 days prior to departure.

The guides were uncommonly knowledgeable, competent, hardworking, and they consistently took care of the group before taking care of their own stuff. They kept our safety in mind while staying open to suggestions, and allowing folks a lot of freedom for personal wanderings.

- Jim, Alaska, USA

WHAT'S INCLUDED

15 day charter with F/V Kori Ann

All meals while aboard

Professional guide service

Wind and fog

WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED

Transportation to and from Adak

Meals nor accommodations in Adak

Personal clothing, and footwear. See  equipment list for details. Please note this is not a camping trip, so there is no need for a tent, nor sleeping pad.

Gratuity for guide/ captain/ cook/ deckhand

Cost associated with weather delays (e.g. lodging or meals in Adak while waiting for a plane)

Travel Insurance

Medivac Insurance

WEATHER & BUGS

No Bears. No Bugs. Wind and storms and sun and rain and FOG maybe all in the same day. Expect atrocious weather and unrelenting fog with hurricane force winds. If those are your expectations, you might be pleasantly surprised by the weather if it clears.

RECOMMENDED READING

Attu Boy, Nick Golodoff

Moments Rightly Placed , Ray Hudson

Wildflowers of Unalaska , Suzi Golodoff

Steller’s Orchid, Tom McGuire

Where the Sea Breaks it Back , Cory Ford

Thousand Mile War , Brian Garfield

Birthplace of the Winds,  Jon Bowermaster

More Alaska reading is available from our  Bookstore

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2. We will contact you to discuss your trip

3. Secure your trip with a deposit

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Birding on Attu

Adak Island: Spring Migration

Spring migration on the Aleutian Islands is what serious birders dream about! Situated in the western Aleutians, Adak Island is currently the westernmost location in Alaska readily accessible to birders. (It’s actually the westernmost town in the United States.) This former World War II military base was used to fight the Japanese in the Aleutian battles at Kiska, Attu, and Dutch Harbor, and was converted to a U.S. naval base after the war. Adak was decommissioned in 1997 and the Aleut Corporation opened facilities to serve tourists a few years later. The extensive infrastructure on the island now offers birders the rare opportunity to bird this western outpost with a level of comfort not possible on other Aleutian Islands. One can bird by exploring numerous wetlands, beaches, mudflats, and migrant traps throughout the day and return each night to comfortable accommodations and home-cooked meals. What could be better?

We’ll travel to Adak during spring migration in hopes of finding Asiatic birds that have dropped in on their journey north. Of course, our chances of seeing vagrants depend greatly on weather and wind direction, and with luck, we’re likely to see only a small number of vagrants on any trip. The list of vagrants that have been recorded on Adak over the years is impressive and includes Tufted Duck, Smew, Garganey, Spot-billed Duck, Common Pochard, Whooper Swan, Tundra Bean-Goose, Lesser Sand-Plover, Ruff, Wood, Terek, and Marsh Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Gray-tailed Tattler, Common Snipe, Red-necked, Little, Temminck’s, and Long-toed Stints, Long-billed Murrelet, Black-headed and Slaty-backed Gulls, Common Cuckoo, White Wagtail, Eyebrowed Thrush, Siberian Rubythroat, Oriental Greenfinch and Brambling!

Weather on the Aleutians is of course unpredictable, but even if winds and weather don’t cooperate to bring in a few of these vagrant prizes, the more regular occurring possibilities are exciting in their own right and include: Emperor Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasian Green-winged Teal, an endemic race of Rock Ptarmigan, Arctic Loon, Laysan Albatross (which can often be seen from shore), Bar-tailed Godwit, Pacific Golden-Plover, Rock Sandpiper, Aleutian, and Arctic Tern, Marbled, Kittlitz’s and Ancient Murrelet, Cassin’s, Parakeet, Whiskered and Crested Auklet, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, and Snow Bunting! Adak is also a reliable place to find Common Snipe. This Eurasian species and the similar Wilson’s Snipe regularly occur side-by-side on the island, often displaying overhead and giving great views!

After several years of no reliable boat charter options on Adak Island, we now have a good option for chartering to go off-shore to look for Whiskered Auklets. This four-hour trip is weather dependent and optional. The cost of this unscheduled excursion is not included in the trip price and will be paid by participants at the time we take the boat trip.

Notes: The trip price includes: a round trip flight from Anchorage to Adak; ground transportation, lodging, and meals in Adak; WBA guide(s); permits. You are responsible for your Anchorage lodging, meals, and other Anchorage arrangements. The trip begins and ends at the Anchorage airport. The flight to Adak departs at approximately 12 PM on Day 1 and gets back to Anchorage on Day 5 at around 7:30 PM. Single occupancy may or may not be available at Adak depending on the group configuration.

Attu! 22 May – 8 June

John Puschock’s Zughenruhe Birding Tours 2019 Attu trip is the highlight to any birder’s year, if not lifetime. Along with John and Neil Hayward as organisers and guides, and the mighty Puk-uk and her crew of three, we steamed along the Aleutians from Adak to Attu – a 72-hour pelagic birding mission, spent two weeks on Attu, then back to Adak – without a hitch. Our pelagic results were excellent – we saw ten Short-tailed Albatrosses of various age groups, and nearly all of the Alcids, Gulls and   tube-noses we’d hoped for. Following is not much of a blog post – but an abbreviated pictorial recounting of the trip. I really do regret not being able (yet) to write proper blog posts, but truly cannot muster the time required. I do intend to back-track and beef up the captioned photos with text, but until I get up the three or four overdue posts – stretching back many weeks, photo essays are going to be the only option.

Attu – way out at the end of the Aleutians – and the world. The WWII Battle of Attu was one of the bloodiest in the Pacific campaign, and later became a Naval base, then a Coast Guard station. Nowadays the island is only rarely visited – principally by historians and birders. Its legendary status among ABA birders is owed to its proximity to the migratory pathways of many Asian bird species.

The mighty Puk Uk.

Captain Bill Choate shuttling birders and birding gear onto the Puk Uk.

Puk Uk chef and general roust-about Sandra making plans with John and Neil.

Immature Short-tailed Albatross.

Mature Short-tailed Albatross – a principal target for Aleutian birders.

Pigeon Guillimot thinking about diving from harm’s way.

Northern Fulmar. We saw many hundreds each day at sea.

Least Auklets – tiny, and seriously cute.

Tufted Puffin aka Puffed Muffin.

A few Crested Auklets

More Crested Auklets

Roosting Thick-billed Murres

Massacre Bay. Many Attu landmarks and geographical features, such as Murder Point, are associated with the occupation of the Island (a symbolic first step onto US soil) by the Japanese, and the fight to the death for repossession.

Transporting the troops each morning to the island of birding dreams.

‘Lower Base Camp’ – where the many hundreds of birders stayed during the glory days of Attu birding, when the airstrip was still open.

John Puschock – AKA Johnny No Snakes, along with co-larrikin side-kick Neil Hayward leading the team on foot, and by bicycle.

Guide and birding superstar Neil Hayward (right), and tallest, and undoubtedly most knowledgable birder on the team – Jordan Roderick. No question, of any diverse subject can stump the man. And a great and enthusiastic birder to boot.

Christian Hagenlocher – adventurer, team explorer and wildly talented guy in so many areas.

Seemingly recreating the Battle of Attu, Pity the Great Knot being shot at.

An intense focus on birds made the ever-changing climate bearable.

Hiking up Hendersen’s Marsh.

Ruben Still keeping lookout.

The abandoned Coast Guard Station.

Great Scott! Its a Great Knot! A true rarity for the ABA area.

Lesser Sand Plover

Two of the dozen or so Gray-tailed Tattlers we found. It was a great trip for Shorebirds – contrasted by very modest passerine finds.

Glaucous-winged Gulls were nesting during our visit, and always keen to see us off.

Common Greenshank.

The Aleutian race of Cackling Goose were in big trouble prior to removal of previously introduced Arctic Foxes on Attu. Now they are in huge numbers, with nests seemingly everywhere.

Red-necked Stints

My only ‘lifer’ Passerine for the trip – Siberian Rubythroat. This one was affectionately renamed Siberian Rubenthroat since Ruben Stott found the birds in circumstances that made it unlikely to otherwise be found.

Taiga Bean-goose dwarfing Cackling Goose.

Bird of the trip – Steller’s Sea Eagle.

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Neil Hayward, successful author, hot shot scientist, business whiz-kid ,and big year birding record setter. Spending time with Neil is always a highlight for me, and I value his friendship as much as I gawk at his many abilities.

Tennessee birder Ruben Stoll. We share a common background of big year birding; both Ruben and his brother Victor conducted ABA big years in 2018, and ended just short of the record. During our Attu adventure I was so impressed with Ruben’s abilities and character – I wish I was one of his brothers! I know of few birders as capable of finding birds, or as knowledgable and enthusiastic about birds.

With Barbara and Kathy. It was a great trip, and everybody got to see some amazing birds.

The John and Neil show. The cost of the trip is worth it, if only to watch these two interact. If there were awards for funniest birding guides, they’d be making speeches well into the morning. It was an incredibly well-run tour – a reflection of the serious and insightful side of their nature.

Our team joined the dozens of teams who came before, recording our best birds for the trip, and our ABA libelist totals at the end of the trip.

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Detour #8: Birding on Attu

VW people are by nature obsessive people. Maybe obsessive isn’t the right word. We are driven, passionate, and—well, obsessive, might be the right word. Oftentimes, we have interviews where our VW bus owner reveals they have another passion. Perhaps the best example of this is Birding By Bus . Marc and Eliana are professional birders who had so many stories to tell, we thought it was only right we bring them back for a detour episode that focuses on where their love for birding has taken them. And this detour might hold the record for our farthest fetched episode: they will take us all the way to Attu, the most remote island in the United States. How remote? Well, take a look:

And when you’re done listening to the podcast, check out their photos from Attu:

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• Archelogy buffs might want to explore the sites of earlier Aleut settlements found on the island, with the oldest site estimated to be around 2,000 years old.  
• Bird watching here is considered a dream come true for enthusiasts; rare and unforgettable species have spotted for the first time, such as the Whiskered Auklet and Red-legged Kittiwake. Because of the number of bird species likely to be found on Attu that are not seen anywhere else on the continent, author John Fitchen called it "the Holy Grail of North American birding."  
• The WW II battlefield area, as well as the U.S. Army and Navy Airfields on Attu, have been designated as National Historic Landmarks.  
• While the island itself is uninhabited, there are still wild animals which make it home. The open country can be explored by foot; because of the changing weather patterns and rocky shoreline, kayaking and other water activities are not encouraged.

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