Southeast Alaska Birding Trail Ketchikan

Ketchikan Airport/Gravina Island

This site is a great birding spot close to town.

With approximately 175 bird species documented in the area around the perimeter of the Ketchikan International Airport and the marine waters in the adjacent Tongass Narrows, this birding site is a great birding spot close to town. Accessing the airport is part of the adventure and involves a short ferry ride across the Tongass Narrows. Once near the airport, there is a service road outside of the security zone that runs along the coast of Gravina Island.

Directions:

To reach the Ketchikan International Airport on Gravina Island from Ketchikan, take the ferry from airport parking across the Tongass Narrows to the airport.

Surf Scoter. Photo: Milo Burcham.

Trail Information:

  •  Service road adjacent to the airport outside of the secure area, along the coast.

Birding Resources:

Bird Species Checklist:

Other Resources:

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