Appealing Park for Birdwatchers

While most people think of big game watching when visiting Alaska, it is also a great place for birdwatchers to enjoy unique species and the beauty of a natural environment. Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve was once home to a 100-mile glacier. Nowadays, the park is a beautiful place for hiking but is still influenced by the ice age that once covered the region. Bartlett Cove offers visitors the opportunity to hike the area on their own, or they can participate in a guided hike with a naturalist who is an expert on the area. You can also take part in a small group hike, which is the favorite of many because they can set their own pace but still feel safe traveling in a group. One of the biggest attractions Bartlett Cove offers is its wide variety of native songbirds. Birdwatchers will love seeing ruby-crowned kinglets, the hermit thrush, or the Swainson's thrush. The kinglets song has even evolved over decades to be more suitable to the cove. The song of the thrush is sung in more than a dozen varieties, so keep your ears open for the unique sounds as you stroll through the park. From glacier to beautiful cove in one of Alaska's national parks, Bartlett Cove is a premier destination.