Birding Trip Days 4-7: Nome.

June 11, 2018. Birding Trip Day 4. Nome.

From Anchorage, we caught a not-too-early early flight to Nome on a regularly scheduled Alaska Airlines 737. Compared to the turboprop, this was luxury travel. We arrived in Nome in time for lunch at Subway (northern-most franchise in North America with a view of the Bering Sea).

Nome has three roads: west along the coast, north inland, and east along the coast. Today we drove west looking for "bush birds" and other Alaska specialties. The day did not disappoint, and in a place where Snow Buntings are trash-birds in town, you know we had a good day. The blue sky was a bonus even if a frigid wind kept some of the birds down. Musk Ox, with their long, shaggy fur, were not in the least concerned about the winds and even sought relief from the sun by lounging on the remaining patches of snow.

Night in Nome (Aurora Inn).

Trip Map.