Yakutat Tern Festival
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May 28, 2026 – May 31, 2026
The 15th Annual Yakutat Tern Festival is a celebration of the natural and cultural resources of Yakutat, Alaska. The Aleutian Tern breeds in wide-ranging coastal colonies only in Alaska and eastern Siberia. Yakutat hosts one of the largest and southernmost nesting colonies of Aleutian Terns (an estimated 1/3 of the population in Alaska), as well as Arctic Terns, and up to 200 other bird species that nest in or migrate through the area.
The festival is family friendly and offers activities for birders as well as non-birders, including field trips, keynote speaker, seminars, kid’s activities, evening banquets, bird-banding demonstration, and other programs.
Registration opens in late fall. See our website for more details.
The Yakutat Tern Festival is part of the larger Southeast Alaska Birding Trail, a virtual guide to birding hotspots within a specific geographic region. Explore the pages of this virtual guide and find maps highlighting key places across the archipelago for birdwatching. You can also download the Southeast Alaska Birding Trail mobile app.
Contact:
Mary Glaves or Susan Oehlers at:
yakutatnaturesociety@gmail.com
607-349-1831 or 907-784-3359
