Birding opportunities abound in Nunavut, in our Bird Sanctuaries and our Wildlife Sanctuaries.
Beginning in June, millions of birds arrive in Nunavut. Our rugged cliffs and tundra – unspoiled and undisturbed for millennia – provide true sanctuary to huge populations, as many as 50,000 nesting birds in one location.
Nunavut has 11 Bird Sanctuaries:
* Akimiski Island
* Harry Gibbons
* Boatswain Bay
* Nannah Bay
* Bylot Island
* McConnell River
* Dewey Soper
* Prince Leopold Island
* East Bay
* Queen Maud Gulf
* Seymour Island
A good guide and a little planning ensures guaranteed encounters with snowy owls, sandhill cranes, gyrfalcons (including the white phase), jaegers, loons, plovers and more.
Bird Habitat
No matter what region you visit, you will find birds – lots of birds – in almost every area of Nunavut. The tundra is spectacular in its summer splendor. Arctic flowers roar with colour as stunning as any jungle.
Undiscovered bird bonanzas await. Seek assistance from outfitters, airline personnel, travel agents, lodge owners, who have the inside information to direct you.
For instance, Akpatok Island is home to an incredible population of Thick-Billed Murres and on Coburg Island you’ll discover 500,000 seabirds living in a local colony 6 kilometres long.
With unspoiled bird habitat everywhere, Nunavut is one of the best birding destinations in the world.
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