Watch Whooping Cranes near Saskatoon, Canada on a 1-day private tour. Our experienced guide will ride in your personal or rented vehicle and direct you to the best locations to view the cranes. Regular trips normally last 8 hours each day and start about 7:30 am and return to Saskatoon at 3:30 pm. Extended Trips last 12 hours each day and return to Saskatoon about 7:30 pm in order to watch the cranes fly to their overnight roost locations.

We will focus on observing Whooping Cranes where they feed in grain fields during the morning and afternoon. We should also see lakes covered with thousands of Snow Geese. Other birds we may see include Rough-legged Hawk, Lapland Longspur, Long-billed Dowitcher, Canada Geese, Cackling Geese,, Ross's Geese, Great White-fronted Geese.

 We suggest you plan to book 2 nights of accommodation in Saskatoon for the nights before and after this tour. Recommended hotel information will be sent to registered guests.

Private 1-day Whooping Crane Tours available:
Tours led by bird photography specialist leader: Boyd Coburn
September 23, 26, 28
October 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 16, 24, 25

Tours led by birding specialist leader: Stan Shadick
September 19, 20, 30
October 9,

Transportation

Participants must drive their own personal or rented vehicle on this guided tour. If requested, tour leader may be willing to drive your vehicle during tour.

Accommodation

Following your registration, you will receive an email with the information needed to book your accommodation during this tour.

QUESTIONS

Please email any questions to

birdtours@sasktel.net

While you drive to the Whooping Crane Viewing Area, your guide will discuss the history of the international recovery efforts to increase the population of this endangered bird species.

Your guide will direct you to the best locations on public roads to view the Whooping Cranes while they feed in grain fields in the morning.

We normally break for lunch near a lake where tremendous flocks of Snow Geese, ducks and other birds occur. You can bring your own lunch or stop at a gas station to pick up food for lunch.

After lunch we will explore additional locations where Whooping Cranes may be roosting. If time permits, we may choose to stop at another birding hotspot or view a local landmark, which might include Saskatchewan's largest tree. We will then return to Saskatoon by about 3:30 pm.