I Went Birding on Skis at Alta Ski Resort

I brought out the birding gear along with me while... skiing?!? That's right I hit the slopes while also searching for some unique alpine birds.
The day was honestly incredible. The weather was perfect, I saw some amazing species that are only found in the higher alpine regions, and enjoyed some skiing. Black Rosy-Finches, nuthatches, chickadees and more featured throughout this video! Alta Ski Resort has a very unique birding culture that overlaps slightly with the incredible skiing scene. In fact, there are monthly events where birding groups head out on skis! Read more about the history of Alta's birding in the link below:
Alta is for birders blog - www.alta.com/stories/history-...
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Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction of Alta
1:14 Rosy-Finches and more at the Alta Town Center
3:01 Gearing up at Alta
4:14 Finding birds right off the Collins ski lift
5:32 Skiing some runs and searching for feeders
7:32 A pit stop at the Watson Shelter feeder
8:10 Skiing the sunnier side of the resort
10:32 Looking at cabin feeders with the Birding on Skis group
12:44 Another lifer and species appears!
13:33 Watching Rosy-Finches at the Wendell Feeder
14:58 Looking for the bird feeder by the Sugarloaf load station
17:12 One more look at the Alta Town Center feeders
Photo Credit:
All photos and videos by Hawkin Saeger

[@garyives1218]

Interesting revelation....thanks.

[@withvinayak]

That’s amazing ! Biridng in snow and finding so many birds! Good job 👏🏻

[@HawkInTheLens]

Was such a fun adventure. Thank you!

[@theavidavian]

Loved this video, well done! Such a unique perspective to see birds this way. Thanks for sharing.

[@HawkInTheLens]

Yeah not your typical birding adventure but so much fun!

[@aliciazufelt4948]

I love chickadees ♥️

[@HawkInTheLens]

They are so cute!

[@brighteyedbirding]

This video was DOPE! Amazing photos, and congrats on the new lifers!

[@HawkInTheLens]

Thank you! Had a ton of fun making it

[@stevensaunders4982]

Another great video and beautiful footage. We skied & birded with that group when we were out there in March. I didn’t know about the feeders at the town offices. Thanks for that tip. Happy birding

[@HawkInTheLens]

You definitely have to check them out when you can next season!

[@marywilde7378]

Very nice.

[@sumitnick4]

Why is video from tamaron little jittery , i thought the issue with VC was fixed in new firmware.

[@HawkInTheLens]

Anything handheld with such a long lens can still be jittery. Honestly I need to experiment a little more to get my shots as stable as possible

[@LysandraMor]

birding is not for nerds say it with me!

[@HawkInTheLens]

Birding is not for nerds!