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Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours
Book a private birdwatching tour or join any of our many group birding tours and bird photography tours and workshops in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Currently the U.S. Dollar is worth $1.36 Canadian Dollars making 2024 an excellent year to join our Canadian Birding and Bird Photography Tours.
Check out our Whooping Crane Tours and our Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Tours and other Autumn Birdwatching Tours.
Our recent Whooping Crane Tours have found over 120 individuals.
ALL BIRDING TOURS
BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS
HALF-DAY PRIVATE BIRDING TOURS
FULL-DAY PRIVATE BIRDING TOURS
MULTI-DAY GROUP BIRDING TOURS
LOW MOBILITY BIRDING TOURS
BLIND / LOW VISION BIRDING TOURS
BIRDING BY EAR ONLINE WORKSHOPS
WARBLER ID ONLINE WORKSHOPS
WHOOPING CRANE TOURS
SNOWY OWL TOURS
GREAT GRAY OWL PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS
DANCING GROUSE PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS
QUESTIONS: EMAIL birdtours@sasktel.net
CLICK HERE for more information about our Whooping Crane Tours and Sandhill Crane Tours.
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CLICK HERE for more information about our Owl Photography Workshops.
CLICK HERE for more information about our Whooping Crane Tours and Sandhill Crane Photography Tours
CLICK HERE for more information about our 2024 Sandhill Crane Photography Workshop.
SASKATOON CUSTOM BIRD TOURS
Where to go birding near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada?
Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours offers private and group guided birding tours and bird photography tours out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Our selection of Canada Birding Tours makes Saskatoon the best destination for birding tourists.
Your expert local bird guide has been leading bird watching and bird photography tours across Saskatchewan for over 40 years.
Some of our special tours include photographing and viewing Dancing Grouse (spring), Prairie birds, Shorebirds, Water Birds (summer), Whooping Cranes (fall), Snowy Owls and Great Gray Owls (winter).
Custom tours and bird ID workshops available.
Our birding tours and bird photography tours make excellent birthday gifts, Mother’s Day gifts, Father’s Day gifts, retirement gifts or anniversary birding gifts for birders interested in birds and nature.
Saskatoon is located where two major North American bird flyways meet. During the breeding season in June and July about 150 bird species occur within our nearby grassland, wetland and woodland habitats. This bird list is augmented during the migration months of May, August and September when boreal and arctic nesting warblers, flycatchers, vireos and shorebirds become plentiful.
2024 Tour Summary: Click here for brief descriptions of each of the 2024 birding and bird photography tours plus workshops offered by Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours.
Half-Day Tours: If you are only interested in half-day tours, click here.
Please scroll down on this page and complete our Tour Suggestions Request Form so that we can advise you on the best tours we can offer based upon the dates of your planned visit.
Lists with links to descriptions of available tours with Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours are found below.
September – October Birdwatching Tours &
Bird Photography Workshops / Sessions
Private tours available on most dates.
Dates of any special group tours are noted.
- Whooping Crane and Sandhill Crane Birding Tours
Private Tours: Daily September 19 – October 25 - Beaver Creek Birding and Hiking Tour
Special Group Tour: September 12, 2024 - Blackstrap Lake Birding and Bird Photography Tour
Special Group Tour: October 27, 2024 - Burrowing Owl Photography Private Tours
TBA - Canada Saskatchewan Autumn Birding Grand Tour
Special Group Tour: September 9 – 18, 2024 - Chief Whitecap Park Birding Tour (early September)
Special Group Tour: September 14, 2024 - Donna Birkmaier Park Bird Walk
Special Group Tour: September 16, 2024 - Ferry Birding Tour
Special Group Tours: September 10, 2024 - Forestry Farm Park Birding Tour
September 15 2024 - Goose Lake Birding Tour
September 10, 2024 - Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour
Special Group Tour: October 16, 2024 - Pelican Photography and Viewing Tour
Special Group Tour: September 6, 2024 - Pike Lake Sandhill Crane Tour
Special Group Tour: September 17, 2024 - Porter Lake Birding Tour – 3 hours
Group Tour: September 2, 2024 - Prairie Lakes Birding Tour – 4 hours
Special Group Tour: September 13, 2024 - President Murray Park Bird Walk
Special Group Tour: September 14, 2024 - Prince Albert National Park Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: October 26, 2024 - Redberry Lake Bird Sanctuary
Special Group Tour: September 19, 2024 - Sandhill Crane Photography Sessions
Morning & Evening Sessions Daily: September – October - Sandhill Crane Photography Workshop
October 12 – 14, 2024 - Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
Special Group Tours: September 19, 2024
- Van Scoy Lakes Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: September 6, 2024
- Warbler Walking Tour
Special Group Tours: September 11, 2024 - Weir Birding Tour – (November – September)
Special Group Tour: September 9, 2024 - Whooping Crane 1-day Birding Tours
Private Tours Available: October 13, 16, 23, 24, 25
Public Group Tour: October 12, 2024 - Whooping Crane and Sandhill Crane 2-day Birding Tour
Private Tour Available: October 23-24 - Wild Raptor Tour
Special Group Tour: September 13, 2024
November – December Birdwatching Tours
& Bird Photography Workshops
- Bald Eagle Tour (November)
Special Group Tour: TBA - Beaver Creek Birding Tour
Special Group Tours: TBA - Blackstrap Lake Waterfowl Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Chickadee Feeding Tour (November -February)
Group Tours: TBA - Cypress Hills Golden Eagle Quest Birding Tour
Private Tours available - Great Gray Owl & Hawk Owl Photography Workshops
TBA - Great Gray Owl & Hawk Owl Photography Tours
Private Tours: January – March - Meadow Lake Park Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Night Sounds Tours
Special Group Tour: TBA - Pike Lake Park Winter Birding Tour
Private Tours: November – September
Group Tours: TBA - President Murray Park Bird Walk
Private Tours: November – September
Group Tours: TBA - Prince Albert National Park Birding Tour
Private Tours: January – December
Special Group Tour: TBA - Ptarmigan Photography & Viewing Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Saskatoon Winter Birdwatching Tour (November – March)
Private Tours: November – December; February – March
Group Tours: TBA - Signs of Spring Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Snowy Owl Photography Workshops
TBA - Snowy Owl Tours (November- February)
Private Tours: November – December, February – March
Group Half-Day Tours: TBA - Tobin Lake Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Weir Birding Tour
Private Tours: November – August
Special Group Tours: TBA
January – March Birdwatching Tours
& Bird Photography Workshops
- Bald Eagle Viewing Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Beaver Creek Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Chickadee Feeding Tour (November -February)
Private Tours: daily in March - Cypress Hills Golden Eagle Quest Birding Tour
Private Tours available - Forestry Farm Bird Walk
Special Tour: TBA - Great Gray Owl Photography Tour
Private Tours available - Meadow Lake Park Birding Tour
TBA - Night Sounds Tours
Special Group Tour: TBA - Northern Hawk Owl & Ptarmigan Photography Workshop
TBA - Northern Hawk Owl Photography Tours
Private Northern Hawk Owl Photo Tours: January – March - Pike Lake Park Winter Birding Tour
Private Tours: November – September
Group Tour: TBA - President Murray Park Bird Walk
Private Tours: November – September
Group Tours: TBA - Prince Albert National Park Birding Tour
Private Tours: January – December - Ptarmigan Photography & Viewing Tour
Private Tours Available - Saskatoon Winter Birdwatching Tour (November – March)
Private Tours: November – March - Signs of Spring Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Snowy Owl Tours (November- February)
Private Tours: November – December, February – March - Tobin Lake Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Weir Birding Tour
Private Tours: November – August
Special Group Tour: TBA
April – May Birdwatching Tours
& Bird Photography Sessions / Workshops
Private tours available on most dates. Dates of any special group tours are noted.
- Beaver Creek Birdwatching Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Blackstrap Lake Birding and Bird Photography Tour
Special Group Tours: TBA - Buffalo Pound Park Birding Tour (May – September)
Special Group Tour: TBA - Chaplin Shorebirds Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Chickadee Photography Tour
Private Tours available - Chief Whitecap Park Birding Tour (May – September)
Special Group Tour: TBA - Dancing Grouse Bird Photography Tours (mid April – mid May)
Tours: April 23 – May 1, 2025 - Donna Birkmaier Park Tour (April – September)
Special Group Tours: TBA - Eagle Creek and Hills Birding Tour (May – July)
Special Group Tour: TBA - Ferry Birding Tour (May – August)
Private Tours available - Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Goose Lake Bird Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Grasslands National Park Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Great Sand Hills Birding Tour
Private Tour Available - Greenwater Lake Park Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Meadow Lake Park Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Night Sounds Tours (April)
Special Group Tour: TBA - Pike Lake Birding Tour (January – August)
Special Group Tour: TBA - Porter Lake Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Prairie Grasslands Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Prairie Lakes Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - President Murray Park Bird Walk
Group Tour: TBA - Prince Albert National Park Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Quill Lakes Birding Tour – 8 hours
Special Group Tour: TBA - Radisson Lake Birding Tour –
Private Tour available - Redberry Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour
Private Tour available - Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
Special Group Tours: TBA - Saskatoon Shorebirds Tour
Special Group Tour: TBA - Signs of Spring Birding Tour (April – June)
Special Group Tour: TBA - Sunday Morning Bird Walk
Group Tour: TBA - Van Scoy Lakes Birding Tour (May)
Private Tour available - Weir Birding Tour (November – August)
Private Tour available
Group Tour: TBA - Wild Raptor Tour
Private Tour available - Custom Bird Photography Tour (May – September)
Private Tour available
June – August Birdwatching Tours and Bird Photography Tours
Private tours available on most dates.
Dates of any special group tours are noted.
- Saskatchewan Birding Hotspots Tour Series
- Beaver Creek Birding and Hiking Tour – 3 hours
Special Group Tour: August 29, 2024 - Blackstrap Lake Birding and Bird Photography Tour
Special Group Tour: August 31, 2024 - Buffalo Pound Park Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: August 17, 2024 - Burrowing Owl Photography Private Tours
Daily: August 7 – September 15 - Canada Saskatchewan Summer Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: June 28 – July 17, 2024 - Canada Saskatchewan July Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: July 8 – 15, 2024 - Canada Saskatchewan mid-Summer Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: August 3 – 10, 2024 - Canada Saskatchewan Late-Summer Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: August 25 – September 1, 2024 - Carrot River Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: June 29 – July 1, 2024 - Chaplin Shorebirds Tour
Special Group Tours: August 24, 2024 - Chappell Marsh Birding and Hiking Tour
Private Tour available - Chief Whitecap Birding and Hiking Tour – 3 hours
Group Tours: August 26, 2024 - Cypress Hills – Grasslands Birding Tour
Group Tour: August 22 – 23, 2024 - Custom Bird Photography Tour
Private Tour available - Donna Birkmaier Park Tour
Special Group Tours: August 19, 2024 - Duck Lake and Nisbet Forest Birding Tour – 6 hours (June – July)
Special Group Tour: August 17, 2024 - Duck Mountain Birding Tour – eastern birds
Special Group Tour: July 1 – 3, 2024 - Eagle Creek and Hills Birding Tour (June – July)
Special Group Tour: July 23, 2024 - Ferry Birding Tour
Special Group Tours: August 21, 2024 - Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk Tour
Group Tour: August 29, 2024 - Gardiner Dam – Anerley Lakes Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: July 17, 2024 - Goose Lake Birding and Bird Photography Tours
Special Group Tour: August 28, 2024 - Grasslands National Park Tour
August 20 – 21, 2024 - Great Sand Hills Birding Tour
August 5 – 7, 2024 - Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour – 8 hours
Special Group Tour: August 9, 2024 - Meadow Lake Park Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: July 18 – 19, 2024 - Pelican Photography and Viewing Tour
Private Tours available - Pike Lake Birding Tour – 3 hours (January – August)
Group Tours: August 31, 2024 - Porter Lake Birding Tour – 3 hours
Group Tour: August 19, 2024 - Prairie Grasslands Birding Tour
Group Tour: July 25, 2024 - Prairie Lakes Birding Tour – 4 hours
Group Tour: August 30, 2024 - President Murray Park Bird Walk
Group Tour: August 28, 29, 30, 31, 2024 - Prince Albert National Park Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: August 6, 2024 - Quill Lakes Birding Tour
Private Tour Available - Radisson Lake Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: August 27, 2024 - Redberry Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour – 8 hours
Special Group Tour: August 27, 2024 - Saskatchewan mid-Summer Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: August 3 – 10, 2024 - Saskatchewan Late-Summer Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: Aug. 25 – Sep 1, 2024 - Saskatoon Birdwatching Tour
Special Group Tour: August 26, 2024 - Saskatoon Evening Bird Walks – 1.5 hours
August 15, 2024 - Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walks – 2 hours
August 31, 2024 - Saskatoon Shorebirds Tour (July – August)
August 18, 2024 - SE Saskatchewan Birding Tour (June – July)
Special Group Tour: June 16 – 19, 2024 - Souris River Birding Tour
July 5 – 7, 2024 - Sunday Morning Guided Bird Walk
August 18, 2024 - Van Scoy Lakes Birding Tour
Special Group Tour: August 22, 2024 - Warbler Walking Tour
Special Group Tour: August 30, 2024 - Weir Birding Tour – (November – August)
Special Group Tours: August 25, 2024 - Wild Raptor Tour
Private Tour available
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All proceeds from Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours support the work of our local Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation charity.
Custom Tour: Click here for details of arranging a custom private birding tour.
Questions: Email birdtours@sasktel.net
Group Birdwatching Tours and Bird Photography Tours arranged by date
Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours offers many Half-day, Full-day and Multi-day Guided Birding Tours throughout the year starting in Saskatoon.
Group Tour dates are subject to change until they are booked.
Private tours are available on many other dates.
Click on tour title for more information.
September – October
- October 5: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 6: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 7: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 8: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 9: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 10: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 11: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 12: Whooping Crane 1-day Birding Group Tour
- October 12 – 14: Sandhill Crane Photography Workshop
- October 13: Whooping Crane 1-day Birding Private Tour
- October 14: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 15: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 16: Whooping Crane 1-day Birding Private Tour
- October 16: Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour
- October 16: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 17: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 18: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 19: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 20: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 21: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 22: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 23 – 24: Whooping Crane and Sandhill Crane 2-day Tour
- October 23: Whooping Crane 1-day Birding Private Tour
- October 23: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 24: Whooping Crane 1-day Birding Private Tour
- October 24: Sandhill Crane Photography Tour
- October 25: Whooping Crane 1-day Birding Private Tour
- October 26: Prince Albert National Park 1-day Birding Tour
- October 27: Blackstrap Lake Tour
TESTIMONIALS:
CLICK to listen to Calgary Naturalist Brian Keating on CBC Calgary Radio giving an on-air review of a whooping crane tour he booked with Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours.
Canadian Geographic Article. Click Here.
Global TV News Report: Click Here.
“I drove to Saskatoon and met Stan Shadick who arranged for me to observe lekking Sharp-tailed Grouse. Stan set up a blind for me, enabling me to take photos in the early morning hours (04:10 to 08:00, Wednesday, May 5). It was a birding thrill for the year. ” (L. C.)
“That was such a great trip! Thanks so much for the use of the blind and sharing your general knowledge and expertise. “(J. L.)
“We really appreciated your tour last Wednesday; [Our young grandson] loved it!! He also told us he learned a lot. I believe you have inspired him to continue his passion of birding. Thanks again for the wonderful guiding!” (D.D. )
“Thanks for your excellent tour. Very full informative days!” (M.D.)
Stanley was as polite, informative, and knowledgeable as you could want in a guide for this kind of tour. We spent about two hours moving up and down a trail along the river at a leisurely pace while he picked out different birds either by their song or by catching sight of them flying by us. He had a wealth of knowledge about the different birds we spotted, some of the other wildlife in the area, and of Saskatoon too. I was curious about his interest and background in birding and he was happy to chat about it which was really interesting. His passion for birds and birding comes through in spades and I’d recommend this tour to anyone. (C Nolan Ireland)
EMAIL birdtours@sasktel.net to book a tour or to order a gift certificate or with any questions.
Please include your name and a contact phone number and other pertinent information.
Covid Safety Policy on Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours
- Your tour leader is fully vaccinated.
- Clients must normally drive themselves in their own personal or rented vehicle. The leader will usually drive in a separate vehicle. We will use cell phones to communicate between each other during the tour.
- This policy may change when public health orders change or when Covid case numbers decrease.
- Please contact us before booking tour if you have any special requests with regard to this policy. In certain cases, if requested, leader may be willing to ride in client’s vehicle or drive client’s vehicle.
Gift Certificates Available Now
Any tour offered by Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours makes an excellent Christmas gift, birthday gift, anniversary gift, graduation gift or special gift for a birder, birdwatcher or anyone interested in nature.
GIFT CERTIFICATES: Click here for information about purchasing a gift certificate for this tour or any of our other tours.
Multiple Tours Discount
Can’t decide which tour to take?
Check out the multiple tours discount from Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours described here.
Other Bird Photography Sessions
All sessions offered by Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours.
- Dancing Grouse Photography Sessions
Private Tours: April – May - Great Gray Owl and Northern Hawk Owl Photography Sessions
Private Tours: January – early March - Goose Lake Photography Tour
Private Tours: May – August - Owl Photography Workshops
Dec. 31 – Jan. 1 & Feb. 17 – 20 - Pelican Photography and Viewing Tour
Private Tours: August – September - Sandhill Crane Photography Sessions
Private Tours: September – October - Sandhill Crane Photography Workshop
October 12 – 14, 2024 - Snowy Owl Photography Sessions
Private Tours: December – March
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TOUR GUIDE
STAN SHADICK: Guide for Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours
TOUR GUIDE: Your guide has many years of experience finding and observing birds throughout Saskatchewan. For over 30 years, Stan Shadick has been a birding guide for nature tours around Saskatchewan and other parts of the country that have been organized by Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation, Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours, Nature Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan Extension Division.
Stan is past president of Nature Saskatchewan as well as past president and current field trip chairman for the Saskatoon Nature Society. He is a co-editor of the reference publication “Birds of the Saskatoon Area” and contributed significantly to the recently published “Birds of Saskatchewan”.
Stan has volunteered as a regional coordinator for the Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas project and helps with their bird identification workshops. He regularly contributes sightings to e-bird and currently holds the e-bird record for the most bird species seen in Saskatchewan.
Stan volunteers his time leading Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours so that all proceeds benefit the work of Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation.
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Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours
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