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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 about $1.36 Canadian Dollars making 2025 an excellent year to join our Canadian Birding and Bird Photography Tours.
To get your preferred dates, book now for 2025 Whooping Crane tours, Dancing Grouse photography tours,
Upcoming Tours
SCROLL DOWN THIS PAGE for many later tours.
- July 14 AM: Pike Lake Birding Tour
- July 14 – 16: Grasslands Park Birding Tour
- July 14 PM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- July 15: Chaplin Shorebirds Tour
- July 15: Van Scoy Lakes Birding Tour
- July 15 PM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- July 15 PM: Donna Birkmaier Park Bird Walk
- July 16 AM: Chief Whitecap Park Birding Tour
- July 16 PM: Beaver Creek Birding Tour
- July 17: Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour
- July 17 AM: Porter Lake Birding Tour
- July 17 PM: Blackstrap Birding Tour
- July 18: Gardiner Dam Birding Tour
- July 18: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- July 19: Redberry Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour
- July 19 PM: Saskatoon Weir Birding Tour
- July 20 AM: Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk
- July 20 AM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- July 20 AM: President Murray Park Bird Walk
- July 20 PM: Ferry Birding Tour

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
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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.
2025 Tour Summary: Click here for brief descriptions of each of the 2025 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.
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 Public Tours: July 16, August 2, 10, 15, 27, 2025 - Blackstrap Lake Birding and Bird Photography Tour
Special Public Tour: July 13, 17, 26, August 1, 8, 16, 21, 29, 2025 - Buffalo Pound Park Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: July 30, 2025 - Burrowing Owl Photography Private Tours
Daily: August 7 – September 15 - Canada SW Saskatchewan Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: July 9 – 16, 2025 - Canada Saskatchewan Summer Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: June 29 – July 18, 2025 - Canada Saskatchewan mid-Summer Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: August 3 – 10, 2025 - Canada Saskatchewan Late-Summer Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: August 24 – 31, 2025 - Carrot River Whip-poor-will Quest Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: June 30 – July 2, 2025 - Chaplin Shorebirds Tour
Private Tours available
Public Tours: July 15, 24, August 12, 2025 - Chappell Marsh Birding and Hiking Tour
Private Tour available - Chief Whitecap Birding and Hiking Tour – 3 hours
Public Tours: July 16, 27, August 9, 16, 24, 2025 - Cypress Hills – Prairie Birding Tour
Public Tour: July 14 – 17 & August 13 – 16, 2025 - Custom Bird Photography Tour
Private Tour available - Donna Birkmaier Park Tour
Special Public Tours: July 15, 21, 31, August 10, 19, 2025 - Duck Lake and Nisbet Forest Birding Tour – 6 hours (June – July)
Special Public Tour: July 12, 31, 2025 - Duck Mountain Birding Tour – eastern birds
Special Public Tour: July 2 – 4, 2025 - Eagle Creek and Hills Birding Tour (June – July)
Special Public Tours: July 21, 2025 - Ferry Birding Tour
Special Public Tours: July 20, August 4, 23, 31, 2025 - Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk Tour
Public Tour: July 20, 29, August 4, 19, 23, 27, 2025 - Gardiner Dam – Anerley Lakes Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: July 18, August 20, 2025 - Goose Lake Birding and Bird Photography Tours
Special Public Tours: July 8, 27, August 12, 26, 2025 - Grasslands National Park Tour
Special Public Tours: July 14 – 16 & August 16 – 18, 2025 - Great Sand Hills Birding Tour
August 5 – 7, 2025 - Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour – 8 hours
Special Public Tours: July 17, August 3, 30, 2025 - Meadow Lake Park Birding Tour
Private Tours available - Pelican Photography and Viewing Tour
Private Tours available - Pike Lake Birding Tour – 3 hours (January – August)
Public Tours: July 14, 25, 29, August 13, 26, 2025 - Porter Lake Birding Tour – 3 hours
Public Tour: July 17, 30, August 12, 2025 - Prairie Grasslands Birding Tour
Private Tours available - Prairie Lakes Birding Tour – 4 hours
Public Tour: July 25, August 14, 22, 28, 2025 - President Murray Park Bird Walk
Public Tour: July 5, 20, 29, August 1, 8, 14, 21, 29, 2025 - Prince Albert National Park Birding Tour
Special Public Tours: July 28, 29, August 17, 18, 2025 - Quill Lakes Birding Tour
Private Tour Available - Radisson Lake Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: August 2, 25, 2025 - Redberry Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour – 8 hours
Special Public Tour: July 19, August 25, 2025 - Saskatchewan mid-Summer Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: August 3 – 10, 2025 - Saskatchewan Late-Summer Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: August 24 – 31, 2025 - Saskatoon Birdwatching Tour
Special Public Tours: July 30, August 13, 24, 2025 - Saskatoon Evening Bird Walks – 1.5 hours
August 12, 24, 19, 21, 2025 - Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walks – 2 hours
July 14, 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, August 1, 8, 15, 21, 29, 2025 - Saskatoon Shorebirds Tour
August 9, 2025 - Shorebird Photography Workshop
July 22 -23, 2025 - Short-eared Owl Photography
Private Tours available: June - Souris River Birding Tour
Public Tour: June 25 – 27, 2025 - Sunday Morning Guided Bird Walk
Public Tour: August 31, 2025 - Van Scoy Lakes Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: July 15, 26, August 11, 2025 - Warbler Walking Tour
Special Public Tour: August 22, 24, 28, 2025 - Weir Birding Tour – (November – August)
Public Tours: July 19, 31, August 10, 15, 22, 2025 - Wild Raptor Tour
Public Tour: June 21, 2025
Private Tour available
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 27 - Beaver Creek Birding and Hiking Tour
Special Public Tour: September 5, 13, 2025 - Blackstrap Lake Birding and Bird Photography Tour
Special Public Tour: September 2, 9 - Burrowing Owl Photography Private Tours
TBA - Canada Saskatchewan Autumn Birding Grand Tour
Special Public Tour: September 9 – 18, 2025 - Chief Whitecap Park Birding Tour (early September)
Special Public Tour: September 2, 10, 2025 - Donna Birkmaier Park Bird Walk
Special Public Tour: September 8, 17, 2025 - Ferry Birding Tour
Special Public Tours: September 10, 2025 - Forestry Farm Park Birding Tour
Public Tours: September 7, 13, 2025 - Gardiner Dam Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: September 1, 2025 - Goose Lake Birding Tour
Private Tours available - Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour
Special Public Tour: September 14, 2025 - Pelican Photography and Viewing Tour
Private Tours available
Special Public Tour: September 1, 2025 - Pike Lake Sandhill Crane Tour
Special Public Tour: September 9, 2025 - Porter Lake Birding Tour – 3 hours
Private Tours available - Prairie Lakes Birding Tour – 4 hours
Special Public Tour: September 3, 12, 2025 - President Murray Park Bird Walk
Special Public Tour: September 3, 2025 - Prince Albert National Park Birding Tour
Special Public Tours: September 15, 16, 2025 - Redberry Lake Bird Sanctuary
Special Public Tour: September 18, 2025 - Sandhill Crane Photography Sessions
Morning & Evening Sessions Daily: September – October - Sandhill Crane Photography Workshop
October 17 – 18, 2025 - Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
Special Public Tours: September 4, 8, 12, 2025 - Van Scoy Lakes Birding Tour
Private Tours available - Warbler Walking Tour
Special Public Tours: September 4, 5, 11, 2025 - Weir Birding Tour – (November – September)
Special Public Tour: TBA - Whooping Crane 1-day Birding Tours
Private Tours Available: September 24, 25, 26, 30, October 1,2,7,8,12,13, 21, 26
Public Tour: September 27, 2025
- Whooping Crane and Sandhill Crane 2-day Birding Tour
Private Tours Available:
September 20-21, 22-23, 28-29
October 3 – 4, 5-6, 9-10, 14-15, 16-17, 19-20, 22-23, 24-25
- Wild Raptor Tour
Special Public Tour: September 7, 2025
November – December Birdwatching Tours
& Bird Photography Workshops
Private Tours available on many dates not listed.
- Bald Eagle Tour (November)
Special Group Tour: TBA - Beaver Creek Birding Tour
Special Group Tours: TBA - Blackstrap Lake Waterfowl Tour
Special Group Tour: November 3, 2024 - Chickadee Feeding Tour (November -February)
Group Tour: December 17, 2024 - 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 Tour: December 19, 2024 - 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: December 8, 2024 - Snowy Owl Tours (November- February)
Private Tours: November – December, February – March
Group Tours: December 17, 18, 21, 2024 - 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
Private Tours available on other dates.
- 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
Group Tour: March 26 - Cypress Hills Golden Eagle Quest Birding Tour
Private Tours available - Forestry Farm Bird Walk
Special Tour: March 30 - Great Gray Owl Photography Tour
Private Tours available - Meadow Lake Park Birding Tour
Private Tours available - Night Sounds Tours
Private Tours available - Northern Hawk Owl & Great Gray Owl Photography Workshop
February 19 – 21, 2025 - Northern Hawk Owl Photography Tours
Private Northern Hawk Owl Photo Tours: January – March - Pike Lake Park Winter Birding Tour
Private Tours: November – September - President Murray Park Bird Walk
Private Tours: November – September
Group Tours: TBA - Prince Albert National Park Birding Tour
Private Tours: January – December
Group Tour: March 13 – 14, 2025 - 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
Group Tours: February 26, 2025 - Tobin Lake Birding Tour
Private Tours available. - 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: May 14, 2025 - Blackstrap Lake Birding and Bird Photography Tour
Special Public Tour: May 31, 2025 - Buffalo Pound Park Birding Tour (May – September)
Special Public Tour: May 30, 2025 - Canada – Saskatchewan Spring Birding Grand Tour
May 13 – 19, 2025 - Chaplin Shorebirds Tour
Special Public Tour: May 31, 2025 - Chickadee Photography Tour
Private Tours available - Chief Whitecap Park Birding Tour (May – September)
Special Public Tour: May 16, 2025 - Dancing Grouse Bird Photography Tours (mid April – mid May)
Photography Tours: April 25 – May 9, 2025
Viewing Tours: May 5 – 9, 2025 - Donna Birkmaier Park Tour (April – September)
Special Public Tours: May 31, 2025 - Eagle Creek and Hills Birding Tour (May – July)
Private Tours available - Ferry Birding Tour (May – August)
Private Tours available - Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk Tour
Special Public Tours: May 8, 2025 - Goose Lake Bird Tour
Special Public Tour: May 16, 2025 - Grasslands National Park Tour
Special Public Tour: May 17 – 19, 2025 - Great Sand Hills Birding Tour
Private Tour Available - Greenwater Lake Park Birding Tour
Private Tour available - Low Mobility Birding Tours
Special Tours: May 9, 16, 2025 - Meadow Lake Park Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: April 9 – 10, 2025 - Night Sounds Tours (April)
Special Group Tour: April 5, 2025 - Pike Lake Birding Tour (January – August)
Special Public Tour: May 17, 2025 - Porter Lake Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: May 14, 2025 - Prairie Grasslands Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: May 13, 2025 - Prairie Lakes Birding Tour
Special Public Tour: May 15, 2025 - President Murray Park Bird Walk
Public Tour: May 31, 2025 - Prince Albert National Park Owling Tour
Special Public Tour: April 12 – 13, 2025 - Quill Lakes Birding Tour – 8 hours
Special Public Tour: May 17, 2025 - Radisson Lake Birding Tour –
Private Tour available
Special Group Tour: April 27, 2025 - Redberry Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour
Private Tour available - Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
Special Public Tour: May 30, 2025 - Saskatoon Shorebirds Tour
Special Public Tour: May 26 &30, 2025 - Short-eared Owl Photography
Private Tours available: May - Signs of Spring Birding Tour
Private Tours available: late March – June
Special Public Tours: May 6, 11, 2025 - Sunday Morning Bird Walk
Public Tour: May 11, 2025 - Van Scoy Lakes Birding Tour
Private Tour available - Weir Birding Tour (November – August)
Private Tour available
Public Tour: May 30, 2025 - Wild Raptor Tour
Private Tour available
Public Tour: May 3, 2025 - Custom Bird Photography Tour (May – September)
Private Tour available
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Public 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.
Public 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.
July
- July 14 AM: Pike Lake Birding Tour
- July 14 – 16: Grasslands Park Birding Tour
- July 14 PM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- July 15: Chaplin Shorebirds Tour
- July 15: Van Scoy Lakes Birding Tour
- July 15 PM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- July 15 PM: Donna Birkmaier Park Bird Walk
- July 16 AM: Chief Whitecap Park Birding Tour
- July 16 PM: Beaver Creek Birding Tour
- July 17: Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour
- July 17 AM: Porter Lake Birding Tour
- July 17 PM: Blackstrap Birding Tour
- July 18: Gardiner Dam Birding Tour
- July 18: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- July 19: Redberry Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour
- July 19 PM: Saskatoon Weir Birding Tour
- July 20 AM: Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk
- July 20 AM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- July 20 AM: President Murray Park Bird Walk
- July 20 PM: Ferry Birding Tour
- July 21: Eagle Creek and Hills Birding Tour
- July 21 PM: Donna Birkmaier Park Bird Walk
- July 22 – 23: Shorebird Photography Workshop
- July 24: Chaplin Shorebirds Tour
- July 25 AM: Pike Lake Birding Tour
- July 25: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- July 25 PM: Prairie Lakes Birding Tour
- July 26: Van Scoy Lakes Birding Tour
- July 26 PM: Blackstrap Birding Tour
- July 26 PM: Saskatoon Weir Birding Tour
- July 27 AM: Chief Whitecap Park Birding Tour
- July 27 PM: Goose Lake Birding Tour
- July 28: Prince Albert National Park 1-day Birding Tour
- July 28-29: Prince Albert National Park 2-day Birding Tour
- July 29 AM: Pike Lake Birding Tour
- July 29 AM: President Murray Park Bird Walk
- July 29 PM: Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk
- July 30 AM: Porter Lake Birding Tour
- July 30 AM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- July 30: Buffalo Pound Park Birding Tour
- July 30 PM: Saskatoon Birdwatching Tour
- July 31: Duck Lake & Nisbet Forest Birding Tour
- July 31 PM: Saskatoon Weir Birding Tour
- July 31 PM: Donna Birkmaier Park Bird Walk
August
- August 1 AM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- August 1 AM: President Murray Park Bird Walk
- August 1 PM: Blackstrap Birding Tour
- August 2 AM: Radisson Lake Birding Tour
- August 2 PM: Beaver Creek Birding Tour
- August 3 – 10: Canada-Saskatchewan mid-Summer Birding Grand Tour
- August 3: Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour
- August 4 AM: Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk
- August 4 PM: Ferry Birding Tour
- August 5 – 7: Great Sand Hills Birding Tour
- August 8 AM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- August 8 AM: President Murray Park Bird Walk
- August 8 PM: Blackstrap Birding Tour
- August 9 AM: Chief Whitecap Park Birding Tour
- August 9 PM: Saskatoon Shorebirds Tour
- August 10 AM: Donna Birkmaier Park Bird Walk
- August 10 PM: Beaver Creek Birding Tour
- August 10 PM: Saskatoon Weir Birding Tour
- August 11: Van Scoy Lakes Birding Tour
- August 12: Chaplin Shorebirds Tour
- August 12 AM: Porter Lake Birding Tour
- August 12 PM: Goose Lake Birding Tour
- August 12 PM: Saskatoon Evening Bird Walk – Cosmopolitan Park
- August 13 AM: Pike Lake Birding Tour
- August 13 PM: Saskatoon Birdwatching Tour
- August 14 AM: President Murray Park Bird Walk
- August 14 PM: Prairie Lakes Birding Tour
- August 14 PM: Saskatoon Evening Bird Walk – Lakewood Park
- August 15 AM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- August 15 PM: Beaver Creek Birding Tour
- August 15 PM: Saskatoon Weir Birding Tour
- August 16 AM: Chief Whitecap Park Birding Tour
- August 16 PM: Blackstrap Birding Tour
- August 17: Prince Albert National Park 1-day Birding Tour
- August 17-18: Prince Albert National Park 2-day Birding Tour
- August 19 AM: Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk
- August 19 PM: Donna Birkmaier Park Bird Walk
- August 19 PM: Saskatoon Evening Bird Walk – Holiday Park
- August 20: Gardiner Dam Birding Tour
- August 21 AM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- August 21 AM: President Murray Park Bird Walk
- August 21 PM: Blackstrap Birding Tour
- August 21 PM: Saskatoon Evening Bird Walk – Meewasin Park
- August 22 AM: Warbler Bird Walk – Factoria
- August 22 PM: Prairie Lakes Birding Tour
- August 22 PM: Saskatoon Weir Birding Tour
- August 23 AM: Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk
- August 23 PM: Ferry Birding Tour
- August 24 – 31: Saskatchewan Late Summer Birding Tour
- August 24 AM: Chief Whitecap Park Birding Tour
- August 24 PM: Warbler Bird Walk – Holiday Park
- August 25 Combined Radisson and Redberry Lakes Birding Tour
- August 26 AM: Pike Lake Birding Tour
- August 26 PM: Goose Lake Birding Tour
- August 27 AM: Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk
- August 27 PM: Beaver Creek Birding Tour
- August 28 AM: Warbler Bird Walk – Factoria
- August 28 PM: Prairie Lakes Birding Tour
- August 29 AM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- August 29 AM: President Murray Park Bird Walk
- August 29 PM: Blackstrap Birding Tour
- August 30: Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Tour
- August 31 AM: Sunday Morning Bird Walk
- August 31 PM: Ferry Birding Tour
September
- September 1: Gardiner Dam Birding Tour
- September 2 AM: Chief Whitecap Park Birding Tour
- September 2 PM: Blackstrap Birding Tour
- September 3 AM: President Murray Park Bird Walk
- September 3 PM: Prairie Lakes Birding Tour
- September 4 AM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- September 4 PM: Warbler Bird Walk – Holiday Park
- September 5 AM: Warbler Bird Walk – Factoria
- September 5 PM: Beaver Creek Birding Tour
- September 7 AM: Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk
- September 7 PM: Wild Raptor Tour
- September 8 AM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- September 8 PM: Donna Birkmaier Park Bird Walk
- September 9 – 18: Saskatchewan Autumn Birding Tour
- September 9 AM: Pike Lake Birding Tour
- September 9 PM: Blackstrap Birding Tour
- September 10 AM: Chief Whitecap Park Birding Tour
- September 10 PM: Ferry Birding Tour
- September 11 AM: Warbler Bird Walk – Factoria
- September 11 PM: Warbler Bird Walk – Holiday Park
- September 12 AM: Saskatoon Riverbank Bird Walk
- September 12 PM: Prairie Lakes Birding Tour
- September 13 AM: Forestry Farm Park Bird Walk
- September 13 PM: Beaver Creek Birding Tour
- September 14: Last Mountain Lake Birding Tour
- September 15: Prince Albert National Park 1-day Birding Tour
- September 15 – 16: Prince Albert National Park 2-day Birding Tour
- September 17 AM: Donna Birkmaier Park Bird Walk
- September 17 PM: Fall Sandhill Crane Tour
- September 18: Redberry Lake Whooping Crane Quest Tour
- September 19 – 30: Whooping Crane Private Tours
- September 27: Whooping Crane Public 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.
“We felt especially honoured that we had the opportunity to go with you – the wealth of information and knowledge that you shared and the ethical approach you took to watching the birds were really outstanding. We were glad to be seated comfortably in a car and not jostling for position in a crowded van…
We appreciated that you you adjusted your pace to our learner and interest level.”
Joy I. (October 2024 Whooping Crane Tour)
“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)
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Insurance
We suggest you consider purchasing travel medical insurance to cover emergency medical expenses during your tour.
We also recommend Trip Cancellation and Interruption insurance.
Travel insurance with trip cancellation and interruption benefits can reimburse you for non-refundable, pre-paid trip costs (up to the amount of your plan limits) should your participation in the trip be canceled or interrupted for a covered reason. According to our cancellation policies, your payment to us will become non-refundable if you cancel your participation after the deadlines outlined in our policies.
In general, Trip Cancellation insurance reimburses you for non-refundable expenses if you are unable to join the tour. Trip Interruption reimburses you for the unused portion of your tour if you have to leave part-way through a tour and it also covers some additional unexpected expenses incurred during your travel (e.g. additional hotel of flight costs due to weather delays or other delays that are not covered by your airline).
Covid Safety Policy on Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours
- Your tour leader is fully vaccinated.
- 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 ranks close to 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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