Grasslands National Park

Burrowing Owl by Nick Saunders

Chestnut-collared Longspur by Nick Saunders

Ferruginous Hawk

Birdwatching at Grasslands Park by Beverley Currie

Grasslands National Park Birding Tour

Nature & Outdoor

Joined 2024

Stanley S.

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Saskatchewan

English (Native)

10 hours

Private tour (only you and Stanley S.)

Up to 8 people

Join a Grasslands National Park Private Birding Tour. We will visit the best bird hotspots of this Saskatchewan park near the Montana border.

Some of the special unique birds in the Grasslands Park region include Burrowing Owl, Ferruginous Hawk, Golden Eagle, Sprague’s Pipit, Upland Sandpiper, Long-billed Curlew, Baird’s Sparrow plus other species of grassland birds. Canada’s only Black-tailed Prairie Dogs occur here as well as a wild herd of Bison and Pronghorns.

Itinerary is flexible.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

10:30 AM

Meeting Point

Pioneer Springs Co-op Gas Station, Swift Current, SK

- Meet at the Pioneer Springs Co-op Gas Station located near the intersection of Highway 4 and Springs Drive on the north side of the city of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. We can arrange to contact each other by phone before the meeting time. Bring food for eating supper this evening in a remote part of the park. Also bring food for lunches for the duration of the tour. This itinerary is very flexible. Please message me with your preferences.

12:10 PM

Drive to Val Marie

We will make birdwatching stops at 2 reservoirs on the Frenchman River where we will look for water birds. We should see pelicans, cormorants, many species of ducks. We should find Eared Grebes, Western Grebes and possibly Clark's Grebes.

03:00 PM

Visit Park Interpretive Center

We will stop at the park interpretive center so that you can purchase your park pass.

03:30 PM

Afternoon and Evening drive through Grasslands National Park

We will drive from Val Marie into the west block of Grasslands National Park. We will stop at a Black-tailed Prairie Dog town and scan the region for a Burrowing Owls or Rock Wrens.

06:30 PM

Supper at a picnic site in Grasslands Park

We will stop so that you can eat your supper at a picnic site in Grasslands Park. We often find Western Kingbirds or Say's Phoebe at this site. There is a very scenic panorama view of the prairie from this site. We might spot a herd of free-roaming bison.

There is a toilet at this picnic site.

09:30 PM

Return to Swift Current (or stay in Val Marie)

Optionally, you can stay in Val Marie for the night.

This itinerary is very flexible. Please message me with your preferences.

Ending Point

Return to Swift Current (or stay in Val Marie as an option)

Want to personalize this tour?

This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

* Guiding Services

* If requested, your group may borrow 1 pair of binoculars for use during tour.

What‘s not included

* Accommodation

* Meals

* Transportation

* Park Entry Passes

* Other costs

Tour Important Information

// Available from May to early September//

* You must drive your own personal or rental vehicle during this tour.

* Bring clothes suitable for possible sunny, hot, rainy or windy weather.

* Bring food for some meals. Which meals depends upon chosen itinerary.

* Bring credit card to pay for gasoline, park pass and any meals.

* Bring binoculars and your camera.

* If requested at time of booking, you may borrow 1 pair of binoculars during tour.

* The duration and itinerary details are flexible. This tour can be expanded into 2-3 days for those who want to spend more time in the park. The guide fee for this tour will not change if we make it a 2-day or even a 3-day itinerary. If you find the tour guiding fee acceptable, please message me with your preferred tour dates so that I may send you a revised itinerary and send you information about the best option for accommodation.

// This tour is available from May to early September//

Important message from the supplier

For driving tours, clients generally need to drive their own personal or rented vehicle. I can ride in your vehicle. If you prefer, I can drive your vehicle if you accept liability in case of accident.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time

Joined 2024

Stanley S.

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About Tour Guide Stanley S.

Your guide has many years of experience finding and observing birds throughout Saskatchewan. For over 30 years, Stan S. has been a birding guide for nature tours around Saskatchewan and other parts of the country.

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.