Longitude: -106.648° W
Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours offers full day, half-day and multiple day guided birding trips throughout Saskatchewan. Tours are based out of Saskatoon and the tours can include viewing of whooping cranes, dancing sharp-tailed grouse, prairie grassland birds, ducks, geese, boreal forest songbirds, wintering snowy owls, great grey owls, northern hawk owls and more. Prime birding locations include Prince Albert National Park, Grasslands National Park, Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary, Chaplin, Quill Lakes, Saskatoon, provincial parks and more. Over 35 organized tours are hosted by local birding expert, Stan Shadick with Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours each year. Private bookings are also an option.
Blackstrap Lake Birdwatching and Bird Photography Tour
Blackstrap Provincial Park
May 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025
STARTING AT:
$135
Chaplin Shorebirds Day Tour
Chaplin, Chaplin Lake, Saskatoon, Reeds Lake
May 10, 2025 to Sep 15, 2025
Chaplin Lake Important Bird Area and nearby lakes often have the greatest variety of plovers, sandpipers, dowitchers, phalaropes and other shorebirds in Saskatchewan, including the endangered Piping Plover. This full-day, self-drive escorted tour, offered by Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours and led by local birding expert, Stan Shadick, takes in the best shorebird habitats in Saskatchewan at Chaplin Shorebird Reserve as well as four other nearby hotspots.
The tour begins in Saskatoon but can also be joined at Elbow or Chaplin. Situated on Trans-Canada Highway 1, Chaplin serves as an ideal starting point for participants coming from Regina, Moose Jaw or Swift Current.
Package price is for 1-3 persons travelling in a single vehicle and includes guiding services and shared use of spotting scope. The tour is ideal for low-mobility clients who may choose to remain in their vehicle during the tour.
STARTING AT:
$490
Cypress Hills – Grasslands National Park Birding Tours
Grasslands National Park, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Cypress Hills
May 10, 2025 to Nov 15, 2025
STARTING AT:
$1490
Dancing Grouse Photography Tour
Saskatoon
Apr 15, 2025 to May 15, 2025
Join experienced local birding guide, Stan Shadick from Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours, for an early morning or evening escorted self-drive tour to view the spectacle of dancing sharp-tailed grouse near the edge of Saskatoon. This 4-hour tour, offered in the spring, is ideal for bird photographers. Package price is based on groups of 1–4 persons using their personal or rented vehicle.
STARTING AT:
$390
Great Gray Owl, Northern Hawk Owl and Snowy Owl Photography Workshops
Saskatoon
Jan 3, 2025 to Feb 21, 2025
STARTING AT:
$1490
Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Day Tour
Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, Saskatoon, Simpson
May 10, 2025 to Oct 30, 2025
Internationally recognized, Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area is a migration stopover point in spring and fall for hundreds of thousands of waterfowl, cranes and countless smaller birds, and a summer nesting area for over 100 species, including several rare species. Join Stan Shadick with Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours on this Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Day Tour with two great options from Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Yorkton or Prince Albert. The tour is suitable for novice and experienced birdwatchers and includes an 8-hour self-drive escorted birding tour from Saskatoon with a visit to the Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary plus nearby hotspots. Participants from other cities will meet on site. Package price is for 1-4 persons travelling in a single vehicle and includes guiding services. An optional 3-hour evening extension permits viewing birds at the optimal time for photography with the sun low in the sky.
STARTING AT:
$390
Prince Albert National Park Birding Tours
Prince Albert National Park, Saskatoon, Rosthern, Prince Albert, Nisbet Provincial Forest
Feb 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
STARTING AT:
$490
Saskatoon Riverbank Guided Bird Walk
Saskatoon
Apr 15, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
STARTING AT:
$65
Snowy Owl Tour
Saskatoon
Dec 1, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
The Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours, Snowy Owl Tour is an escorted self-drive tour through a rural Saskatoon farming district reputed by owl experts to have the highest concentration of wintering snowy owls in the world! Other possible birds sightings during trip include golden eagle, gyrfalcon, prairie falcon, sharp-tailed grouse, gray partridge, snow buntings, common redpoll, common raven, bohemian waxwing and black-billed magpie. Package price is for a guided half-day tour for 1-4 persons travelling in a single vehicle and use of shared spotting scope. Inquire about full-day tour options.
STARTING AT:
$290
Whooping Crane and Sandhill Crane Viewing Tour - Photo Tours
Saskatoon
Sep 19, 2025 to Oct 25, 2025
Led by renowned birder, Stan Shadick, Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours offers four exciting options for whooping crane and sandhill crane viewing in the fall. Join a half-day, full-day or 2-day escorted, self-drive tour. For best viewing, a spotting scope is available to participants. This tour is ideal for low-mobility clients because they may remain in their vehicle during this driving tour. Package price is for 1-4 persons travelling in a single vehicle and includes guiding services and shared use of spotting scope. Sandhill crane viewing only - starts at $390 for up to 4 persons for a half-day tour.
STARTING AT:
$490
Tours occur between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. Check website for more information.
Rates And Discounts
Bird guiding fees $65/hr and $0.50km, 3 hour minimum.
Access
- Country / Rural
Services
- Guided tour
- Step-on guide service
Activities
- Birding / Wildlife viewing
- Birdwatching
Maps & Docs
Contact Info
Phone(s):
306-652-5975 | 306-281-2215 |
birdtours@sasktel.net
Tours occur between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. Check website for more information.
Tours are based out of Saskatoon.
Latitude: 52.126° N, Longitude: -106.648° W
Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours offers full day, half-day and multiple day guided birding trips throughout Saskatchewan. Tours are based out of Saskatoon and the tours can include viewing of whooping cranes, dancing sharp-tailed grouse, prairie grassland birds, ducks, geese, boreal forest songbirds, wintering snowy owls, great grey owls, northern hawk owls and more. Prime birding locations include Prince Albert National Park, Grasslands National Park, Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary, Chaplin, Quill Lakes, Saskatoon, provincial parks and more. Over 35 organized tours are hosted by local birding expert, Stan Shadick with Saskatoon Custom Bird Tours each year. Private bookings are also an option.
Location Information
Tours are based out of Saskatoon.
View on map >lat. 52.126° N, long. -106.648° W
Contact Info
Phone:
306-652-5975 | 306-281-2215 |
birdtours@sasktel.net
Travel Offers
Blackstrap Lake Birdwatching and Bird Photography Tour
May 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025
STARTING AT: $135
Chaplin Shorebirds Day Tour
May 10, 2025 to Sep 15, 2025
STARTING AT: $490
Cypress Hills – Grasslands National Park Birding Tours
May 10, 2025 to Nov 15, 2025
STARTING AT: $1490
Dancing Grouse Photography Tour
Apr 15, 2025 to May 15, 2025
STARTING AT: $390
Great Gray Owl, Northern Hawk Owl and Snowy Owl Photography Workshops
Jan 3, 2025 to Feb 21, 2025
STARTING AT: $1490
Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Day Tour
May 10, 2025 to Oct 30, 2025
STARTING AT: $390
Prince Albert National Park Birding Tours
Feb 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
STARTING AT: $490
Saskatoon Riverbank Guided Bird Walk
Apr 15, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
STARTING AT: $65
Whooping Crane and Sandhill Crane Viewing Tour - Photo Tours
Sep 19, 2025 to Oct 25, 2025
STARTING AT: $490