Dearest Alaska: “B.T.C.U.’s” Pick Nome Every Year
![A group of birders in pursuit of the bristle-thighed curlew.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017-06-07-2432px-001-14-1200x800.jpg)
“Birders” from far and wide flock to Western Alaska every year to get a glimpse of the bristle-thighed curlew: a migratory bird that nests in a remote area on Mile 72 on the Kougarok Road. This month’s episode of “Dearest Alaska” follows them on their quest.