Birding Tours

Early spring birding, excellent for owls including N. Saw-whet Owl, Boreal Owl, W. Screech-Owl and more.

Join us on this week long tour of Southeastern Newfoundland, where we spend several days on the Avalon Peninsula, in search of birds around the historic capital of St. John's. Enjoy a boat trip to Witless Bay, home to numbers of nesting seabirds, such as Atlantic Puffins, Razorbill and Thick-billed Murre. In Terra Nova National Park, explore spruce forests home to boreal bird species, and to top if off, we'll finish with a visit to the famous Northern Gannet colony at Cape St. Mary's.

Explore British Columbia's incredible South Coast, where we will look for migrant birds like shorebirds, warblers, raptors and more.

Short tour to Canadian prairie province where we hope to find migrating Whooping Cranes, amongst thousands of Sandhill Cranes and thousands of southbound geese. Day trip to boreal forest also for additional species.

Late November, in the Okanagan Valley of Canada, is a good time to study everybody's favorite bird family, gulls. Up to 10 species possible, with California, Ring-billed, Am. Herring, Glaucous-winged, Glaucous, Iceland, Short-billed, Lesser Black-backed and other rarities possible.

Early spring tour through the grasslands, wetlands and forests of the Thompson / Nicola valley's in southern British Columbia. We hope to catch up with flocks of migrating cranes, as well as a plethora of waterfowl, early season migrants and raptors.

Visit Canada's premier spring migration hotspot, where dozens of species of brightly colored wood warblers dance through the trees. Great time for migrant shorebirds as well at Hillman Marsh. A visit to Rondeau Park is also a must.

BC's Okanagan Valley is among the best birding spots in Canada, and the only place in the country one can find birds like Flammulated Owl, Lewis's Woodpecker, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Canyon Wren, Pygmy Nuthatch and Gray Flycatcher, to name just a few!

Explore Alberta's Rocky Mountains, home to many enticing birds and mammals. Then, visit the prairies, home to Thick-billed Longspurs, Sprague's Pipits, Lark Buntings and Baird's Sparrow, amongst many others.

Explore Newfoundland, excellent for seabirds like Atlantic Puffins and Northern Gannets at their breeding colonies. Expect to see shearwaters and other seabirds as well as whales. In addition to wildlife, enjoy the local culture and cuisine.

Explore Southern Spain, thought by many to be the best birding area in all of Europe. Watch raptors migrate en masse from Africa to Europe at Gibraltar. Many exciting birds like Northern Bald Ibis, White-headed Duck, Great Bustard, Black Stork, Bluethroat and White-throated Dipper possible.

Visit Mongolia, one of the least populated countries in the world, home to spectacular birds like Black-billed Capercaillie, Siberian, Hooded and White-naped cranes, Oriental Plover, Asian Dowitcher, Mongolian Lark, Mongolian Ground-Jay and more. Look for the elusive Snow Leopard!

Sri Lanka, an island with 33 endemic birds, is a must visit for any world birder. From Sri Lanka Blue Magpie, Serendib Scops Owl, and Sri Lanka Junglefowl to Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush, Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill and the Dull-blue Flycatcher, this is an island of endemics.

Exciting tour, full of sightings of endemic birds, rare mammals and wonderful scenery. Up to 60 endemic birds in Borneo include Bulwer's Pheasant, the Bornean Peackock-Pheasant, Whitehead's Broadbill, Whitehead's Trogon, Bornean Bristlehead and the rare Storm's Stork.

Visit Southeastern Brazil, where there are approx. 150 species of birds found nowhere else on earth. Highlights include Diademed Tanager, Brazilian Laniisoma, Black-and-gold Cotinga, Saffron Toucanet, and Green-crowned Plovercrest, amongst many others.

Small country in northern South America, home to 850 different species including 45 or more Guianan shield endemics. See the bizarre Capuchinbird, as well as the Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock. Chance to see Harpy Eagle, as well as many other tropical birds, mammals and more.

Join us on an epic adventure as we search for close to 20 near endemic birds at iconic locations like the Namib Desert, The Sekeleton Coast, Etosha National Park and the Okavango River Delta.

Join us as we visit some of southern Africa's premier birding locations, with over 350 species of birds possible, many of which are endemics, or regional endemics. Expect to see may incredible mammal species as well.