Upcoming Tours
Dec 3rd - 1st Tues Bird Walk to Charro Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, TX (See my Facebook page for details)
Guiding Field Trips at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival Nov. 7-10, 2024 rgvbf.org/registration
Stop by the Partnership For International Birding booth and say "hi"!
Stop by the Partnership For International Birding booth and say "hi"!
South America - Brazil 2025
open for suggestions of dates
We are currently developing a package to explore the birding wonders of Brazil:
which area would you prefer - Pantanal, Atlantic Forest, Amazon or Northeast?
(Spots are now tentatively being filled; let me know if at all interested)
open for suggestions of dates
We are currently developing a package to explore the birding wonders of Brazil:
which area would you prefer - Pantanal, Atlantic Forest, Amazon or Northeast?
(Spots are now tentatively being filled; let me know if at all interested)
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Santa Margarita Ranch, Texas
NOW SCHEDULING DURING COOLER WEATHER! Custom Trip Dates You may have heard the amazing amount of rare birds being seen at Santa Margarita Ranch in south Texas, Brown Jay, Bare-throated Tiger Heron, Crane Hawk, Rose-throated Becard, Dusky-capped Flycatcher, and more. It is a private ranch and access is limited, but I have permission from the owner to guide people on the ranch. If you are interested in visiting this fantastic birding location please send me a message. |
Customized Dates 2024/2025
Salineño, a little piece of birding heaven, is the draw for this trip. Birders come from all around the world to experience the visions of birds here, such as Altamira Orioles. We'll also go for Brown Jays at Santa Margarita Ranch, among many other target birds.
Salineño, a little piece of birding heaven, is the draw for this trip. Birders come from all around the world to experience the visions of birds here, such as Altamira Orioles. We'll also go for Brown Jays at Santa Margarita Ranch, among many other target birds.
Jan 13-20, 2025
Rio Grande Valley Birding Spectacular
Let's chase your target birds at a number of birding hotspots around south Texas, such as Bentsen State Park, South Padre Island, Laguna Atascosa NWR, Estero Llano Grande SP, one or more large parrot roosts, Anzalduas Park, San Ygnacio, and the famous Salineño feeding station right on the Rio Grande.
With luck there may be one or more rare vagrant birds that cross the border!
Rio Grande Valley Birding Spectacular
Let's chase your target birds at a number of birding hotspots around south Texas, such as Bentsen State Park, South Padre Island, Laguna Atascosa NWR, Estero Llano Grande SP, one or more large parrot roosts, Anzalduas Park, San Ygnacio, and the famous Salineño feeding station right on the Rio Grande.
With luck there may be one or more rare vagrant birds that cross the border!
Feb 3-7, 2025
The famous Sax-Zim Bog, MN Winter Wonderland, elusive Great Gray Owls and Snowy, Boreal, No. Hawk owls along with many other winter species. This trip will have you forgetting the heat of recent Summers! (See for yourself if I bird in the snow in flip-flops!)
The famous Sax-Zim Bog, MN Winter Wonderland, elusive Great Gray Owls and Snowy, Boreal, No. Hawk owls along with many other winter species. This trip will have you forgetting the heat of recent Summers! (See for yourself if I bird in the snow in flip-flops!)
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Feb 18-23, 2025
We'll bird two of the top birding destinations in the US on this trip: Bosque del Apache and Sandia Crest. Huge flights of cranes & water fowl plus all three species of rosy finches await us. We'll also bird one of the largest petroglyph sites in N. America. |
March 25-April 1, 2025
Whooping Cranes, RGV, and Hill Country
This once a year trip will get winter and Spring arrivals such as Golden-cheeked Warbler and Black-capped Vireo, Whooping Cranes and so much more. We'll be in the right places at the right times!
Whooping Cranes, RGV, and Hill Country
This once a year trip will get winter and Spring arrivals such as Golden-cheeked Warbler and Black-capped Vireo, Whooping Cranes and so much more. We'll be in the right places at the right times!
April 26-May 1, 2025
High Island, TX
Would you like to experience a bird "fallout"? With luck, it may happen on this trip! This area is legendary for migrant birds stopping over after their long flight across the Gulf of Mexico. We'll also spend a few days in the East Texas Pineywoods for more species and visit a nesting colony of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers.
High Island, TX
Would you like to experience a bird "fallout"? With luck, it may happen on this trip! This area is legendary for migrant birds stopping over after their long flight across the Gulf of Mexico. We'll also spend a few days in the East Texas Pineywoods for more species and visit a nesting colony of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers.
May 6-15, 2025
SE Arizona Hummingbirds & More
Let's go bird one of the most biologically diverse areas in North America; this area has more species of birds, mammals, reptiles and insects than any other area in the country. With the Mexican border along our southern edge, the potential for Mexican rarities just adds to the excitement!
SE Arizona Hummingbirds & More
Let's go bird one of the most biologically diverse areas in North America; this area has more species of birds, mammals, reptiles and insects than any other area in the country. With the Mexican border along our southern edge, the potential for Mexican rarities just adds to the excitement!
Saskatchewan
June 2025
Join me and let's explore one of Canada's least populated provinces, Saskatchewan, located at the edge of the prairie and boreal forest, just north of eastern MT and western ND.
On this tour we will visit two main different habitat types, starting off with the prairie habitats of Grassland National Park, and finishing off with boreal forests at Prince Albert National Park. The two regions have very different breeding bird species. We can hope to see 150-175 species of birds on this tour, as well as Moose; American Elk; Pronghorn; Black Bear & American Badger
June 2025
Join me and let's explore one of Canada's least populated provinces, Saskatchewan, located at the edge of the prairie and boreal forest, just north of eastern MT and western ND.
On this tour we will visit two main different habitat types, starting off with the prairie habitats of Grassland National Park, and finishing off with boreal forests at Prince Albert National Park. The two regions have very different breeding bird species. We can hope to see 150-175 species of birds on this tour, as well as Moose; American Elk; Pronghorn; Black Bear & American Badger
