Short Tour Schedule -
San Blas, Mexico
One Location, Great Birding & Many Endemics
11 February 2012 - 19 February 2012, 9 days & 8 nights
Central India Extension
Kanha & Bandhav Garh National Parks
19 February 2012 - 27 February 2012, 9 days & 8 nights
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF SOUTH TEXAS
Fantastic Winter Birding & Mexican Strays
22 February 2012 - 2 March 2012, 10 days & 9 nights
Thailand
Asian Birding Adventure
1 March 2012 - 20 March 2012, 20 days & 19 nights
Darwin’s Galapagos Archipelago
with a pre-cruise extension to Ecuador
3 March 2012 - 12 March 2012, 10 days & 9 nights
COSTA RICA
Spectacular Birds, Forests, Volcanoes & Resplendent Quetzals!
10 March 2012 - 22 March 2012, 13 days & 12 nights
NEW! SOUTH TEXAS HAWK MIGRATION
Raptors, Owls & Songbirds of the Rio Grande Valley
27 March 2012 - 3 April 2012, 8 days & 7 nights
El Triunfo, Chiapas, Mexico
Birding & Natural History in Mexico’s Great Wilderness
29 March 2012 - 7 April 2012, 10 days & 9 nights
Dauphin Island, Alabama & Mississippi Gulf Coast
First & Finest Migration Stop
1 April 2012 - 7 April 2012, 7 days & 6 nights
CAMERON PARISH, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
Neotropical Migrants & Waterbirds
8 April 2012 - 15 April 2012, 8 days & 7 nights
SOUTH FLORIDA
Everglades, Keys & Dry Tortugas
21 April 2012 - 29 April 2012, 9 days & 8 nights
Texas Hill Country
Beautiful Location for Golden-cheeked Warbler & Black-capped Vireo
25 April 2012 - 29 April 2012, 5 days & 4 nights
Spain
Lots of Great Birds, with a nice mix of Culture & History
26 April 2012 - 8 May 2012, 13 days & 12 nights
Big Bend National Park, Texas
Home of the Rare Colima Warbler
30 April 2012 - 8 May 2012, 9 days & 8 nights
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
Trogons, Hummingbirds, Owls & Scenic Beauty
5 May 2012 - 14 May 2012, 10 days & 9 nights
ATTU!
We’re Going Back
10 May 2012 - 24 May 2012, 15 days & 14 nights
Trinidad & Tobago
Asa Wright Nature Center with Nesting & perhaps Hatching Sea Turtles
10 May 2012 - 19 May 2012, 10 days & 9 nights
Adak Island, Alaska
Auklet, Migrants & Asian Strays
13 May 2012 - 20 May 2012, 7 days & 7 nights
CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO
THICK-BILLED PARROTS AND MORE
14 May 2012 - 18 May 2012, 5 days & 4 nights
Adak Island, Alaska
Auklet, Migrants & Asian Strays
20 May 2012 - 27 May 2012, 7 days & 7 nights
DELAWARE BAY, NJ & DE
Warblers, Shorebirds & Horseshoe Crabs
21 May 2012 - 26 May 2012, 6 days & 5 nights
DELAWARE BAY, NJ & DE
Warblers, Shorebirds & Horseshoe Crabs
21 May 2012 - 26 May 2012, 6 days & 5 nights
ATTU!
We’re Going Back
24 May 2012 - 7 June 2012, 15 days & 14 nights
Adak Island, Alaska
Auklet, Migrants & Asian Strays
27 May 2012 - 3 June 2012, 7 days & 7 nights
ST. PAUL, ALASKA
Breeding Alcids & Red-legged Kittiwake
4 June 2012 - 8 June 2012, 5 days & 4 nights
CHURCHILL & SOUTHERN MANITOBA
Ross’s Gull, Great Gray Owl & Boreal Birds
7 June 2012 - 17 June 2012, 11 days & 10 nights
ALASKA'S KENAI PENINSULA & THE DENALI HIGHWAY
BIRDS, MAMMALS & FANTASTIC SCENERY
9 June 2012 - 17 June 2012, 9 days & 8 nights
NEW! CANAAN VALLEY NWR, WEST VIRGINIA
Appalachian Warblers & Breeding Birds
23 June 2012 - 27 June 2012, 5 days & 4 nights
GASPÉ PENINSULA OF QUEBEC
Thousands of Northern Gannets & a Variety of Whales
5 July 2012 - 12 July 2012, 8 days & 7 nights
MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL
The Pantanal, Cristalino Lodge, & Chapada Dos Guimaraes
22 July 2012 - 7 August 2012, 17 days & 16 nights
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
Hummingbirds, Trogons, Mexican Strays & Scenic Wonders
24 July 2012 - 4 August 2012, 12 days & 11 nights
NEW! NOVA SCOTIA
Shorebird Madness
28 July 2012 - 5 August 2012, 9 days & 8 nights
COSTA RICA
A Superb Week at Rancho Naturalista Lodge, & Beyond
28 July 2012 - 5 August 2012, 9 days & 8 nights
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA EXTENSION
More Good Locations & Great Birds
4 August 2012 - 8 August 2012, 5 days & 4 nights
NORTHERN COSTA RICA
Poas & Arenal Volcanoes, La Paz Waterfall Garden & the Cano Negro Boat Ride
5 August 2012 - 13 August 2012, 9 days & 8 nights
WASHINGTON'S PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Mount Rainier & a Great Pelagic Trip
7 August 2012 - 16 August 2012, 10 days & 9 nights
VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Sky Lark & the San Juan Islands
16 August 2012 - 20 August 2012, 5 days & 4 nights
NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS
Coastal Migrants & a Superb Pelagic Trip
24 August 2012 - 29 August 2012, 6 days & 5 nights
ADAK ISLAND, ALASKA
Alcids, Asian Strays & Best Time for Marsh Sandpiper
2 September 2012 - 9 September 2012, 8 days & 7 nights
SOUTHEAST PERU
The Andes, Machu Picchu & Amazonia
3 September 2012 - 22 September 2012, 20 days & 19 nights
COMPLETE CALIFORNIA
From the Mountains to the Ocean to the Desert
7 September 2012 - 20 September 2012, 14 days & 13 nights
ADAK ISLAND, ALASKA
Alcids, Asian Strays & Best Time for Marsh Sandpiper
9 September 2012 - 16 September 2012, 8 days & 7 nights
ADAK ISLAND, ALASKA
Alcids, Asian Strays & Best Time for Marsh Sandpiper
16 September 2012 - 23 September 2012, 8 days & 7 nights
GRAND MANAN, NEW BRUNSWICK
Migrants, Vagrants, Seabirds & Whales
17 September 2012 - 21 September 2012, 5 days & 4 nights
CALIFORNIA EXTENSION
Bolsa Chica & the Salton Sea
20 September 2012 - 25 September 2012, 5 days & 4 nights
The Birds of Northern Ecuador
Andes, the Northwest Lowlands, and a touch of Amazonia
20 September 2012 - 4 October 2012, 15 days & 14 nights
MONHEGAN ISLAND, MAINE
One of the Best Vagrant & Migrant Traps in the East
22 September 2012 - 26 September 2012, 5 days & 4 nights
COASTAL OREGON & KLAMATH BASIN
Superb Pacific Coast Birding & Pelagic Trip
27 September 2012 - 6 October 2012, 10 days & 9 nights
The Birds of Southern Ecuador
Jocotoco Foundation Reserves and Copalinga Lodge
5 October 2012 - 18 October 2012, 14 days & 13 nights
OREGON EXTENSION
to Clatsop Spit & the Columbia River Mouth
6 October 2012 - 9 October 2012, 4 days & 3 nights
NEW! NORTHERN ARGENTINA
From the Andean Puna to Iberá Marshes
9 October 2012 - 23 October 2012, 15 days & 14 nights
CHINCOTEAGUE NWR, VIRGINIA
Fantastic Atlantic Coast Migration, & Ponies
19 October 2012 - 22 October 2012, 4 days & 3 nights
IGUAZÚ FALLS, ARGENTINA EXTENSION
Beauty & Splendor
22 October 2012 - 26 October 2012, 5 days & 4 nights
SOUTHERN & COASTAL KENYA
Masai Mara to the Indian Ocean
3 November 2012 - 19 November 2012, 17 days & 16 nights
LONG ISLAND, MONTAUK POINT & JAMAICA BAY, NY
Seabirds & Vagrants
5 November 2012 - 9 November 2012, 5 days & 4 nights
NEW! CHURCHILL MANITOBA
Polar Bears!
12 November 2012 - 19 November 2012,
NEW MEXICO & BOSQUE DEL APACHE
Sandhill Cranes & Masses of Waterfowl
13 November 2012 - 21 November 2012, 9 days & 8 nights
GUYANA
Birds and Mammals of Northeastern South America
24 November 2012 - 3 December 2012, 10 days & 9 nights
GUYANA EXTENSION
to Surama for HARPY EAGLE!
2 December 2012 - 6 December 2012, 4 days & 3 nights
SOUTHERN ARGENTINA
The Pampas, Patagonia & Tierra del Fuego
2 December 2012 - 19 December 2012, 18 days & 17 nights
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SPECIALTIES
California Gnatcatcher & Le Conte’s Thrasher
4 December 2012 - 12 December 2012, 9 days & 8 nights
OAXACA, MEXICO
A Myriad of Mexican Endemics
4 December 2012 - 14 December 2012, 11 days & 10 nights
NEW! AMAZON CRUISE
Tropical Experience of a Lifetime!
24 December 2012 - 31 December 2012, 8 days and 7 nights
CHINCOTEAGUE & THE DELMARVA PENINSULA, DE, MD & VA
Winter Birds of the Atlantic Coast
26 December 2012 - 31 December 2012, 6 days & 5 nights
MICHOACAN & LAKE PATZCUARO, MEXICO
Holiday Tour & MILLIONS of Monarch Butterflies
27 December 2012 - 3 January 2013, 8 days & 7 nights