January & February 2009 birding tours with FIELD GUIDES INCORPORATED-worldwide birdwatching adventures and holidays for birders.

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January-February 2009

THAILAND January 10-31, 2009 (Gurney's Pitta & Nicobar Pigeon Extension to February 5) with Dave Stejskal & Uthai Treesucon. Our popular itinerary featuring a wide variety of forest birds—of both Himalayan and tropical affinities—in the friendly heart of Southeast Asia.

NEW OMAN & THE UAE: HYPOCOLIUS & DESERT BIRDS January 10-24, 2009 with Phil Gregory & George Armistead. Some of the best Arabian Peninsula birding in two very friendly and scenic countries with many regional endemics and specialty birds, including a good chance for the unique Hypocolius. An array of desert, wetland, and coastal habitats.

ECUADOR'S AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST: SACHA LODGE I January 15-24, 2009 with Rose Ann Rowlett. One-site tour to one of the most comfortable lodges in western Amazonia with one of the birdiest and sturdiest canopy platforms anywhere. Well-appointed lodgings with electricity, hot water, and delicious food; extensive trail system and boat trips on the Rio Napo. Limited to 8 participants. May be combined with JEWELS OF ECUADOR.

YELLOWSTONE IN WINTER January 16-24, 2009 with Terry McEneaney & second guide. A winter birding, wildlife, and landscape adventure to one of the world's legendary destinations.

COLIMA & JALISCO January 17-25, 2009 with Chris Benesh & Megan Crewe. A popular and comfortable introduction to the Neotropics with many West Mexican endemics and specialties; lovely coastal and montane scenery. May be combined with OAXACA.

VENEZUELA January 17-31, 2009 with John Coons. The best of this modern, bird-rich country in the beautiful Andes, lush Rancho Grande/Henri Pittier National Park, and the teeming waterbirds and wildlife of the vast llanos. Limited to 9 participants. May be combined with VENEZUELA: TEPUIS ENDEMICS.

PANAMA'S CANOPY TOWER I January 17-24, 2009 (Canopy Lodge Extension to January 28) with Jay VanderGaast & local guide. A towering introduction to Neotropical birds based entirely in one unique lodge; great birding from the Tower with quick access to famous Pipeline Road and other locations. Limited to 8 participants. May be combined with WILD PANAMA: BURBAYAR, MOGUE & THE HARPY EAGLE.

NORTHEAST BRAZIL: LONG LIVE THE LEAR'S January 18-February 8, 2009 (Minas Gerais Extension to February 13) with Bret Whitney. From beautiful beaches to barren badlands, we traverse Northeast Brazil in a quest for specialties of the endangered caatinga, chapada, and Atlantic Forest habitats, plus endemics of the middle Rio Sao Francisco.

NORTHERN INDIA: BHARATPUR, CORBETT & THE HIMALAYAN FOOTHILLS January 24-February 15, 2009 with Terry Stevenson. Fantastic adventure from the Ganges plains to the Himalayan foothills, with the Bharatpur wetlands, a good chance of Tiger, and the wondrous Taj Mahal. Limited to 9 participants.

JEWELS OF ECUADOR: HUMMERS, TANAGERS & ANTPITTAS January 24-February 10, 2009 with Mitch Lysinger. Survey tour of Andean Ecuador; transects the north from Pacific lowlands to east-slope foothills and includes stunning Podocarpus and Cajas national parks in the south; diverse avifauna dominated by colorful hummers and tanagers and more subtle and haunting antpittas. Limited to 8 participants. May be combined with SACHA LODGE.

WILD PANAMA: BURBAYAR, MOGUE & THE HARPY EAGLE January 24-February 2, 2009 (Canopy Lodge Extension to February 6) with John Rowlett. Dynamite birding in remote Panama Province for some legendary species—Harpia, Xenornis, Sapayoa, Pittasoma, and more; two nights of outfitted camping in lowland Darien for Harpy Eagle. Limited to 8 participants. May be combined with PANAMA'S CANOPY TOWER.

OAXACA January 25-February 1, 2009 with Jesse Fagan & Dan Lane. Superb birding with two dozen Mexican endemics and fascinating ruins while based in lovely Oaxaca City. May be combined with COLIMA & JALISCO.

VENEZUELA: TEPUIS ENDEMICS January 30-February 8, 2009 with Jay VanderGaast. Short, one-site tour focusing on the many endemics and other specialties of eastern Venezuela. Limited to 9 participants. May be combined with VENEZUELA.

THE HEART & SOLE OF CHILE January 31-February 14, 2009 (Easter Island Extension to February 18) with Alvaro Jaramillo & Ricardo Matus. A sampling of Chile’s “heart” between Santiago and the Chiloe Island, including coastal birding and a pelagic, the “sole.” This tour does not replace our longer, comprehensive tour, but allows a shorter and more relaxed visit to this increasingly popular and incredibly scenic country.

WINTER JAPAN: DANCING CRANES & SPECTACULAR SEA-EAGLES February 7-20, 2009 with Phil Gregory & local guide. A tour for Japan's winter birding spectacles, including the fabulous cranes and Steller's Sea-Eagle. Limited to 10 participants.

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO I February 7-16, 2009 with Megan Crewe. Wonderful introduction to South America's bird riches, including bellbirds, toucans, manakins, and motmots with birding right outside our doors. Limited to 10 participants.

WESTERN MEXICO: SAN BLAS & THE SINALOA HIGHLANDS February 11-21, 2009 with Jesse Fagan & David Mackay. Superb and varied birding in one of Mexico’s richest areas with a number of northwestern Mexican endemics and plenty of scenery.

WILD DARIEN: CANA & CERRO PIRRE February 12-21, 2009 with John Coons. A true wilderness area accessed by charter aircraft; rich Neotropical avifauna with many endemics and species of restricted range, including Beautiful Treerunner, Pirre Warbler, Dusky-backed Jacamar, and the monotypic Sapayoa. Limited to 8 participants. May be combined with PANAMA'S CANOPY TOWER.

SURINAME February 13-28, 2009 with Dave Stejskal. Guianan specialties in fine wilderness settings in a friendly country with a flavor all its own. Limited to 8 participants.

ECUADOR'S AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST: SACHA LODGE II February 19-28, 2009 with Dan Lane. One-site tour to one of the most comfortable lodges in western Amazonia with one of the birdiest and sturdiest canopy platforms anywhere. Well-appointed lodgings with electricity, hot water, and delicious food; extensive trail system and boat trips on the Rio Napo. Limited to 8 participants.

PANAMA'S CANOPY TOWER II February 21-28, 2009 with John Coons & local guide. A towering introduction to Neotropical birds based entirely in one unique lodge; great birding from the Tower with quick access to famous Pipeline Road and other locations. Limited to 8 participants. May be combined with WILD DARIEN: CANA & CERRO PIRRE.

BIRDING PLUS
VENEZUELA'S LLANOS & PHOTOGRAPHY February 20-March 2, 2009 with George Armistead. More photo opps in the context of slower-paced birding than on our regular tours. We’ll take advantage of good opportunities for photographing birds as we find them, and we’ll mix these with spotting and identifying a good many of the myriad species possible at our two main sites. If you enjoy both birding and photography, you’ll enjoy this tour! Limited to 9 participants.

GUATEMALA: SHADE-GROWN BIRDING I February 25-March 7, 2009 with Jesse Fagan. Numerous Middle American specialties, among them Resplendent Quetzal, a host of hummingbirds, Azure-rumped Tanager, and a chance for the mythical Horned Guan, set against a dramatic volcanic landscape and colorful Mayan culture. Limited to 8 participants. May be combined with HONDURAS: LAND OF THE EMERALDS.

BRAZIL: ITATIAIA, IGUAZU FALLS & PANTANAL February 28-March 15, 2009 with Louis Bevier & second guide. Comfortable tour visiting three locales (Itatiaia, Iguazu, and the southern Pantanal) world-famous for their abundance of birds and wildlife in spectacular settings right outside our doors; also an overnight in Rio.

PANAMA'S CANOPY TOWER III February 28-March 7, 2009 (Canopy Lodge Pre-trip from February 24) with Chris Benesh & local guide. A towering introduction to Neotropical birds based entirely in one unique lodge; great birding from the Tower with quick access to famous Pipeline Road and other locations. Limited to 8 participants. May be combined with WESTERN PANAMA.

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