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TOURS BY DATE (May-June 2009) Click on the link for any tour listed below for a more detailed description, and contact our friendly office for detailed itineraries at fieldguides@fieldguides.com or 1-800-728-4953. Check out a different two-month period by clicking on the bar below. To see an individual guide's upcoming schedule go to Tours by Guide. May-June 2009NAMIBIA & BOTSWANA May 2-22, 2009 with Terry Stevenson. Southwestern Africa’s bird specialties, striking scenery, wilderness, and the famed game of Etosha and the Okavango in a reasonably-paced tour. Limited to 6 participants. SOUTHEAST ARIZONA NIGHTBIRDS & MORE May 7-11, 2009 with Dave Stejskal & Dan Lane. A short tour focused on the area's many owl and nightjar specialties. SPAIN May 8-20, 2009 with Chris Benesh & Jesse Fagan. To La Mancha, famous Coto Doñana, Extremadura, and the Gredos Mountains for some of Europe’s best birding. POINT PELEE & ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK May 10-19, 2009 with Jay VanderGaast & Peter Burke. Boreal birds and mammals in the accessible wilds of Algonquin Provincial Park plus birding the premier migration hotspots on the Lake Erie shore. SOUTHEAST ARIZONA I: BIRDING THE BORDER May 15-24, 2009 with John Coons. Nine days of birding in one of the most exciting birding destinations in North America with a backdrop of spectacular mountain scenery. Limited to 8 participants. BIRDING PLUS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA II: BIRDING THE BORDER May 16-25, 2009 with Dave Stejskal. Nine days of birding in one of the most exciting birding destinations in North America with a backdrop of spectacular mountain scenery. Limited to 8 participants. UGANDA: SHOEBILL, RIFT ENDEMICS & GORILLAS May 21-June 11, 2009 with Phil Gregory & second guide. The rare Shoebill and a wealth of other birds and many Central African specialties, combined with opportunities to trek for Chimps and Mountain Gorillas. VIRGINIAS' WARBLERS May 29-June 2, 2009 with John Rowlett & second guide. To Virginia and West Virginia, of course, in search of two dozen warblers and much more in a beautiful mountain setting; optional visit to Jefferson's Monticello. ALASKA I (Part I) June 4-13, 2009 with Chris Benesh & George Armistead. Includes the Pribilof Islands and magnificent Denali National Park. CHURCHILL & SOUTHERN MANITOBA June 4-16, 2009 with John Coons & local guide. A perennial favorite among Field Guides travelers; varied birding through prairie, forest, and tundra; always something exciting to see at Churchill, including Ross' Gull. NEW MONTANA: YELLOWSTONE TO GLACIER June 11-21, 2009 with Terry McEneaney. Great western birding and wildlife amidst the scenery of Big Sky country. Good accommodations, easy to moderate terrain with some high elevations, comfortable climate. Limited to 7 participants. ALASKA II (Part I) June 11-20, 2009 with Dave Stejskal & Megan Crewe. Includes the Pribilof Islands and magnificent Denali National Park. ALASKA I (Part II) June 12-22, 2009 with Chris Benesh & George Armistead. Continues our Alaska coverage with Nome, Barrow, Seward, and the Anchorage area. MONTANE ECUADOR I June 12-21, 2009 with Mitch Lysinger. Small-group tour for superb subtropical birding while based at lovely San Isidro Lodge, located among the birds of the east slope, plus two days in west slope subtropics. Limited to 8 participants. May be combined with GALAPAGOS. CANADIAN ROCKIES: ALBERTA June 13-23, 2009 with Jay VanderGaast. Great western birding and spectacular landscapes. Limited to 7 participants. BAFFIN ISLAND: POND INLET June 18-28, 2009 with John Coons. The excitement of camping at the floe edge with Ivory Gull and other specialty birds and marine mammals in a spectacular 24-hour daylight landscape; perhaps the ultimate arctic experience for North Country lovers. ALTA FLORESTA & THE NORTHERN PANTANAL, BRAZIL June 19-July 4, 2009 with Bret Whitney. A week in pristine rainforest on the beautiful Rio Cristalino, combined with the wilds of the Pantanal in search of Hyacinth Macaw, Harpy Eagle, Jabiru, Jaguar, and a large piece of the meaning of life. Limited to 8 participants. ALASKA II (Part II) June 19-29, 2009 with Dave Stejskal & Megan Crewe. Continues our Alaska coverage with Nome, Barrow, Seward, and the Anchorage area. NEW BORNEO June 19-July 5, 2009 with Rose Ann Rowlett. Three prime areas in some of the Earth’s richest forests while based in comfort right in the wild. Limited to 8 participants. GALAPAGOS I June 20-30, 2009 with Mitch Lysinger. The remarkable “Enchanted Isles” are even more so close-at-hand and in a small group aboard our comfortable boat; broad coverage of the islands with plenty of time for the birds, exploring, photography, and snorkeling. Limited to 12 participants. May be combined with MONTANE ECUADOR and SACHA LODGE, ECUADOR. MACHU PICCHU & ABRA MALAGA, PERU I June 25-July 4, 2009 (Paracas Pre-trip from June 22) with John Rowlett & Jesse Fagan. Southern Peru's east-slope temperate birding at its best, featuring lots of endemics and scenic Andean puna; also Machu Picchu and great subtropical birding on and near our lovely hotel grounds. May be combined with MANU WILDLIFE CENTER, PERU. KENYA I June 27-July 25, 2009 with Terry Stevenson. Unsurpassed in its combined wealth of bird life and mammal spectacle; includes the coast. Limited to 6 participants. NEWFOUNDLAND & NOVA SCOTIA June 30-July 10, 2009 with Chris Benesh & Wayne Petersen. Boreal specialties, seabird colonies, and numerous breeding landbirds in the beautiful Canadian Maritimes. ECUADOR'S AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST: SACHA LODGE III June 30-July 9, 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. May be combined with GALAPAGOS.
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