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[Don't forget to check our NEWS page for recent updates and upcoming tour information.] Field Guides leader: DAN LANE“It was an excellent trip—great birding, plus I enjoyed the various cultural stops along the way…Megan Crewe and Dan Lane were top-notch guides! They both bent over backwards to make it a great tour.” M.R., OAXACA 2007
Dan's current Field Guides schedule is listed below. You can also see more about Dan and his artwork and other interests at his personal home page, http://www.museum.lsu.edu/lane.html. Each tour link leads to a more detailed description. For another guide's schedule, click here. DAN'S UPCOMING TOURS PERUVIAN RAINFORESTS: THE SOUTHEAST July 14-27, 2008 with Rose Ann Rowlett & Dan Lane. Combines the classic Rio Tambopata reserves with a visit to the new Reserva Amazonica on the Rio Madre de Dios; parrot/macaw lick, Harpy Eagles, and a superb canopy walkway from which the rare Black-faced Cotinga can be seen. May be combined with MOUNTAINS OF MANU. MACHU PICCHU & ABRA MALAGA, PERU II August 3-14, 2008 with Dan Lane. Majestic Machu Picchu and some of the best high-Andean birding in all of Peru. May be combined with PERU’S MARVELOUS ABRA PATRICIA & THE SPATULETAIL. BOLIVIA'S AVIAN RICHES September 6-21, 2008 (Blue-throated Macaw Extension from September 1) with Dan Lane & second guide. Numerous specialties, beautiful mountain scenery, and easier than you may think. MADAGASCAR, MAURITIUS & REUNION November 8-December 5, 2008 (Seychelles extension to December 9) with Dan Lane & Megan Crewe. More than 130 endemics and a dozen lemurs are the focus on these other-worldly islands; optional extension to the beautiful Seychelles. NORTHEAST BRAZIL: LONG LIVE THE LEAR'S January 18-February 8, 2009 (Minas Gerais Extension to February 12) with Bret Whitney & Dan Lane. 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. 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. WESTERN PANAMA March 7-16, 2009 with John Rowlett & Dan Lane. A cool introduction to some lovely Neotropical birds in unsurpassed surroundings, featuring stunning views of Resplendent Quetzal, Three-wattled Bellbird, Dusky Nightjar, and two endemic hummingbirds. May be combined with PANAMA'S CANOPY TOWER. PUERTO RICO March 29-April 4, 2009 with George Armistead & Dan Lane. A week of respite to a very birdy and beautiful Caribbean island, a mix of North American and local culture and cuisine; 16 endemic birds and a number of other Caribbean specialties. May be combined with LESSER ANTILLES. 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. 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. MACHU PICCHU & ABRA MALAGA, PERU II July 26-August 4, 2009 (Paracas Extension to August 8) with Dan Lane & 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 PERU’S MARVELOUS ABRA PATRICIA & THE SPATULETAIL. BOLIVIA'S AVIAN RICHES September 5-20, 2009 (Blue-throated Macaw Pre-trip from August 31) with Dan Lane & second guide. Survey tour of the special bird life of the Bolivian Andes; wonderful mountain scenery and easier than you may think. PERUVIAN RAINFORESTS OF THE TAMBOPATA September 27-October 10, 2009 with Rose Ann Rowlett & Dan Lane. Combines the classic Rio Tambopata reserves with a visit to the new Reserva Amazonica on the Rio Madre de Dios; parrot/macaw lick, Harpy Eagles, and a superb canopy walkway from which the rare Black-faced Cotinga can be seen. MOUNTAINS OF MANU, PERU II October 10-25, 2009 with Dan Lane. An in-depth transect of the higher-elevation half of the Manu Biosphere Reserve and buffer zone, from treeline through temperate and subtropical forests down to rich upper-tropical zone. Spectacular scenery along one of the “birdiest” roads in the world. Limited to 8 participants. NEW LOUISIANA: RED BEANS & YELLOW RAILS November 5-9, 2009 with Dan Lane & second guide. Late autumn birding on the Gulf Coast targeting Yellow Rails and other migrants and wintering species of the region. Click a link or photo below to view the upcoming schedule of any guide. Contact our office by e-mail in Austin, Texas at fieldguides@fieldguides.com.
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Dan Lane grew up in New Jersey, where his interest in birds surfaced early. He was an active birder there from age eight through college, after which he moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to pursue a master's degree studying Neotropical Ornithology at Louisiana State University. Since receiving his degree in 1999, Dan has remained at LSU as a research associate, participating in research expeditions to South America (especially Peru) almost annually. He has been involved in the discovery of several birds new to science and is one of the authors of and an artist for the recently released field guide, Birds of Peru. Dan is particularly interested in bird systematics, biogeography, and vocal variation, and is an avid recorder of bird voices; he and colleagues hope to put out a companion sound publication to the Birds of Peru soon. He also dabbles in bird art, and his works have been reproduced in several magazines, journals, and books (not to mention several Field Guides t-shirts!). Meanwhile, Dan has been guiding tours since 1999. He joined Field Guides in 2006 and has been very pleased to be part of the "FG family." 
