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[Don't forget to check our NEWS page for recent updates and upcoming tour information.] Field Guides leader: DAVE STEJSKAL“The overall tour experience was great! Thank Dave Stejskal. He made the trip memorable and rewarding!” B.D., SOUTHEAST ARIZONA NIGHTBIRDS & MORE 2007 Each tour link leads to a more detailed description. For another guide's schedule, click here. DAVE'S UPCOMING TOURS PAPUA NEW GUINEA July 21-August 12, 2008 (Fiji pre-trip from July 16) with Phil Gregory & Dave Stejskal. Birds-of-paradise, bowerbirds, and one of the world's most remarkable avifaunas against an unrivaled cultural backdrop. May be combined with AUSTRALIA: KAKADU, KUNUNURRA & CAPE YORK and/or NEW CALEDONIA. MADAGASCAR September 18-October 9, 2008 (Masoala Extension to October 14) with Dave Stejskal. Focusing on the 100-plus endemic birds, incredible lemurs, and other special features of the "island continent." Limited to 9 participants. NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA October 28-November 16, 2008 with Dave Stejskal & Jesse Fagan. Comprehensive survey tour of the diverse bird habitats of the northwest, with numerous specialties. WILD DARIEN: CANA & CERRO PIRRE II December 27, 2008-January 5, 2009 with Dave Stejskal. Remote wilderness at Cana and outfitted camping on the slopes of legendary Cerro Pirre for such endemics and near-endemics as Beautiful Treerunner, Pirre Warbler, Dusky-backed Jacamar, and the monotypic Sapayoa. Limited to 8 participants. 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. SURINAME February 14-March 1, 2009 with Dave Stejskal. Guianan specialties in fine wilderness settings in a friendly country with a flavor all its own. Limited to 8 participants. PHILIPPINES March 7-29, 2009 with Dave Stejskal & local guide. Survey tour of the endemic-rich Philippines (Luzon, Palawan, Cebu, and eastern Mindanao) with an excellent chance to see the critically endangered Great Philippine Eagle. 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. 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. ALASKA II (Part I) June 11-20, 2009 with Dave Stejskal & Megan Crewe. Includes the Pribilof Islands and magnificent Denali National Park. 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. ECUADOR'S AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST: SACHA LODGE IV July 22-31, 2009 with Dave Stejskal. 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 MONTANE ECUADOR. AMAZONIAN PERU: RAINFOREST TOWERS & WALKWAYS August 8-17, 2009 with Dave Stejskal. Ten-day immersion in the most species-rich region of Amazonia, including the white-sand forests near Iquitos. River travel on the Amazon and Napo rivers, canopy access via the famed walkway at ACTS. NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA October 20-November 8, 2009 with Dave Stejskal & George Armistead. Comprehensive survey tour of the diverse bird habitats of the northwest, with numerous specialties. 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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Dave Stejskal’s love of birds and birding began at the age of nine near his childhood home in Phoenix. After teenage years consumed by birding and basketball, he went on to graduate with a degree in biology from the University of Arizona in Tucson, the desert city he and his wife, Julie Hecimovich, call home. Dave was co-editor for the Southwest Region report in American Birds/Audubon Field Notes for nearly 12 years, has served for many years on the Arizona Bird Records Committee, and has a solid reputation as one of the outstanding field birders in the Southwest and elsewhere. Dave is particularly skilled at identifying birds by their songs and calls and is eager to share his knowledge with others. Since guiding his first professional birding tour with Field Guides in 1985, his nearly 250 tours have taken him north to arctic Alaska, south to Tierra del Fuego (guiding tours in nearly every country in between), to Madagascar, and across the Pacific to Southeast Asia and New Guinea, and his enthusiasm for finding and watching birds has proven to be contagious.
