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[Don't forget to check our NEWS page for recent updates and upcoming tour information.] Field Guides leader: GEORGE ARMISTEAD“The tour exceeded my expectations—lovely sites, good pace, lots of species. John Coons and George Armistead were a great team. My first trip with John and second with George, who was one of the reasons I signed up!” J.M., VENEZUELA 2007
Each tour link leads to a more detailed description. For another guide's schedule, click here. GEORGE'S UPCOMING TOURS ALASKA II (Part I) June 5-14, 2008 with Megan Crewe & George Armistead. Includes the Pribilof Islands and magnificent Denali National Park. ALASKA II (Part II) June 13-23, 2008 with Megan Crewe & George Armistead. Continues our Alaska coverage with Nome, Barrow, Seward, and the Anchorage area. GALAPAGOS III August 9-19, 2008 with George Armistead. The remarkable “Enchanted Isles” are even more so close-at-hand and in a small group aboard our comfortable boat. Limited to 12 participants. May be combined with ECUADOR'S AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST: SACHA LODGE. FRANCE: CAMARGUE & PYRENEES August 30-September 9, 2008 with Megan Crewe & George Armistead. Two of Europe’s finest birding destinations combined in this wonderful tour, with varied highlights and some great French food. BRAZIL: ITATIAIA, IGUAZU FALLS & PANTANALII October 9-24, 2008 with Jan Pierson & George Armistead. 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. SOUTHERN ARGENTINA November 15-December 2, 2008 with George Armistead & Jesse Fagan. Superb springtime birding through southern South America amid stark and spectacular landscapes. NEW OMAN & THE UAE: HYPOCOLIUS & DESERT BIRDS January 10-25, 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. BIRDING PLUS HAWAII March 14-24, 2009 with George Armistead & second guide. Spring in Hawaii, when landbird and seabird activity is at its peak. We visit three of the major islands-—Oahu, Kauai, and Hawaii—giving us a chance to sample a great portion of the Hawaiian endemics and the seabird specialties. 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. BIRDING PLUS ALASKA I (Part I) June 4-13, 2009 with Chris Benesh & George Armistead. 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. GALAPAGOS II July 18-28, 2009 with George Armistead. 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. MOROCCO September 4-21, 2009 with George Armistead & second guide. Endemic, rare, and specialty birds from coastal wetlands and towering cliffs to the Atlas Mountains and the northwest corner of the Sahara. BIRDING PLUS 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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George Armistead has been birding for more than twenty years and hails from Philadelphia, where he attended the University of Pennsylvania and completed both a B.A. and an M.A. in environmental studies. He worked for seven years in the ornithology department of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and spends much of his free time birding his favorite haunts along the coast between Cape May, NJ, and Cape Hatteras, NC. He has also traveled extensively elsewhere in North America and abroad to places ranging from Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, northern Africa, Asia, and most recently to the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand and Australia. Field Guides Alaska participants may recognize George from his stint on St. Paul in the Bering Sea, where he directed the TDX St. Paul Island tour program. His writing and photographs have appeared in a number of ornithological publications, and George has served on the Pennsylvania Ornithological Records Committee, the Delaware Bird Records Committee, and the Virginia Avian Records Committee. He enjoys all types of birding but is especially fond of seabirds and shorebirds. George has a great way with people and birds alike and has become an integral member of the Field Guides staff since his first tour in 2002.
