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[Don't forget to check our NEWS page for recent updates and upcoming tour information.] Field Guides leader: JOHN COONS“The best feature of this tour was the quality of the guiding—John Coons’ experience of the area and its birds made for a first class trip.” P.J., KAKADU, KUNUNURRA & CAPE YORK 2007
Each tour link leads to a more detailed description. For another guide's schedule, click here. JOHN'S UPCOMING TOURS AUSTRALIA (Part II) October 14-29, 2008 (Tasmania Extension to November 3) with John Coons & second guide. Completes the continent with Darwin, Cairns, Atherton Tableland, and O'Reilly's. 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. 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. PANAMA'S CANOPY TOWER II February 21-28, 2009 with John Coons. 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. YUCATAN & COZUMEL March 14-23, 2009 with John Coons & local guide. The most interesting birds of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula amidst its majestic Mayan sites and only a short flight from the US. TEXAS COAST MIGRATION SPECTACLE I & II April 11-17, 2009 & April 18-24, 2009 with John Coons. The migration Mecca of High Island plus specialties of the Big Thicket and myriad waterbirds and shorebirds. Limited to 8 participants. Tour I may be combined with BIG BEND, THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS & HILL COUNTRY. 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. 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. 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. AUSTRALIA: KAKADU, KUNUNURRA & CAPE YORK July 3-19, 2009 with John Coons. Off the beaten track for little-known birds and starkly beautiful landscapes in Australia's legendary hinterland, plus a visit to Cape York for all its specialty birds. AUSTRALIA (Part II) October 13-28, 2009 (Tasmania extension to November 2) with John Coons & Jay VanderGaast. Completes the continent with Darwin, Cairns, Atherton Tableland, and O'Reilly's. 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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John Coons combines birding excellence with a natural ability as a tour guide. He received his master's degree from Northern Arizona University for his research on variation in bird population densities on the San Francisco Peaks and presently resides at the foot of those mountains in Flagstaff, where he is working hard to sustain a yard of native plants. John has been leading tours since 1985. Since then his great group skills, attention to detail, easy laugh, and unfailing sense to spot (and remember!) what's fascinating in things large and small have brought delight to innumerable Field Guides participants on tours from Hudson Bay to the tip of South America and throughout Australasia.
