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Guides for North America
Wyoming Bird Watching
Birding Wyoming The big, rectangular state of Wyoming has spectacular scenery including iconic national parks and Devil’s Tower National Monument. It has…
Devils River State Natural Area, Texas
Birds, and butterflies, and bats – oh, my! The Texas Hill Country, the Chihuahuan Desert, and Brush Country all display their unique…
Birding Northeast USA
Cool summers, colorful autumns, ephemeral spring wildflowers, Appalachian Mountains, and the heart of eastern deciduous hardwood forests. New England is a picturesque…
Birding by Region
From Maine to California, Washington to the Florida Keys, the United States of America offers amazing birding opportunities and innumerable hotspots. In…
Pelagic Birding in Northern California
When birders contemplate wilderness, they often imagine a tropical forest, a roadless green space where rare birds and magical creatures like jaguars…
Spotlight on Arizona
With the Colorado Plateau in the north, including the Grand Canyon; the Mojave Desert in the northwest; and the Sonoran Desert—with its…
Birding Southeast USA
The list of avian specialties of the southeastern states is long: anhinga, wood stork, glossy ibis, snail and scissor-tailed kites, limpkin, black…
Seven Activities for Birders Visiting Marble Falls, Texas
Texas’ iconic bluebonnets A press tour in late March of 2019 afforded me the opportunity to explore Marble Falls and the…
Birds of North Carolina: Summer
Summer Birds of North Carolina (June, July, August) June is a quiet month for much of the bird world. During the time…
International Guides
Guyana: Journey to the Lungs of the Earth
It is a dreadful task to try to condense more than 25,000 words of my writings on Guyana into a 2,000-word article….
Birding Honduras: A Riot of Beauty, a Gift Bag of Birds and Mysterious Landscapes
Birding and Beyond I came here to bird watch, but it is the people who fascinate me. Coming here is a trip…
Birding the Valencia Region of Spain
Great Bustard photo by David Warrington/Valencia Birding Many people throughout the world know Spain for its rich culture and history, gastronomy, and…
Birding Magic: Ecuador
It’s peaceful here but really loud: birds calling all around, a russet-crowned warbler here, a slaty antwren there, and the creeks running…
The Discovery That Led to the Creation of Jocotoco
In November 1997, an incredible finding ignited a conservation movement. Twenty years later, its founders retell their stories and motivations. The coronation…
Birding Australia: Spring in the Land Down Under
Introduction For an American, birding in Western Australia (WA) requires some mental gymnastics. Spring in “the land down under” occurs during North…
Birding in Ecuador: An Overview
Birding in Ecuador Biodiversity is concentrated in Ecuador, one of the birdiest countries in the world. Although slightly smaller than Nevada, 1,638…
Bird Watching in the Amazing Amazon Basin and Grand Galapagos Islands
My bucket list is full of places my husband, Mike, and I want to visit. We know we’ll never complete the list,…
Travel Allows for Better Birding
The Travel Mindset Tikal, Guatemala: Travel in the late 1980s was a different experience than the beaten path that exists now. Jolting…
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