_2012: extra Trinidad & Tobago in December

Guide Megan Crewe has added a Trinidad & Tobago departure to her late-2012 schedule to celebrate New Year with you in the field! Dates are Dec 27, 2012-Jan 5, 2013. Megan's just back from T&T and posted some fun pics from her tour, including this Trinidad Motmot.

_This summer in Peru and Ecuador

Our northern summer happens also to be prime time for birding in the Andean countries of Peru and Ecuador -- that's why we have such a diverse array of 10 departures in our schedule during that period. If you're looking to get away to an amazing wealth of birds, check out these opportunities, some with only a few spaces still open and including everything from one-lodge trips to broader surveys of a region:

Central Peruvian Endemics: Jun 1-17 with Dan Lane & Willy Perez
Montane Ecuador I: Jun 8-17 with Mitch Lysinger
Sacha Lodge, Ecuador III: Jun 29-Jul 8 with Mitch Lysinger (4 spaces)
Peru's Magnetic North: Jun 30-Jul 10 with John Rowlett & Pepe Rojas (4 spaces)
Manu Wildlife Center, Peru I: Jul 2-14 with Dan Lane
Machu Picchu & Abra Malaga, Peru I: Jul 13-22 with Jesse Fagan (3 spaces)
Montane Ecuador II: Jul 19-28 with Willy Perez
Mountains of Manu, Peru: Jul 21-Aug 5 with Dan Lane
Machu Picchu & Abra Malaga, Peru II: Aug 4-13 with Jesse Fagan (2 spaces)

Also, check out this cool news piece on a huge habitat recovery effort in an area on our Peru's Magnetic North (listed above) and fall Northern Peru: Endemics Galore route -- great future rewards ahead, we hope!

_Last spring spots! April-May/U.S. & Uganda

Just 6 trips in our April-May schedule of 20 tours still have openings -- but what a great bunch of destinations to choose from!

Hawaii: Apr 1-10 with George Armistead (see George's teaser here)
Colorado Grouse I: Apr 4-14 with Chris Benesh (3 spaces)
Texas's Big Bend & Hill Country: Apr 21-30 with Chris Benesh (1 space)
Uganda: May 17-Jun 7 with Phil Gregory (2 spaces)
Arizona II: May 18-27 with Dave Stejskal
Alaska I (Part I): May 30-Jun 7 with Chris Benesh & Jesse Fagan (4 spaces)

Summer through September will have our guides (and you!) exploring far and wide, everywhere from a high-arctic cruise to Spitsbergen with John Coons at the birding helm (the Dovekie above between all the tropical birds will be one of the stars!) to two Papua New Guinea departures with Phil Gregory or Dave Stejskal. Our full slate of still-open choices includes these adventures from treeline to tropics:

Alaska II (Part I): Jun 6-14 with George Armistead & Megan Crewe (1 space)
Spitsbergen cruise: Jun 23-Jul 5 with John Coons
Papua New Guinea I: Jun 27-Jul 15 with Phil Gregory (1 space)
Newfoundland & Nova Scotia: Jun 29-Jul 9 with Chris Benesh
Kenya Highlights: Jul 4-22 with Terry Stevenson (2 spaces)
Papua New Guinea II: Jul 11-29 with Dave Stejskal
Arizona's Second Spring I: Jul 28-Aug 6 with John Coons
Arizona's Second Spring II: Aug 4-13 with Megan Crewe (2 spaces)
Kenya Safari Spectacular: Aug 31-Sep 28 with Terry Stevenson (2 spaces)
Slice of California: Sep 1-10 with Chris Benesh (3 spaces)
New Caledonia, Fiji & Vanuatu: Sep 3-21 with Phil Gregory (4 spaces)
Carajas, Brazil: Sep 6-15 with Marcelo Padua (3 spaces)
Bolivia's Avian Riches: Sep 8-23 with Dan Lane & Willy Perez
Ecuador Rainforest & Andes: Sep 9-23 with Mitch Lysinger (4 spaces)
Australia (Part One): Sep 21-Oct 11 with Chris Benesh (1 space)
Cape May Megan's Way: Sep 30-Oct 6 with Megan Crewe (4 spaces)

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