_Uganda in May: not what you're expecting?

The bizarre Shoebill, a host of regional endemics, and a trek for Gorillas get all the glory as the title for our Uganda: Shoebill, Rift Endemics & Gorillas tour reveals. But the tour is much more -- with 500+ birds and 35+ mammals regularly recorded. Do you have rougher preconceptions of a tour to the heart of Africa? If so, below are a few pics of some of our lodges: Gorilla Forest Camp, the Primate Lodge at Kibale, and Paraa Lodge at Murchison. Click the images for a larger composite, and see our 2012 triplist here. There's still space in May with Terry and Jesse...

_Owls & Other Nightbirds Slideshow

Do you remember our Hummingbirds and Woodpeckers of the World slideshows we put together a while back? Well, we've been at it again, this time focusing on birds with a nocturnal tendency. Check out our new Owls & Other Nightbirds gallery -- just click on the "Slideshow" button to get started, and pause or navigate with the buttons at any time. Have fun!(And if you want to know how owls can turn their heads so far without getting hurt, check out this article hot off the press from Johns Hopkins Medicine...cool!)

_Rare and Spectacular for fall 2013

What's as rare as a Canebrake Groundcreeper or a Red-spectacled Parrot? Well, for one, still-open spaces on our November Spectacular Southeast Brazil tour. And even rarer? Seeing Bret Whitney and fellow Field Guide Chris Benesh on tour together! Yes, that's right, the "Kite" and "Solitaire" will be joining forces on Part I (North of the Tropic), while the "Manakin" Marcelo Padua comes on to work his magic with Bret on Part II (South of the Capricorn). It's hard to say enough about this tour in this space, so we thought we'd just show a few of the visual attractions below.

_March: Last Spaces

With 15 tours operating, March is going to be a busy month. From the far-flung to island endemics, we've still got opportunities on the following tours for our own version of spring break (only better -- with birding!).
Philippines: Mar 1-24 with Dave Stejskal & local guide
Honduras: Land of the Emeralds: Mar 2-10 with Jesse Fagan (2 spaces)
Brazil Nutshell: Mar 2-16 with Marcelo Padua & John Coons (3 spaces)
Ecuador's Wildsumaco Lodge: Mar 15-25 with Willy Perez (1 space)
Puerto Rico: Mar 24-30 with Eric Hynes & Pepe Rojas (1 space)
Lesser Antilles: Mar 30-Apr 14 with Jesse Fagan (2 spaces)

Here's a list of our Apr-Jul tours with one or more spaces still open. Contact our friendly office to help you get planning!

APRIL
Bhutan: Apr 5-24 with Richard Webster
Texas Coast Migration Spectacle II: Apr 20-26 with John Coons
Texas's Big Bend & Hill Country: Apr 20-29 with Chris Benesh & Pepe Rojas

MAY
Spain: May 3-15 with Megan Crewe & Willy Perez
Ethiopia: May 3-23 with Richard Webster & Phil Gregory (3 spaces)
Arizona: Birding the Border I: May 10-19 with John Coons (3 spaces)
Point Pelee Migration Spectacle: May 11-18 with Peter Burke (2 spaces)
Uganda: May 23-Jun 13 with Terry Stevenson & Jesse Fagan
Virginias' Warblers: May 29-Jun 2 with John Rowlett (4 spaces)

JUNE
Alaska: two tours, each in two parts -- (first tour) May 31-Jun 8 & Jun 7-17 with Megan Crewe & Pepe Rojas; (second tour) Jun 7-15 & Jun 14-24 with Chris Benesh & Eric Hynes
Borneo II: Jun 6-23 with Dave Stejskal (1 space)
Montane Ecuador I: Jun 7-16 with Willy Perez
Peru's Magnetic North: Spatuletails, Owlet Lodge & More: Jun 25-Jul 6 with Dan Lane & Pepe Rojas
Newfoundland & Nova Scotia: Jun 28-Jul 8 with Chris Benesh

JULY
The Norwegian Arctic: Spitsbergen: Jul 10-22 with John Coons
Mountains of Manu, Peru I: Jul 13-28 with Rose Ann Rowlett & Pepe Rojas (4 spaces)
Montane Ecuador II: Jul 26-Aug 4 with Mitch Lysinger (2 spaces)
Peruvian Rainforests of the Tambopata: Jul 27-Aug 9 with Pepe Rojas & Dave Stejskal