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October 2026
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FALL FOR CAPE MAY
Status: Open
Oct 3-9, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2024=$3375) with Doug Gochfeld
Tour Limit: 7
See bird migration in action at one of the country's top migration hotspots.
Oct 3-9, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2024=$3375) with Doug Gochfeld
Tour Limit: 7
See bird migration in action at one of the country's top migration hotspots.
NORTHERN PERU: ENDEMICS GALORE
Status: Open
Oct 3-22, 2026 (Fee TBD) with Dan Lane & local guide
Tour Limit: 10
Dry-season tour to one of the least-known and most endemic-rich areas of South America. Targets geographic specialties as it surveys the rich and diverse habitats of northern Peru, including some remote and beautiful wild areas.
Oct 3-22, 2026 (Fee TBD) with Dan Lane & local guide
Tour Limit: 10
Dry-season tour to one of the least-known and most endemic-rich areas of South America. Targets geographic specialties as it surveys the rich and diverse habitats of northern Peru, including some remote and beautiful wild areas.
NEW GUINEA & AUSTRALIA
Status: Open
Oct 3-22, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2024=$10695) with Phil Gregory
Tour Limit: 9
A rich and diverse sampler of the best birding of New Guinea and Australia.
Oct 3-22, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2024=$10695) with Phil Gregory
Tour Limit: 9
A rich and diverse sampler of the best birding of New Guinea and Australia.
SOUTH AFRICA
Status: Open
Oct 3-25, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2024=$11825) with Tarry Butcher & Jay VanderGaast
Tour Limit: 10
Endemic-rich birding, spectacular landscapes, and a unique flora are the highlights of our energetic survey tour of this beautiful country.
Oct 3-25, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2024=$11825) with Tarry Butcher & Jay VanderGaast
Tour Limit: 10
Endemic-rich birding, spectacular landscapes, and a unique flora are the highlights of our energetic survey tour of this beautiful country.
MEXICO: VERACRUZ RIVER OF RAPTORS
Status: Open
Oct 4-14, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2024=$4275) with Micah Riegner & Jorge Montejo-Diaz
Tour Limit: 10
The amazing spectacle of huge numbers of migrating raptors combined with some highland birding and cultural highlights.
Oct 4-14, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2024=$4275) with Micah Riegner & Jorge Montejo-Diaz
Tour Limit: 10
The amazing spectacle of huge numbers of migrating raptors combined with some highland birding and cultural highlights.
ALASKA FALL GOLDMINE: RARITIES ON THE PRIBILOFS & ROSS'S GULLS IN BARROW
Status: Open
Oct 6-10, 2026 - Part Two (Fee TBD / 2024=$3375) with Sam Wilson
Tour Limit: 7
A fall adventure in two parts to the far north, Part I to St. Paul Island in the Pribilofs for migrants and vagrants, and Part II to Barrow for the legendary Ross's Gull, loons, eiders, and possibly even Polar Bear and Ivory Gull.
Oct 6-10, 2026 - Part Two (Fee TBD / 2024=$3375) with Sam Wilson
Tour Limit: 7
A fall adventure in two parts to the far north, Part I to St. Paul Island in the Pribilofs for migrants and vagrants, and Part II to Barrow for the legendary Ross's Gull, loons, eiders, and possibly even Polar Bear and Ivory Gull.
NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA: THE CHACO, CORDOBA & NORTHERN ANDES
Status: Provisionally full; waitlist available
Oct 10-28, 2026 (Fee TBD) with Willy Perez & local guide
Tour Limit: 10
Comprehensive birding tour of the many habitats of the diverse northwest; many specialty birds.
May be combined with Southern Argentina
Oct 10-28, 2026 (Fee TBD) with Willy Perez & local guide
Tour Limit: 10
Comprehensive birding tour of the many habitats of the diverse northwest; many specialty birds.
May be combined with Southern Argentina
AUSTRALIA
Status: Open
Oct 13-28, 2026 - Part Two (Fee TBD / 2024=$8100) with Cory Gregory & Sam Wilson
Tour Limit: 12
In two parts for those with limited time. Part I covers the environs of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, southwest Australia, and Alice Springs. Part II begins in Darwin and continues to Queensland (Cairns, Atherton Tableland, Outback Queensland, and O'Reilly's Guest House). Both parts combine for a complete birding tour of Australia. An optional endemic-rich extension to Tasmania follows Part II.
(Tasmania Extension to Nov 2, 2026)
Oct 13-28, 2026 - Part Two (Fee TBD / 2024=$8100) with Cory Gregory & Sam Wilson
Tour Limit: 12
In two parts for those with limited time. Part I covers the environs of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, southwest Australia, and Alice Springs. Part II begins in Darwin and continues to Queensland (Cairns, Atherton Tableland, Outback Queensland, and O'Reilly's Guest House). Both parts combine for a complete birding tour of Australia. An optional endemic-rich extension to Tasmania follows Part II.
(Tasmania Extension to Nov 2, 2026)
SPECTACULAR SOUTHEAST BRAZIL
Status: Open
Oct 16 - Nov 2, 2026 - Part One (Fee TBD / 2024=$7875) with Bret Whitney & Marcelo Barreiros
Tour Limit: 12
The fantastic center of avian endemism in eastern Brazil, particularly well endowed with hummingbirds, cotingas, antbirds, and beautiful scenery. Part I: North of the Tropic; Part II: South of the Capricorn.
Oct 16 - Nov 2, 2026 - Part One (Fee TBD / 2024=$7875) with Bret Whitney & Marcelo Barreiros
Tour Limit: 12
The fantastic center of avian endemism in eastern Brazil, particularly well endowed with hummingbirds, cotingas, antbirds, and beautiful scenery. Part I: North of the Tropic; Part II: South of the Capricorn.
BRAZIL: ATLANTIC FOREST GETAWAY
Status: Open
Oct 22 - Nov 1, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2024=$3775) with Marcelo Padua
Tour Limit: 8
A short but rich immersion in the avifauna of the Atlantic Forest, based at one lovely site near Rio.
Oct 22 - Nov 1, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2024=$3775) with Marcelo Padua
Tour Limit: 8
A short but rich immersion in the avifauna of the Atlantic Forest, based at one lovely site near Rio.
SRI LANKA
Status: Provisionally full; waitlist available
Oct 24 - Nov 10, 2026 (Fee TBD) with Megan Edwards Crewe & local guide
Tour Limit: 9
A two-week introduction to Asia's birds, including more than 30 species endemic to the island, with one of the country's foremost birders as a co-leader.
Oct 24 - Nov 10, 2026 (Fee TBD) with Megan Edwards Crewe & local guide
Tour Limit: 9
A two-week introduction to Asia's birds, including more than 30 species endemic to the island, with one of the country's foremost birders as a co-leader.
NAMIBIA & BOTSWANA
Status: One space available
Oct 26 - Nov 14, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$17925) with Terry Stevenson
Tour Limit: 6
Southwestern Africa's bird specialties, striking scenery, wilderness, and the famed game of Etosha and the Okavango Delta.
Oct 26 - Nov 14, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$17925) with Terry Stevenson
Tour Limit: 6
Southwestern Africa's bird specialties, striking scenery, wilderness, and the famed game of Etosha and the Okavango Delta.
SOUTHERN ARGENTINA: THE PAMPAS, PATAGONIA & TIERRA DEL FUEGO
Status: Open
Oct 27 - Nov 12, 2026 (Fee TBD) with Doug Gochfeld & local guide
Tour Limit: 10
Superb springtime birding tour through southern South America amid stark and spectacular landscapes.
May be combined with Northwestern Argentina
Oct 27 - Nov 12, 2026 (Fee TBD) with Doug Gochfeld & local guide
Tour Limit: 10
Superb springtime birding tour through southern South America amid stark and spectacular landscapes.
May be combined with Northwestern Argentina
LOUISIANA: YELLOW RAILS & CRAWFISH TAILS
Status: Open
Oct 29 - Nov 2, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$2325) with Dan Lane & Alex Sundvall
Tour Limit: 14
Late-autumn tour on the Gulf Coast targeting Yellow Rails and other migrants and wintering species of the region.
Oct 29 - Nov 2, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2025=$2325) with Dan Lane & Alex Sundvall
Tour Limit: 14
Late-autumn tour on the Gulf Coast targeting Yellow Rails and other migrants and wintering species of the region.
ESSENTIAL SHORT UGANDA: SHOEBILL, GORILLAS, CHIMPS & ALBERTINE RIFT BIRDING
Status: Open
Oct 31 - Nov 13, 2026 (Fee TBD) with Jay VanderGaast & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
A tour for those wishing to see the major Ugandan birding and mammal highlights in just two weeks' time.
Oct 31 - Nov 13, 2026 (Fee TBD) with Jay VanderGaast & local guide
Tour Limit: 8
A tour for those wishing to see the major Ugandan birding and mammal highlights in just two weeks' time.
SPECTACULAR SOUTHEAST BRAZIL
Status: Open
Oct 31 - Nov 16, 2026 - Part Two (Fee TBD / 2024=$7475) with Marcelo Barreiros & Micah Riegner
Tour Limit: 12
The fantastic center of avian endemism in eastern Brazil, particularly well endowed with hummingbirds, cotingas, antbirds, and beautiful scenery. Part I: North of the Tropic; Part II: South of the Capricorn.
Oct 31 - Nov 16, 2026 - Part Two (Fee TBD / 2024=$7475) with Marcelo Barreiros & Micah Riegner
Tour Limit: 12
The fantastic center of avian endemism in eastern Brazil, particularly well endowed with hummingbirds, cotingas, antbirds, and beautiful scenery. Part I: North of the Tropic; Part II: South of the Capricorn.
MADAGASCAR
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Status: Open
Oct 31 - Nov 23, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2024=$10750) with Tarry Butcher & local guide
Tour Limit: 9
In-depth coverage of the accessible parts of Madagascar: many endemic birds, striking lemurs, bizarre flora and chameleons, fascinating culture. Optional extension to the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and Reunion will add yet more endemics.
(Mauritius & Reunion Extension to Nov 26, 2026)
Oct 31 - Nov 23, 2026 (Fee TBD / 2024=$10750) with Tarry Butcher & local guide
Tour Limit: 9
In-depth coverage of the accessible parts of Madagascar: many endemic birds, striking lemurs, bizarre flora and chameleons, fascinating culture. Optional extension to the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and Reunion will add yet more endemics.
(Mauritius & Reunion Extension to Nov 26, 2026)