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Birding & Nature Tours Worldwide

to a number of destinations

(A Geographical Listing in Alphabetical Order)

Links to itineraries, lists of birds & other nature, 
photo galleries, and previous tour highlights.

Tours in 2008

Tours in 2009

Tour Itineraries
Dates/Year

 

 Related Tour Summaries,
& Lists of Birds 
& Other Nature

Argentina:

 Southern 
Argentina
(Patagonia)
(tour FON/AR-2)
Nov 9-22, '08







Argentina
Bird-Lists
previous tours
(692 birds)

Part 1

Part 2

Argentina
Mammals
& other wildlife

South America
Mammals

South America Butterflies

Arizona, USA
(during a prime time for birds 
with both breeders & migrants)
(tour: FON/AZ-1)
Aug 28 - Sep 5, '08
to some great places 
in the mountains & the desert

Bird-List
(244 birds
)

Mammal List

Butterfly List
(217 species)

Arizona
Past Tour Highlights


BELIZE
in the interior
& along the coast
(tour FON/BZ-1)
Feb 19-28, '09



Bird-List
(260 birds)

Central America
Mammals

Central America
Butterflies


Brazil 
Iguazu Falls & 
Mato Grosso
including the Pantanal
(tour FON/BR-2)
Jul 26-Aug 9, '08


SOUTHEAST 
BRAZIL
including the
 ATLANTIC FOREST
at Itatiaia & Intervales
 & 
near the coast 
at Ubatuba

(tour BR-3)
Aug 9-17, '08


The above tour can be done
in conjunction with
Tour BR-2

Brazil
in the states of
Minas Gerais
& Rio Grande do Sul
for birds & other nature
of inland SE &
 far-southern Brazil
(tour FON/BR-4)
Oct 5-19, '08 
with an optional extension 
to the Pantanal 
in Mato Grosso do Sul
until Oct 23

Brazil 
Mato Grosso do Sul
including the Pantanal 
  & Southeast Brazil 
(tour FON/BR-1)
Mar 11-20, '09
with an optional
extension with more in Southeast Brazil

until Mar 24, '09













 


Brazil Bird-Lists
previous tours: 
(1,017 birds)
Part 1

Part 2

Brazil
Rare Birds


Brazil
Birds of 
Rio Grande 
do Sul

Brazil
Mammals
& Other Wildlife



Brazil

Past Tour
Highlights

 

A Photographic Sampling 
of Brazilian 
Animals & Birds
(from our Sep '06 Tour )


Bulgaria
Late-Summer Birding
when there's a 
good migration
(tour FON/BU-2)
Aug 29 - Sep 6, '08

followed by an
extension to
TURKEY &
the BOSPHOROUS

until Sep 10, '08


Bulgaria 
Bird-List
(273 birds)

Europe Bird-List
(437 birds
)

European
Mammals

California, USA
(during our annual 
West Coast Tour)
(tour FON/WC-3)
Sep 5-14, '08
with a pelagic trip




California 
Bird & Mammal Lists

West Coast Tour Bird-List
(327 birds)

West Coast Tour Mammal List
(59 species)
& some other wildlife

West Coast Butterfly List
(149 species)

West Coast
Past Tour 
Highlights

Canary Islands (Spain)
(tour FON/SP-4)
Jun 27-Jul  3, '08
This tour can be combined with the Spain tour SP-2.

 

Spain Bird-List
(incl. Canaries)

Europe Bird-List
(435 birds
)

 

Chile
"short-stay"
in central Chile
(tour FON/CH-SS) 
Nov 22-26, '08
including: Andes & pelagic trip
from Valparaiso 
(an extension following Argentina tour AR-2)

Chile
(tour FON/CH-1a) 
Nov 22-Dec 1, '08
with optional extension 
in Far-North
(tour FON/CH-1b)
Dec 1-5, '08
with 2 pelagic trips,
from Valparaiso during tour CH-1A,
& from Arica
 during tour CH-1B

 

 










Chile Bird-List
& other nature
(344 birds
)

Chile Mammals

South America Butterflies


Chile 
Pelagics


Chile
Past Tour Highlights

 

 

 

 



Colorado &
adjacent 
Kansas & Wyoming, USA

("the Grouse Tour")
(tour: FON/Grouse 2009)
Apr 10-19, '0
9
 

 


Colorado
Bird-List
for April
(226 birds
)
 & Other Nature

Colorado
Bird-List
(253 birds)
& Other Nature
(incl 40 mammals)

Colorado 
Past Tour Highlights

Costa Rica
(mostly northern)
(tour: FON/CR-3)
Jun 24 - Jul 6, '08

COSTA RICA
(Northern)
(tour: FON
/CR-1)
Feb 28 - Mar 8, '09
(can be combined
with Tour CR-2
in southern
COSTA RICA
& western
PANAMA)



Costa Rica
(Southern)
and PANAMA
(western)
(tour: FON/CR-2)
Mar 7-16, '09
(can be combined
with tour CR-1 in 
northern Costa Rica)  


  

 







Costa Rica
Bird-List
(685 birds)
& Other Nature

Costa Rica
Mammals
& Other Wildlife

Central America
Butterflies

Costa Rica
Summer
Bird-List 
& Other Nature

Costa Rica
Past Tour Highlights

Feature: "Alexander Skutch
- A Naturalist in Costa Rica" 

Dominica 
During our 
Lesser Antilles Tour

Apr 4-12, '09 
(tour FON/WI-5)

  Lesser Antilles Bird-list
(133 birds)

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Dominican Republic
(tour FON/WI-5)
Mar 28-Apr 4, '08
Can be combined with 
Puerto Rico
other Caribbean tours 

Dominican Republic
(tour FON/WI-2)
Feb 3-7, '09
Can be combined with 
our tour in the 
northern Lesser Antilles,
Feb 7-16

Dom Rep Bird-list
(185 birds)

Dom Rep
Past Tour Highlights

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

guadeloupe 
During our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
also including
ANTIGUA, BARBUDA,
MONTSERRAT, 
& DOMINICA

Feb 7-16, '09 
(tour FON/WI-3)

Lesser Antilles Bird-list
(133 birds)

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

 

Guatemala
Our Festive 
Holiday Tour
in the Highlands & Lowlands,
incl. Tikal
(tour: FON/GU-2)
Dec 26 '08-Jan 5 '09 

 

GUATEMALA
a birding &
nature tour 
in the land of
Mayas & Motmots
(tour FON/GU-1, '09)

Apr 14-26, '09
(A two-part tour,
In the Highlands, 
& Lowlands 
& including Tikal)

 

Guatemala Bird-List
(551 birds)
& Other Nature

Central America
Mammals

Central America
Butterflies

Guatemala
Past Tour Highlights

Guatemala Photos

Photo Feature 
from our 
Guatemala Holiday Tour Dec'06-Jan'07 


Iceland 
in the Late-Spring
for Geysers, Gyrfalcon,
& More
Oceanic Birds,
Marine Mammals,
other nature
(tour FON/ IC-1)
Jun 6-15, '08

Iceland
in the Fall
for Birds & 
the Northern Lights

(tour FON/IC-2)
Sep 26 - Oct 4, '08

Our Iceland tour  FON/IC-2 can be combined with our
Sweden tour which precedes it Sep 20-26 .


Iceland 
in the Late-Spring
for Geysers, Gyrfalcon,
& More
Oceanic Birds,
Marine Mammals,
other nature
(tour FON/ IC-1)
Jun 5-14, '09

 

 



 

 

 





Iceland 
Bird-List
(96 birds)

Iceland
Past Tour Highlights

Photos of Iceland 
Birds & Scenery
from a June Tour

Iceland Photos

 

Europe Bird-List
(437 birds
)


Japan Birding Tours

One of our Specialties, 
in a 2nd Decade!


Japan, 
in the Spring 
Honshu 
(incl. Hegura Is.),
 Kyushu, & 
Nansei Shoto
(Okinawa & Amami)
(tour  FON/JA-3)
May 10-27, '08
a few places still available

Japan
in the Winter
Honshu, Hokkaido, 
 Kyushu, Amami 
(tour FON/JA-1a&b)
Jan 12-28, '09












JAPAN,
in the Summer
Kyushu & Nansei Shoto 
(Okinawa & Amami),
with a
SOLAR ECLIPSE
(tour FON/JA-3)

July 12-26, '09
some space still available 











Japan
Bird-List 
(388 birds)
& Other Nature

Japan
Spring Bird-List

Japan
Rare Birds

Japanese Shorebirds

Japanese Cranes

Japan Photos
Gallery 1: 
Birds

Japan Photos

Gallery 2: 
Birds & 
Other Wildlife


Japan Photos 
Culture & Scenery

Japan 
Past Tour Highlights


SOLAR ECLIPSES
& Other Celestial Nature
during FONT Tours


Kansas, USA
with our 
Colorado tour 
("the Grouse Tour")
(tour: FON/Grouse 207)
Apr 13-22, '08

   

 

Colorado & Kansas
Bird-List
(226 birds)
 & Other Nature


Colorado & Kansas 
Past Tour Highlights

Lesser Antilles
(St. Lucia, St. Vincent, 
& Dominica)
(tour FON/WI-5)
Apr 4 -12, '0
9

 

Lesser Antilles
(Antigua, Barbuda, 
Montserrat, Dominica,
& Guadeloupe)
(tour FON/WI-3)
Feb 7-16, '09


 

Lesser Antilles Bird-list
(133 birds
)

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

Caribbean 
Rare Birds



MEXICO,
the YUCATAN
A Birding & Nature Tour
in the land of 
Mayas & Motmots
(tour MX-1)

Jun 14-24, '08

 

MEXICO
a complete
Bird-List
minus pelagics
& vagrants


North Carolina
"Carolina Caper"
Landbirding Tour
for
Red-cockaded Woodpecker,
Swainson's Warbler,
& More
(tour FON/NC-1)
May 30-Jun 3, '08

 

 

North Carolina
Bird-List
(232 birds)

Mammal List (land &sea)

List of Butterflies, Dragonflies & Damselflies

List of
Reptiles & Amphibians

North Carolina
Past Tour
Highlights

Panama
(central & eastern)
in the Canal Basin
and into Darien
(tour FON/PN-2)
Feb 23 - Mar 2, '08

tour filled

Panama
(central & eastern)
in the Canal Basin
and into Darien
(tour FON/PN-3)
Apr 7-15, '08

Panama
in the Canal Basim
from the Pacific 
to the Caribbean
(tour FON/PN-4)
Jul 6-13, '08








Panama Bird-List
(563 birds)
& Other Nature

Central America
Mammals

Central America
Butterflies


Panama 
Past Tour Highlights

Puerto Rico
(tour FON/WI-4)
Mar 30 - Apr 4, '09
to be our 28th PR tour  

Can be combined with 
our Lesser Antilles tour,
Apr 4-12.

 



Puerto Rico Bird-List
(187 birds)

Puerto Rico
Past Tour
Highlights

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

SAINT LUCIA 
During our 
Lesser Antilles Tour

Apr 4-12, '09 
(tour FON/WI-5)

 

Lesser Antilles Bird-List 
(133 birds)

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

SAINT VINCENT 
During our 
Lesser Antilles Tour

Apr 4-12, '09 
(tour FON/WI-5)

 


Lesser Antilles Bird-List 
(133 birds)

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

Caribbean 
Rare Birds


Spain 
Birding in a Land of Castles,
Culture & Cuisine

(tours FON/SP-2 & 3)
Jun 12-26, '09
Do either or both.
SP-2 includes 
Extremadura
& Gredos Mtns

Jun 12-19, '09
SP-3 includes Pyrenees
& Ebro Delta

Jun 19-26, '09

Spain
(the Canary Islands)
(tour FON/SP-4)
Jun 26 - Jul 1, '0
9

The above 3 Spain tours 
(SP-2, SP-3, SP-4)
can be combined, 
or done individually.












Spain Bird-List
(288 birds
)


Europe Bird-List
(437 birds
)

Spain
Past Tour Highlights

European Photos 
Birds


SWEDEN
for a phenomenal 
bird migration

(tour FON/SW-1)
Sep 20-26, '08

This Sweden tour can be combined with our Iceland tour
 which follows it 
Sept 26-29 .

Sweden Bird-List
(179 birds)

Europe Bird-List
(437 birds
)

Sweden 
Past Tour Highlights


TEXAS
A tour for birds,
butterflies, 
& other nature
in east, south & 
central Texas
(incl. the Gulf Coast,
the lower 
Rio Grande Valley,
& the Edwards Plateau) 

(tour: FON/TX-1)
April 19-27, '09

Texas Bird-List
(318 birds)

Texas
Mammals

Texas
Butterflies

Texas 
& nearby 
New Mexico 
Past Tour Highlights


TURKEY
Birding in the
BOSPHOROUS
when there's a 
spectacular migration
(tour FON/TU-1)
Sep 6-10, '08

following our tour
in BULGARIA 

Aug 29 - Sep 6, '08
Turkey Bird-List

Europe Bird-List
(437 Birds
)

 


Washington State, USA
(during our annual 
West Coast tour)
(tour FON/WC-3)
Sep 5-14, '08
with pelagic trip

 



West Coast Bird-List
(327 birds)

West Coast Mammal List
(59 species)
& some other wildlife

West Coast Butterfly List
(149 species)

West Coast
Past Tour
Highlights

Wyoming, USA
with our 
Colorado tour 
(for Grouse & 
other birds too)
(tour: FON/Grouse 2007)
Apr 13-22, '08

Colorado & Wyoming
Bird-List
(226 birds)
 & Other Nature

Colorado & Wyoming 
Past Tour Highlights

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