Tour Itineraries
Dates/Year

 Related Tour Summaries,
Lists of Birds 
& Other Nature

ARGENTINA
Southern 
Argentina
(Patagonia)
(tour FON/AR-2'11)
Nov 16-29, '11

Argentina
Mammals
& other wildlife
(with some photos)

South American
Mammals
(with some photos)

Butterflies
of Argentina
& Brazil,
notably
Iguazu Falls
(with some photos)

Arizona Birds
Part #1
Quails to Becard
(with some photos)

Arizona Birds
Part #2
Flycatchers 
to Buntings
(with some photos)

Arizona 
Mammals
(with some photos)

Arizona 
Amphibians 
& Reptiles
(with some photos) 

Arizona Butterflies
(with some photos) 

Desert Plants
(with some photos)

Arizona
Past Tour Highlights

BELIZE
in the interior
& along the coast
(tour FON/BZ-1 '13)
Mar 1-10, '13

Belize Birds 
during FONT tours

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American Birds
(in 4 parts)

Central American
Mammals
(with some photos)

Central American
Butterflies
(with some photos)

Marine Life 
of Belize &
eastern Mexico
sea turtles, fish, corals,
jellyfish, mollusks,
arthropods
(with some photos)

Brazil
in the state of
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
for birds & other nature
of far-southern Brazil
(tour FON/BR-2 '12)
Jul 31-Aug 11, '12
can be combined with
the following tour 

SOUTHEAST BRAZIL
(tour FON/BR-3 '12) 
Aug 12-20, '12
including an 
optional extension to
IGUAZU FALLS
for butterflies, birds
& other nature
(tour FON/BR-3A '12)
Aug 12-24, '12 

Brazil
in the state of
MINAS GERAIS
for endemic & 
specialty birds,
 & mammals 
& other nature
(tour FON/BR-4 '12)
Oct 29 - Nov 8, '12
with the following
optional extension: 

The Pantanal in
MATO GROSSO DO SUL
(tour FON/BR-4A '12) 
Nov 8-13, '12


Brazil 
IGUAZU FALLS & 
MATO GROSSO
including the Pantanal
(tour FON/BR-3 '13)
Aug 4-18, '13 

Above: an Owl in Brazil,
Below: an Owl Butterfly,
Caligo brasiliensis

Part 3: Antshrikes 
to Grosbeaks

Regional Bird-Lists:

Mato Grosso

Southeast Brazil

Rio Grande do Sul

Amazon Basin

 Brazil Rare Birds
(with some photos)

Brazil
Mammals
& Other Wildlife
(with some photos)

Brazil Butterflies
(including those at
Iguazu Falls)
(with some photos)

Brazil
Amphibians
& Reptiles

Brazil
Past Tour Highlights

Photo Galleries
of Brazilian 
Birds, Animals.
Sights, & Scenes
(from previous 
FONT tours )

California, USA
(during our annual 
West Coast Tour)
(tour FON/WC-1)
Sep 9-18, '12
with a visit
to Point Reyes,
a birding hot spot
renowned 
for migration

West Coast Tour Bird-List
(327 birds)

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

West Coast Butterflies
(with some photos)

Canary Islands (Spain)
(tour FON/SP-3)
Jun 30 - Jul 5, '13
This tour can be combined 
with the Spain tour SP-2.

Spain Birds 
during FONT tours
(incl. Canary Islands) 

Canary Islands
Bird-List

Canary Islands 
Mammals &
Marine Life

Canary Islands
Butterflies

Canary Islands
Amphibians
& Reptiles

Interesting Plants
of the
Canary Islands 

Rare Birds of the Caribbean

Butterflies of the Caribbean
(other than Trinidad & Tobago)

Mammals of the Caribbean

Fish of the Caribbean

Cayman Islands
Past Tour Highlights 

Chile
(tour FON/CH-1 '13)
in central &
southern Chile
Jan 18-27, '13
with the Andes,
the Lake District 
& Chiloe Island 

CHILE
(tour FON/CH-2 '13)
in central &
northern Chile
Feb 18-27, '13
 with the Andes,
Pacific Coast,
desert, saline lakes,
and volcanoes

Chile 
Pelagic Birds
(with some photos)

Chile Mammals
(with some photos)

Chile Butterflies
(with some photos)

Chile Amphibians
& Reptiles
(with some photos)

Diverse Plant-life
of Chile
(with some photos) 

Chile
Past Tour 
Highlights

Black Rosy Finch, 
FONT April 2009 Colorado Tour 

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

Colorado
Bird-List
(253 birds)
(with some photos)

Colorado
Mammals &
 Other Wildlife
(incl 40 mammals)
(with some photos)

Colorado 
Past Tour Highlights

  

Costa Rica
(Northern)
(tour: FON/CR-1)
Mar 9-17, '12
tour filled

COSTA RICA
(Southern)
(tour FON/CR-2)
Mar 17-25, '12
tour filled

COSTA RICA
(a Summer Tour)
(tour FON/CR-3)
Jul 9-22, '12

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American
Birds
(in 4 parts)

Costa Rica
Mammals
(with some photos)

Amphibians 
& Reptiles of
Costa Rica & Panama
(with some photos)

List of 
Central American
Butterflies,
(in 5 parts)
(with some photos)

Costa Rica Birds
& Other Nature
(in the summer)
(with some photos)

Costa Rica
Past Tour Highlights

Dominica 
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
(tour FON/WI-1)
Mar 16-24, '13 

Dominica 
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
(tour FON/WI-4)
Apr 6-14, '13 

Caribbean Mammals

Caribbean Marine Life
sea turtles, fish, corals,
jellyfish, mollusks, 
arthropods

Dominican Republic
(tour FON/WI-4A)
Jun 25 - Jul 2, '12

Dominican Republic
(tour FON/WI-6)
Dec 12-19, '12

Dominican Republic
(tour FON/WI-3)
Mar 30 - Apr 6, '13

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean Rare Birds

Caribbean Butterflies

Caribbean 
Amphibians
& Reptiles  

Dominican Republic Nature
(Mammals,  Amphibians, Reptiles,
Butterflies, Dragonflies)

Dom Rep
Past Tour Highlights

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

Guatemala
Our Festive 
Holiday Tour
in the Highlands & Lowlands,
incl. Tikal
(tour: FON/GU-2)
Dec 26 '12--Jan 5 '13 

Guatemala 
Bird-List
& Other Nature

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American Birds
(in 4 parts)

Central America
Mammals
(with some photos)

A List of
Central America
Butterflies
(in 5 parts)
(with some photos)

Guatemala
Past Tour Highlights

Guatemala Photos

Photo Feature 
from the FONT 
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 8-17, '12
2 places still available 

Iceland
in the Fall
for Birds & 
the Northern Lights
(tour FON/IC-2)
Sep 22 -28, '12

This Iceland tour can be combined with our Sweden tour
 which precedes it, 
Sept 28 - Oct 6, '12.

Iceland Bird-List
Complete
(380 species,
with vagrants from
mainland Europe, Asia,
& North America)

Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 1: Grouse
to Puffin

Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 2: Sandgrosue
to Buntings

Iceland
Past Tour Highlights

Iceland Wildflowers

Photos of Iceland 
Birds & Scenery
from a June Tour

More Iceland Photos

jamaica
(tour FON/WI-5b)
Dec 1-7, '12

This tour can be done
individually, 
or in combination
 with our preceding 
Cayman Islands tour, 
Nov 28 - Dec 1, '12.

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds 
(in 2 parts)

Rare Birds of the Caribbean

Butterflies of the Caribbean
(other than Trinidad & Tobago)

Mammals
of the Caribbean

Marine Life 
of the Caribbean
sea turtles, fish, corals.
jellyfish, mollusks,
arthropods

Jamaica
Past Tour Highlights

Japan Birding Tours
One of our Specialties, 
in our 2nd Decade!

JAPAN
in the Fall
on mostly
the northern island of 
HOKKAIDO 
(tour FON/JA-3)
Oct 12-26, '12
for cranes,
eagles, migrants,
& the Blakiston's Fish Owl,
with a pelagic trip
for  albatrosses & more 

Japan
in the Winter
HONSHU, HOKKAIDO, 
 KYUSHU
(tour FON/JA-1a)
Jan 31 - Feb 12, '13

Japan
in the Winter
HONSHU, HOKKAIDO, 
 KYUSHU, AMAMI 
(tour FON/JA-1a&b)
Jan 31 - Feb 16, '13

Japan, 
in the Spring 
HONSHU 
KYUSHU, & 
the OGASAWARA
ISLANDS
a special tour for
endemic, specialty
& pelagic birds
(tour  FON/JA-2)
May 16-30, '13

JAPAN
in the Fall
on mostly
the northern island of 
HOKKAIDO 
(tour FON/JA-3)
Oct 11-25, '13
for cranes,
eagles, migrants,
& the Blakiston's Fish Owl,
with a pelagic trip
for  albatrosses & more 

List & Photo Gallery
of Japan Birds
Part 2: Minivets
to Buntings 

Hegura Island:
its birds & migration   

Japan Birds on Honshu

Amami Island Birdst

Okinawa Birds

Japan Birds
during FONT tours
in spring & summer

Japan Birds
during FONT tours
in fall & winter

Rare Birds In Japan
(with some photos)

Shorebirds in Japan
(with some photos)

Cranes in Japan
(with some photos)

Japan Mammals

Japan Butterflies

Photos of Japanese 
Culture & Scenery


Some Highlights
of previous FONT tours
in Japan

Lesser Antilles
(Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent,
& Dominica)
(tour FON/WI-1)
Mar 16-24, '13

Lesser Antilles
(Antigua, Barbuda,
Montserrat, Dominica,
& Guadeloupe
(tour FON/WI-4)
Feb 6-14, '13

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Caribbean Butterflies 

Caribbean Marine Life
sea turtles, fish, corals,
jellyfish, mollusks,
arthropods

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

MINNESOTA
& Wisconsin, USA
including the
International Crane
Foundation,
Birds in Art,
a "Hawk Watch"
and being out in the wild
with the
Timber Wolf Alliance
(tour FON/WM-1)
Oct 13-23, '12

Mammals of 
North America

NEBRASKA, USA
with our 
Colorado tour 
("the Grouse Tour")
(tour: FON/Grouse 2013)
Apr 16-25, '13  

North CarolinA, USA
"Carolina Caper"
a Landbirding Tour
with also butterflies
and other nature
for speciality birds
such as
Red-cockaded Woodpecker,
Swainson's Warbler
(tour FON/NC-1)
May 31 - June 4, '12 

North CarolinA, USA
"Carolina Caper"
a Landbirding Tour
with also butterflies
and other nature
for speciality birds
such as
Red-cockaded Woodpecker,
Swainson's Warbler
(tour FON/NC-1)
June 6-10, '13

North Carolina
Mammals 
(land & sea)
(with some photos)

North Carolina 
Butterflies, 
Dragonflies 
& Damselflies
(with some photos)

North Carolina
 Amphibians 
& Reptiles
(with some photos)

North Carolina
Past Tour
Highlights

Panama
(Central & Eastern)
in the Canal Basin
and into Darien
(tour FON/PN-4)
Jul 22-29, '12

Panama
(Central)
in the Canal Basin
(tour FON/PN-5)
Nov 30 - Dec 7, '12

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American
Birds
(in 4 parts)

Central America
Mammals
(with some photos)

List & Photo Gallery
of Central America
Butterflies
(in 5 parts)

Amphibians
& Reptiles
of Panama
& Costa Rica
(with some photos)

Puerto Rico Birds
during FONT tours

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean Rare Birds

Amphibians
&  Reptiles
of the Caribbean

Marine Life
of the Caribbean
sea turtles, fish, corals,
 jellyfish, mollusks, 
arthropods

Puerto Rico
Past Tour
Highlights

SAINT LUCIA 
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
(tour FON/WI-1)
Mar 16 -24, '13

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Amphibians
& Reptiles 
of the Caribbean

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

SAINT VINCENT 
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
(tour FON/WI-1)
Mar 16- 24, '13 

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Marine Life
of the Caribbean
sea turtles, fish, corals,
jellyfish, mollusks.
arthrpods

Spain Birds
during FONT tours



Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 1: Grouse
to Puffin

Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 2: Sandgrouse
to Buntings

Europe 
Butterflies
& Moths

Europe Mammals

Spain
Past Tour 
Highlights

Canary Islands Birds

Canary Islands Mammals
& Marine Life

Canary Islands
Butterflies

Canary Islands
Amphibians 
& Reptiles

Interesting Plants
of the Canary Islands

      

SWEDEN
for a phenomenal 
bird migration
(tour FON/SW-1)
Sep 22-28, '12


This Sweden tour 
can be combined 
with our Iceland tour
 which follows it 
Sep 28 -Oct 6.

Sweden Birds
during FONT tours

List & Photo Gallery
of Europe Birds
Part 1: Grouse 
to Puffin

List & Photo Gallery
of Europe Birds
Part 2: Sandgrouse
to Buntings 

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)
Apr 26 - May 4, '13

List & Photo Gallery
of Texas Birds
Part 2:
Flycatchers
to Buntings

Texas Mammals
(with some photos)

Texas Butterflies
(with some photos)

Texas Dragonflies
(with some photos)

Texas Amphibians
& Reptiles
(with some photos)

Desert Plants
(with some photos)

Texas 
& nearby New Mexico 
Past Tour
Highlights

URUGUAY
during the tour
in BRAZIL 
in the state of
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
for birds & other nature
(tour FON/BR-42 '12)
Aug 5-15, '12

Mammals of
South America

Washington State, USA
(during our annual 
West Coast tour)
(tour FON/WC-1)
Sep 7-16, '12
with a boat trip
on Puget Sound
for birds and
marine mammals,
Orcas and others.

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

West Coast Butterflies
(with some photos)

Mammals of 
North America

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

Colorado & Wyoming 
Past Tour Highlights