Costa Rica: November 2025
Dates: November 6-17, 2025
12 Days & 11 Nights
Max: 10 Participants
12 Days & 11 Nights
Max: 10 Participants
Consider joining Colin & a local guide for a winter getaway to the tropics in November 2025! Whether if it’s your first time or your twentieth time to Latin America, I hope that you will see plenty of new bird species, enjoy local food and coffee, and crisscross the country visiting most of the vital ecosystems in Costa Rica that provide habitat for hundreds of bird species! Expected trip total: ~450 species
Tentative itinerary (full itinerary to come in Jan 2025):
Nov 06-Day 1: Fly into San José
Nov 07-Day 2: Full day birding Parque Nacional Carara & Mangrove Boat Tour at Tarcoles
Nov 08-Day 3 Morning birding at Parque Nacional Carara then drive to San Gerardo de Dota
Nov 09-Day 4: Full day birding around San Gerardo de Dota.
Nov 10-Day 5: Drive to Orosi with stops at Casa Dowii & Ujarras.
Nov 11-Day 6: Full day at El Copal & La Marta
Nov 12-Day 7: Morning/lunch birding at Hotel Quelitales then drive to La Fortuna
Nov 13-Day 8: Full day in Arenal
Nov 14-Day 9: Morning in Arenal then drive to Caño Negro.
Nov 15-Day 10: Full day at Caño Negro
Nov 16-Day 11: Leave early, quick birding at Medio Queso, drive to San Jose
Nov 17-Day 12: Everyone flies out
Tentative itinerary (full itinerary to come in Jan 2025):
Nov 06-Day 1: Fly into San José
Nov 07-Day 2: Full day birding Parque Nacional Carara & Mangrove Boat Tour at Tarcoles
Nov 08-Day 3 Morning birding at Parque Nacional Carara then drive to San Gerardo de Dota
Nov 09-Day 4: Full day birding around San Gerardo de Dota.
Nov 10-Day 5: Drive to Orosi with stops at Casa Dowii & Ujarras.
Nov 11-Day 6: Full day at El Copal & La Marta
Nov 12-Day 7: Morning/lunch birding at Hotel Quelitales then drive to La Fortuna
Nov 13-Day 8: Full day in Arenal
Nov 14-Day 9: Morning in Arenal then drive to Caño Negro.
Nov 15-Day 10: Full day at Caño Negro
Nov 16-Day 11: Leave early, quick birding at Medio Queso, drive to San Jose
Nov 17-Day 12: Everyone flies out
Cost:
Double occupancy: $4,250
Single occupancy: $4,750
Double occupancy: $4,250
Single occupancy: $4,750
Please email me: [email protected] if you have any questions or are interested. You can also text me if you have my phone number.
Florida: Southeast U.S. Specialties, Exotics & Wintering Passerines
Dates: December 4-10, 2025
7 Days & 6 Nights
Max: 6 Participants
7 Days & 6 Nights
Max: 6 Participants
Would you like to escape the winter weather in December 2025? Perhaps tag along for this amazing trip! There are many birds to see in the southern half of Florida in the winter. Of course there are many coastal species to see (and beaches to check out, mostly for birds though), but there is so much more to see! Between the many range restricted southeastern species, Caribbean rarities, and of course many exotic species, there is such a small chance any participant will not add at least one new life bird! Come escape the cold weather and see over 175 species in December while staying in the country! Expected trip total: ~200 species
Cost:
Double occupancy: $2,000
Single occupancy: $2,500
Double occupancy: $2,000
Single occupancy: $2,500
Please email me: [email protected] if you have any questions or are interested. You can also text me if you have my phone number.
Purple Gallinule is one of the marsh species we will see multiple times throughout the trip that should be a crowd favorite!
South Texas: Cranes, Lower Rio Grande Valley & Hill Country Specialties
Dates: March 14-20
7 Days & 6 Nights
Max: 6 Participants
7 Days & 6 Nights
Max: 6 Participants
Birding in Texas can be quite magical any time of the year, especially in the winter and early spring. A lot of species can be found in the Lower Rio Grande River Valley, as this is the only region of the country to see a plethora of Mexican species that barely make it into the United States. Many birding tours occur in this region in the winter in order to maximize not just a higher species total for any given trip, but also to maximize the chances of vagrants that may migrate north in Texas during the winter. Although a majority of this trip will focus on this area, there are also a couple of other regions that we plan on checking out to see more species that may be on people's radars.
This tour seeks to not just see all of the Rio Grande Valley Specialties, but also plenty of other birds that can be found in South Texas in the early spring. The dates are from Friday, March 14th to Thursday, March 20th, beginning and completing at the San Antonio International Airport. The first full birding day we will concentrate on the Hill Country west of San Antonio in the hopes of finding the first arriving Black-capped Vireos and Golden-cheeked Warblers, as well as other species such as Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Black-throated Sparrow, Pyrrhuloxia, and others! The second day we will search for one of the most sought after species in Texas in winter, Whooping Crane, near Corpus Christi. We'll also look for other birds around the coast nearby for the day. We will then traverse the Rio Grande Valley for three days hopefully finding everything and more in the valley. I hope that this unique, cost-effective birding adventure will satisfy your needs when it comes to South Texas Birding and hope you can join along in the adventure! Expected trip total: over 225 species.
This tour seeks to not just see all of the Rio Grande Valley Specialties, but also plenty of other birds that can be found in South Texas in the early spring. The dates are from Friday, March 14th to Thursday, March 20th, beginning and completing at the San Antonio International Airport. The first full birding day we will concentrate on the Hill Country west of San Antonio in the hopes of finding the first arriving Black-capped Vireos and Golden-cheeked Warblers, as well as other species such as Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Black-throated Sparrow, Pyrrhuloxia, and others! The second day we will search for one of the most sought after species in Texas in winter, Whooping Crane, near Corpus Christi. We'll also look for other birds around the coast nearby for the day. We will then traverse the Rio Grande Valley for three days hopefully finding everything and more in the valley. I hope that this unique, cost-effective birding adventure will satisfy your needs when it comes to South Texas Birding and hope you can join along in the adventure! Expected trip total: over 225 species.
Cost:
Double occupancy: $2,000
Single occupancy: $2,500
Double occupancy: $2,000
Single occupancy: $2,500
Please email me: [email protected] if you have any questions or are interested. You can also text me if you have my phone number. I am excited to rack up some beautiful Texas birds for your list!
Green Jays are common throughout any site that we will visit in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Hummingbirds and other Arizona Specialties of the Sky Island Mountains
TRIP FULL
Dates: July 23-July 31
8 Days & 7 Nights
Max: 6 Participants
8 Days & 7 Nights
Max: 6 Participants
Southeast Arizona can be quite magical anytime of year, but summer is specifically a great season to visit this region. The Sky Island Mountains near and southeast of Tucson provide thousands of acres of favorable habitat for many Mexican species as well as a few Rocky Mountain species. Late summer is known as ‘the second spring' as the monsoons of July and August supplies the region with most of the yearly precipitation, regenerating plant growth. This rainfall creates a second opportunity for most species to nest again with added food resources. Not to mention the migrants from the Pacific Coast or the Rockies will start migrating back through this region. The surrounding deserts also provide habitat for several hard to find species. Any aquatic habitat in this landscape can act as a mini oasis for diversity due to lack of water throughout much of this region. We can expect to see up to 200 species on this trip.
Although we will focus on looking for most of the species that can only be found in this region of the United States, the primary focus of this trip will be watching the large concentrations of hummingbirds that can be seen in late summer. Between successful breeding by local species, as well as migrants that are beginning to arrive, July and August is peak for not just abundance, but also diversity of hummingbirds in Arizona. We’ll spend plenty of time watching hummingbirds from very close range. I’ll guarantee 12 species, possibly up to 15 species of hummingbirds on this trip!
Although we will focus on looking for most of the species that can only be found in this region of the United States, the primary focus of this trip will be watching the large concentrations of hummingbirds that can be seen in late summer. Between successful breeding by local species, as well as migrants that are beginning to arrive, July and August is peak for not just abundance, but also diversity of hummingbirds in Arizona. We’ll spend plenty of time watching hummingbirds from very close range. I’ll guarantee 12 species, possibly up to 15 species of hummingbirds on this trip!
Cost:
Double occupancy: $2,250
Single occupancy: $2,750
Double occupancy: $2,250
Single occupancy: $2,750
Please email me: [email protected] if you have any questions or are interested. You can also text me if you have my phone number. I am excited to rack up some beautiful Sky Island species for your list!

Hummingbirds will be the primary focus on this trip, although we'll try and see all of the Sky Island specialties. The two hummingbirds pictured are Violet-crowned and Broad-billed Hummingbirds, both species that are found in the Sky Island Mountains.