Quetzal Tours

Hurricanes result in strange birds turning up in unusual places. I discuss this phenomenon in my latest Big Year blog entry. Read it at https//:biggestyear2023.blogspot.com. Do you think this Cuban Trogon might someday turn up in Florida? Join me and Cuban tour leader Arturo Kirkconnell January 20-30, 2024 as we track down all of Cuba‘s endemic bird species. A few spots are still available on this Partnership in International Birding tour. Photo of Cuban Trogon by Arturo Kirkconnell Jr.

For those of you following my Big Year birding effort, I just published a new blog post, describing my latest birding tour of Southeastern Arizona in August. The Five-striped Sparrow (see photo below) at Box Canyon was one of our target species. Comments are welcome. See the blog here: https://biggestyear2023.blogspot.com/2023/09/filling-gaps-southeastern-arizona.html?m=1.

Almost caught up with my blog posts for my “Biggest Year In American Birding”. I published three new posts last week, including the story behind the American Flamingo pictured below. You can read the blogposts here:
https://biggestyear2023.blogspot.com.

Also, I am announcing some upcoming birding trips you can join, including:

**Hawaii (Oahu and Kauai) October 18-23

**American Samoa October 23-30

**Guam and Northern Mariana Islands Nov 2-14.

Also I’m gathering a small group to visit CUBA January 20-30, 2024.

Contact me offline if you are interested in any of these trips.