Welcome to WINGS

If you’re an old hand, we hope our program is of interest. If you’re new to birding tours, you might find our essay “Choosing a Birding Tour” helpful.

What's New

Ghana, Nov 2-15, 2013, with Robert Ntakor and Yann Kolbeinsson -- Lying on the Gulf of Guinea along Africa’s tropical western coast, Ghana is a country rich both... added December 2012 (more)

Ecuador: the South, Nov 3-19, 2013, with Jon Feenstra -- Although Ecuador is renowned for epic birding, the south stands out like a string of pearls—accessible... added November 2012 (more)

Northern Peru: The Cloud Forests of the Rio Mayo and Abra Patricia, Feb 6-15, 2014, with Rich Hoyer -- Off limits to travelers 20 years ago but now part of a major birding circuit, the highway that straddles... added April 2013 (more)

See the complete list of new WINGS tours here.

Miscellany

Congratulations Chris Wood - A New US Big Day Record: WINGS leader Chris Wood and his colleagues at the Cornell Lab of... (more)

See all recent Miscellany here.

Rosita’s Bunting is a little-known Mexican endemic seen on Mexico: Oaxaca and Western Chiapas. Read Steve Howell’s most recent tour narrative here.

Photo: Chris Wood

From the Field

May 8: Paul Lehman on his just-completed "repositioning" cruise from San Diego to Vancouver

The inaugural WINGS Pacific Coast "repositioning" cruise 14-17 April was a great success, with superb birds, a fine ship, excellent... (more)

May 6: Gavin Bieber on his just completed tour of South Florida

Our survey of the habitats and avifauna of this remarkable region took in such wonderful sights as the seemingly endless “sea... (more)

April 29: Paul French from his on-going tour to Georgia and the High Caucasus

We’ve just reached the half-way point on our tour of Georgia, and are currently reflecting on our time spent in the Greater... (more)

See all recent From the Field submissions here.

Upcoming Tours

Limited space is available on the following confirmed May - June 2013 tours. Note that most of our May-September tours are at present fully booked. If space opens on any of these tours, we’ll post it here.

Maryland and West Virginia: Birding the American Civil War with Jon Dunn - Blending Civil War historical sites with Appalachian birding. A chance for up to 25 species of warbler, plus Henslow’s Sparrow, cuckoos, and more.

Iceland with Yann Kolbeinsson - Spectacle birding at its best, with thousands of breeding alcids, waterfowl, gulls, and shorebirds in the “land of ice and fire”, one of the most dramatic landscapes in the world.

Private Tours

WINGS organizes private tours worldwide. Details here.

WINGS Publications

You can read recent WINGS e-mail and print newletters and subscribe to our newsletter here.

AZ Birding

Coming to southeastern Arizona and want guiding help for just a day or two? Find an excellent guide at AZ-Birding.

Our Leaders & Staff

Jill Williams

Jill Williams has a life-long interest in everything foreign – food, languages, natural history, people and their culture. Following on from an early career with British Caledonian Airways in their reservations, fares and ticketing department, Jill... (more)

Featured Tour

India: Birds and History

India—exotic, mysterious and intriguing—words that can be applied to the birds one finds here as well as the country’s fascinating history and culture. It is no surprise therefore that India is an ideal destination for a Birds and History tour. India has always been one of our most popular destinations and for the last 15 years we... (more)