Gavin Bieber
Gavin Bieber was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He developed a very early interest in birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles and has steadily pursued these interests while growing up in British Columbia, Virginia Beach, Great Britain and Denmark. Gavin graduated from the University of Victoria with a degree in Biology and a minor in Environmental Studies. He studied for a year at the University of Southern Mississippi where he collaborated with their Migratory Bird Study Group. While still in university he taught waterfowl, shorebird and passerine identification workshops for the Victoria Natural History Society and led field trips for the university’s ornithology classes. Since graduating, Gavin has worked as a field assistant on a variety of ornithological research projects including studies of the wintering ecology of Henslow’s Sparrow, the breeding biology of the Interior Least Tern, the stopover ecology of Swainson’s Thrush and Gray Catbird and a population fitness study of auklets. In addition he conducted point counts for the National Park Service in Arizona and New Mexico and assisted in setting up a riparian bird survey for the University of Arizona. From 2002 onwards he has maintained a long-term interest in the avifauna of the Pribilof Islands, AK, spending over two years living on Saint Paul Island. He has also traveled extensively through much of Western Europe, parts of Africa and South America, Thailand, the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia. Gavin enjoys sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm of the natural world with others, and welcomes the chance to share his love of the natural world with new people.
Moving to Tucson in 2000 he has become involved in the environmental community, serving as a board member for the Tucson Audubon Society, and on the Arizona Bird Committee from 2007-2010. He currently lives in Tucson, with his wife Celina, a pair of rambunctious dogs, and an overly large fish tank.
Tours
- Florida: The South, the Keys and the Dry Tortugas (Apr 27 to May 4, 2013)
- Arizona: Owls and Warblers (May 10-18, 2013)
- Alaska: Gambell (May 29 to Jun 7, 2013 with extensions to 10 Jun and to 12 Jun)
- Alaska: Majesty of the North (Jun 12-24, 2013 with extensions from 9 Jun and to 27 Jun)
- British Columbia in Summer (Jul 6-14, 2013)
- Guyana (Oct 2-15, 2013)
- Bahamas: Andros and Abaco Islands (Nov 2-7, 2013 with extension to 10 Nov)NEW!
- Panama: Fall at the Canopy Tower (Nov 16-22, 2013 with extension to 27 Nov)
- New Mexico in Winter (Jan 11-18, 2014)
- Ecuador: La Selva Lodge (Jan 23 to Feb 1, 2014)
- Texas: The Rio Grande Valley, with Whooping Crane Extension (Feb 15-22, 2014 with extension to 24 Feb)
- Puerto Rico (Mar 1-7, 2014)
- The Dominican Republic (Mar 7-15, 2014)
- Panama: Spring at the Canopy Tower (Mar 19-25, 2014)
- Texas: The Rio Grande Valley in Spring (Apr 5-14, 2014)
- Panama: Fall at the Canopy Tower (Nov 15-21, 2014 with extension to 26 Nov)
- Colorado: Lekking Grouse (Apr 4-14, 2015)
Updated: May 2013