WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide

Ecuador: The East Slope of the Andes

The scenic peaks of the eastern Andes combine high páramo with lush temperate, subtropical, and foothill forests, each alive with birds from Andean Condor and Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe to more than 100 spectacular tanagers and mind-bending hummingbirds. We won’t see all of them of course but we’ll spend seven full days...

New Mexico in Winter

Santa Fe to the Bosque

As we explore the central corridor of New Mexico, we’ll travel through riverine cottonwood stands along the Upper Rio Grande River, expansive fields and ponds where countless waterfowl and cranes spend the winter, large lakes attractive to wintering waterbirds, and snowcapped mountains swathed in conifer forest. Along the way we’ll...

Spring Migration in the Midwest

Eastern Wood Warblers

There may be no better place to witness the spring passage of songbirds than the Midwest. The three main eastern migration routes converge here and since the birds are nearing their breeding grounds the males are usually in full and vigorous song. With impressive, often spectacular numbers and diversity of...

Thailand: Central

Khao Yai and Kaeng Krachen National Parks and the Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Thailand is a fascinating country with wonderful national parks and reserves supporting huge numbers of resident and wintering birds. We’ll visit the marshy plains, mangrove coastline, and salt pans at Pak Thale and Laem Phak Bia where we may encounter nearly 40 species of shorebirds including the critically endangered Spoon-billed...

Texas: The Upper Coast

There may be no better birdwatching in North America than what one may encounter on the northwestern shores of the Gulf of Mexico in spring. Between mid-March and mid-May, masses of passerines wing north from their wintering grounds and a significant percentage of them pass through this corridor. Add to...

Colombia: The Chocó

An introduction to the megadiverse Colombian Chocó

The Chocó area of Western Colombia and Ecuador encompasses the Pacific slope of both the Colombian West Andes and the main Andes. Most of the habitat here is characterized by wet forest, and with up to 630 inches of rain per year in some places, mostly falling from April to...

Alaska: The Pribilofs and Utqiagvik (Barrow) in Fall

Vagrants and the Ross’s Gull Migration

Alaska’s Pribilof Islands lie in the Bering Sea some 300 miles southwest of Alaska’s mainland. We’ve scheduled an extended stay on the rocky island of St. Paul at a good time for Asian and other vagrants, beyond the breeding season but the sea cliffs and surrounding waters will still have...

Cruise: Pacific Coast in Fall

Albatrosses, Pterodromas, and Seabirding in Comfort

Fall is an excellent time to be at sea in the Eastern Pacific! Many of our summer residents are starting or ending their southern migrations, while the potential for rarities increases. Our Fall cruises are great opportunities to look for Fall specialties such as Buller’s, Flesh-footed and Short-tailed Shearwaters, as...