WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide
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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
Zambia, Nov 24 - Dec 8 2021, with Ethan Kistler -- Zambia is a wonderfully scenic country in the middle... (more)
Portugal in Spring, 19-29 April 2021, with Jon Dunn and Helder Cardoso -- Portugal possesses a fine diversity of habitats and... (more)
Lesser Antilles, 7-20 February 2021, with Ryan Chenery -- These 10 stunningly beautiful Caribbean islands form... (more)
India: The North, Feb 24 - Mar 14 2021, with Susan Myers -- India is a mystical and exotic country that for many... (more)
Scotland, Apr 25 - May 1 2021, with Rob Sheldon -- The Scottish Highlands are one of the last truly wild... (more)
COVID 19 Updates
For the safety of our guides and guests we’ve cancelled all tours through the end of July and are evaluating tours further out as we go forward. For more about our COVID 19 response, click here. To see our 2021 tours, click here. Just because our leaders aren’t currently on tour doesn’t mean they aren’t busy exploring. For our “From the Home” posts, see here. Check back frequently for updates.
Guaranteed Tours
Idaho: Cassia Crossbill and Southern Idaho with Austin Young, 9-17 September.
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Colorado in April: Lekking Grouse will focus, of course, on the boomers and the strutters, but along the way we’ll see lots of other birds perhaps including Northern Pygmy-Owl.
Photo: Chris Wood
From the Home/From the Field
June 16: Paul French on his Feb-Mar 2020 tour to Senegal
It's been many years since we did a Senegal tour, and much has changed in the interim. A increase in both local and visiting... (more)
June 10: Susan Myers on her local Cooper's Hawks
Although I’d rather be out working, it’s definitely been rewarding getting out every morning and studying/photographing... (more)
May 27: Stephen Menzie from his non-birdtour life...at a bird observatory,
It’s been a spring of changes for me, and not just for the obvious reasons. In early March, I moved from the UK to... (more)
Our Leaders & Staff
Ethan Kistler
Ethan Kistler hails from Ohio and began birding at the age of 10 when he literally woke up one morning and decided that he wanted to become a birder. Since then he’s worked field jobs from Ohio to Alaska, traveled to 40 countries, and led birding... (more)
Featured Tour
Mexico: The Yucatan and Cozumel
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is famous for its spectacular Maya ruins, warm climate, and delicious regional cuisine. It is also a notable center of bird endemism with species such as Black-throated (Yucatan) Bobwhite, Yellow-lored (Yucatan) Parrot, Yucatan Woodpecker, Yucatan Wren, and the recently split Yucatan Gnatcatcher. This tour distills... (more)
AZ Birding
Coming to southeastern Arizona and want guiding help for just a day or two? Find an excellent guide at AZ-Birding.
