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 trips throughout North America and Africa (where he lived for 7 years). When not leading tours, he’s chasing rarities, off on spontaneous birding jaunts, and reviewing data as one of eBird’s data reviewers for much of the African continent. Previously the Education and Outreach Specialist for Black Swamp Bird Observatory and director-at-large of the Ohio Ornithological Society, Ethan’s main focus now is guiding and filling in gaps between tours with ornithology-related field work. Ethan has recently written the ABA's Field Guide to Birds of Ohio, published in 2019.
Tours
- Minnesota and North Dakota - North Woods to Prairies (May 27 to Jun 4, 2022) Waitlist only
- Iceland (12-21 June 2022) Waitlist only
- Iceland (Jun 23 to Jul 2, 2022) Waitlist only
- Zambia (13-26 October 2022)
- Ghana (5-21 November 2022)
- Mexico: The Yucatan and Cozumel (Nov 30 to Dec 8, 2022)
- Eastern South Africa - Birds & Mammals (Feb 2023)NEW
- Senegal (Feb 2023)
- Morocco in Spring (Mar 23 to Apr 3, 2023)
- Texas: The Rio Grande Valley in Spring (Apr 2023)
- Northwest Ohio: Spring Migration (13-19 May 2023)
- Minnesota and North Dakota - North Woods to Prairies (May 26 to Jun 3, 2023)
- Iceland (11-20 June 2023)
- Iceland (21-30 June 2023)
Testimonials
"Ethan Kistler is an extraordinarily talented world class birder and guide. His enthusiasm for what he is doing is really impressive. He was very attentive to the needs of all the tour participants."
- Len and Mimi B. on Iceland
Updated: February 2019