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
- Zambia (13-26 October 2022)
- Mexico: The Yucatan and Cozumel (2-10 December 2022) Two spaces remain
- Senegal (Jan 28 to Feb 13, 2023)
- Morocco in Spring (Mar 23 to Apr 3, 2023) Waitlist only
- Texas: The Rio Grande Valley in Spring (7-16 April 2023) Two spaces remain
- Florida: The South, the Keys and the Dry Tortugas (23-30 April 2023) One space remains
- 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)
- Ghana (Nov 2023)
- Eastern South Africa - Birds & Mammals (Jan 2024)NEW
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
"Ethan was simply superb and we cannot wait to book another tour with him. He has boundless energy, enthusiasm and is extremely attentive to the needs of all participants."
- JC B. on Morocco
Updated: February 2019