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 a cumulative 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, his son Roland, a loveable Labradoodle, and an overly small fish tank.
Tours
- Alaska: Gambell (May 26 to Jun 4, 2019 with extensions to 7 Jun and to 9 Jun) Waitlist only
- Alaska: Majesty of the North (9-21 June 2019 with extensions from 6 Jun and to 24 Jun) Waitlist only
- Australia: Western Australia and Northern Territory - Brushtails, Baobabs and Bowerbirds (Sep 27 to Oct 13, 2019) Waitlist only
- Australia: Queensland and New South Wales - Riflebirds, Reefs and Rainforests (13-26 October 2019) Waitlist only
- Panama: Bocas del Toro and the Western Highlands (15-24 November 2019)
- Panama: Darién Lowlands (23-30 November 2019)
- Cruise: New Zealand, the Tasman Sea and Australia - An Antipodean Adventure (Dec 30, 2019 to Jan 13, 2020 with extensions from 26 Dec and to 18 Jan)NEW Waitlist only
- Panama: Spring at the Canopy Tower (23-29 March 2020 with extension to 3 Apr)
- Florida: The South, the Keys and the Dry Tortugas (19-26 April 2020)
- Arizona: Owls and Warblers (8-16 May 2020)
- Alaska: Gambell (May 28 to Jun 6, 2020 with extensions to 9 Jun and to 11 Jun)
- Alaska: Majesty of the North (11-23 June 2020 with extensions from 8 Jun and to 26 Jun)
- Australia: Victoria and Tasmania - Plains-wanderer, Pardalotes, and Penguins (Sep 17 to Oct 4, 2020) Waitlist only
- Australia: Queensland and New South Wales - Riflebirds, Reefs and Rainforests (4-17 October 2020) Waitlist only
- Panama: Fall at the Canopy Tower (15-21 November 2020)
- Panama: Bocas del Toro and the Western Highlands (20-29 November 2020)
- Panama: Darién Lowlands (Nov 28 to Dec 5, 2020)
- Cruise: New Zealand, the Tasman Sea and Australia - An Antipodean Adventure (Dec 2020 to Jan 2021)
- Australia: Western Australia and Northern Territory - Brushtails, Baobabs and Bowerbirds (Sep 24 to Oct 10, 2021)
- Australia: Queensland and New South Wales - Riflebirds, Reefs and Rainforests (10-23 October 2021)
- Australia: Victoria and Tasmania - Plains-wanderer, Pardalotes, and Penguins (Sep to Oct 2022)
Updated: January 2018