Under $5,000

We plan tours that feature engaging, professional leaders and a trusted network of in-country experts. These are tours that we would want to go on: a fun combination of serious birdwatching and natural history.

Tours by Region

Choosing a Birding Tour

2026 2027

May 2026

Arizona: Owls and Warblers

Waitlisted

May 5-14, 2026 • Skye Haas

Northwest Ohio: Spring Migration

Waitlisted

May 13-19, 2026 • Ethan Kistler

Minnesota and North Dakota
North Woods to Prairies

Waitlisted

May 27 to Jun 4 2026 • Ethan Kistler

June 2026

Alaska: Majesty of the North

Waitlisted

Guaranteed

Jun 4-16, 2026 • Jake Mohlmann and Mandy Talpas

Utqiagvik (Barrow) Extension to Jun 19

Alaska: Majesty of the North

Waitlisted

Guaranteed

Jun 7-19, 2026 • Gavin Bieber and Ben Lucking

Pribilofs Pre-tour Extension from Jun 3

Utqiagvik (Barrow) Extension to Jun 22

July 2026

Borneo: Sarawak Endemics
Black Oriole, Hose's Broadbill and Dulit Frogmouth

1 space remains

Jul 4-12, 2026 • Susan Myers

Ecuador: Northwest Andes in Summer

Waitlisted

Jul 8-17, 2026 • Ben Lucking

Arizona: Second Spring

Waitlisted

Guaranteed

Jul 23 to Aug 3 2026 • Ben Lucking

August 2026

Idaho: Cassia Crossbill and Southern Idaho

2 spaces remain

Aug 14-24, 2026 • Jon Dunn and Ben Lucking

Romania
Birds and Medieval Monasteries

Aug 16-25, 2026 • Tudor Blaj

September 2026

Georgia in Autumn
Migration Along the Black Sea

New

Sep 14-24, 2026 • Rob Sheldon

Cruise: Pacific Coast in Fall
Albatrosses, Pterodromas, and Seabirding in Comfort

Waitlisted

Sep 19-25, 2026 • Ed Corey and Skye Haas

Sweden: Fall Migration at Falsterbo

Sep 20-27, 2026 • Stephen Menzie

New Jersey: Cape May

Sep 26 to Oct 2 2026 • Skye Haas

Mexico: Veracruz
Migration is a Moving Experience

New

Sep 29 to Oct 7 2026 • Steve Howell

November 2026

Panama: Fall at the Canopy Tower

Nov 9-15, 2026 • Gavin Bieber

Panama: Darién Lowlands

Waitlisted

Nov 23-30, 2026 • Gavin Bieber

Nusugandi Extension to Dec 1

Mexico: The Yucatan and Cozumel

New

Nov 29 to Dec 7 2026 • Roland Rumm

January 2027

Newfoundland: Winter Birds

Jan 4-10, 2027 • Jared Clarke

Minnesota in Winter

Jan 14-19, 2027

Arizona: A Winter Week in the Southeast

Jan 24-31, 2027 • Jake Mohlmann

Ecuador: Mindo and the Northwest Andes

Waitlisted

Jan 31 to Feb 8 2027 • Jon Feenstra

February 2027

Cruise: New Zealand, the Tasman Sea and Australia
An Antipodean Adventure

Feb 1-15, 2027 • Gavin Bieber and Steve Howell

Brisbane Pre-cruise Extension from Jan 23

Auckland, NZ Post-Cruise Extension to Feb 19

Honduras
The Hidden Gem of Central America

2 spaces remain

Feb 25 to Mar 6 2027 • Steve Howell

March 2027

Puerto Rico

1 space remains

Mar 1-7, 2027 • Roland Rumm

Nebraska: The Sandhills and the Platte River
Sandhill Cranes and Prairie Chicken

Mar 11-16, 2027 • Frank Nicoletti

Panama: Spring at the Canopy Tower

Mar 22-28, 2027 • Gavin Bieber

Canopy Lodge Extension to Apr 2

April 2027

Colorado: Lekking Grouse

Apr 1-11, 2027 • Skye Haas

Scotland

Apr 24 to May 4 2027 • Rob Sheldon