Tucson Audubon Society

Here are organizations that support Tucson Audubon as Birds & Business Alliance Members. These businesses are partners in our efforts to serve the community through conservation, education, and recreational programs.

Please take a look at what they have to offer in their international birding tours lead by expert guides!

San Blas: Mangrove Estuaries, Coffee Fincas, Palm Forests and More. December 10-18, 2011, $2,195.
Leader: Keith Kamper and John Yerger. The coastal fishing village of San Blas is one of the premier birding destinations in Mexico. We'll visit mangrove estuaries, coffee fincas, beaches and coastal lagoons. 25 Mexican endemics possible including San Blas Jay, Rufousnecked Wood-rail, Cinnamon Hummingbird and Golden Vireo. Jungle boat tour with oddities like Boat-billed Heron and Northern Potoo, even iguanas and crocodiles! We'll be based at one motel throughout so we can unpack, unwind and enjoy the region's natural and cultural history, fresh mariscos and green flash sunsets.

Colima and Jalisco: West Mexican Endemics from Beaches to Volcanoes. March 10-18, 2012, $2295.
Leader: Keith Kamper and John Yerger. The states of Colima and Jalisco comprise perhaps the most biologically diverse region in Mexico, where the mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental meet with the central volcanic belt. This volcanic belt bisects Mexico on an east-west axis, straddling a boundary along the northernmost or southernmost edge of many species' ranges. By scouring this region from its unspoiled coastlines up to volcanoes with cloud-enshrouded montane forest, we should see upwards of 40 endemics and specialties, including Balsas Screech Owl, Red-breasted Chat, Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo, and Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer.

COPPER LEVEL
Ravens-Way Wild Journeys L.L.C.
ravensnatureschool.com
520 425-6425
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SONOITA CREEK STATE NATURAL AREA AND PATAGONIA LAKE. May 4 - 6 or May 18 - 20. Tour Price $425 (includes camping & food)
Join Naturalist & Wildlife Biologist Vincent Pinto as he guides you on a journey of Adventure & Discovery. Sonoita Creek State Natural Area is a biologically rich and visually stunning Nature Preserve covering thousands of acres in Santa Cruz County. It hosts a wide range of bird species, including many "Mexican Specialties". As you wander the remote recesses of the preserve, you may see: Gray Hawk, Zone-tailed Hawk, Common Black Hawk, Montezuma Quail, Elegant Trogon, Black-capped Gnatcatcher, Lucy?s Warbler, Varied Bunting, Broad-billed Hummingbird, as well as a host of other migrants and breeding birds. You?ll also search Patagonia Lake & nearby aquatic habitats for waterbirds and unusual migrants. In between birds you?ll learn about the area?s plethora of plant life and keep a keen eye out for other wildlife, including Mountain Lions & Gila Monsters! Your tuition includes Camping & Food in Luxury Safari Tents at nearby 42-acre Raven?s Nest Wildlife Sanctuary. Contact: Vincent & Claudia Pinto (520)425-642 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

SKY ISLANDS BIRD TOUR. August 16 - 20. Tour Price = $650 (includes transportation, food, & camping in Luxury Safari Tents)
Experience Sky Islands birds as you never have before! Based on a beautiful & private 50-acre Nature Sanctuary, you?ll explore a diverse array of habitats in search of the incredible birds of the Sky Islands Region in southeastern Arizona. Traveling by foot and by vehicle through Desert Scrub, Grasslands, Madrean Evergreen Woodland, & up into high elevation Conifer Forests we?ll see a wide range of birds & other wildlife, possibly including: Elegant Trogon, Painted Redstart, Red-faced Warbler, Mexican Spotted Owl, Greater Peewee, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Zone-tailed Hawk, Golden Eagle, Montezuma Quail, & more! You?ll also learn about the area?s fascinating human history, & about the many other wildlife species encountered. This tour is designed for people seeking Adventure, yet who will enjoy an authentic safari-style camping experience! Contact: Vincent & Claudia Pinto (520)425-6425 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

STERLING LEVEL
Rockjumper Birding Tours
rockjumperbirding.com
Adam Riley, PO Box 13972, Cascades 3202
South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, KZN 3202
Tel (USA & Canada toll-free):  1-888-990-5552
+27 33 394 0225
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Chile - Birds, wildlife & Andean landscapes
Tour Dates 07 - 21 Jan 2012 (15 days) Tour Price (Per Person) US$4,750 * £2,990 * €3,390 * ZAR32,500 Single Supplement US$700 Flights (Approx cost) US$600
Our tour of Chile covers the birding highlights of this fabulous country as we search for endemic birds and other specialties, including the unique Chilean tapaculos called huet-huets and turcas and the unique Diademed Plover. The accommodations, meals and wines are excellent throughout and the Chileans offer great hospitality. Combined with outstanding scenery, excellent coastal desert and rich Patagonian forest, this is undoubtedly one of South America's most memorable destinations!

Borneo - Island of Pittas, Broadbills & Orangutan
Tour Dates 01 - 17 Feb 2012 (17 days) Tour Price (Per Person) US$6,250 * £3,940 * €4,460 * MYR18,800 Single Supplement US$890 Flights (Approx cost) Borneo! The very name conjures up images of wild Orangutans, pristine / deepest, darkest forest and some of the world's most beautiful and exotic birds.
Our Borneo - Island of Pittas, Broadbills & Orangutan tour offers an in-depth exploration into the wonders of this extraordinary island, where our focus is especially geared towards the region's endemic birds and mammals. We visit some of the most famous birding sites on Earth, including the magnificent Danum Valley, Mt Kinabalu and the associated Crocker Range, and the beautiful Kinabatangan River. A rich mix of South East Asian birds and Bornean endemics combine to make this a superb and thoroughly recommended birding and wildlife tour.

STERLING LEVEL
Solipaso Tours
www.solipaso.com
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Alamos...two ways!
Come to Alamos and enjoy the great hospitality of El Pedregal, the beautiful Spanish colonial town and the many endemics birds! In January, we offer a unique trip that combines birding with the annual Music Festival. In April, we go up to mountain town of Yecora then to Alamos and the coast for a complete sierra to sea tour! No one runs tours to Sonora like Solipaso! Alamos Birds and Music: January 22-28, $1900. Yecora-Alamos: April 14-22, $2250. Leader: David Mackay.

Durango Highway and San Blas: February 4-13, $2850. Leader: David Mackay.
We live in Alamos, but our second home is San Blas! We have run more than 40 trips to this area ...and it shows! Starting in Mazatlan, we go up the Durango Highway for the Tufted Jay among many others. In San Blas, we stay at the wonderful family run Hotel Garza Canela and bird the many hot spots of this famous tropical birding destination. Great guides, great birds, lots of fun and delicious food throughout!

STERLING LEVEL
Southwestern Research Station - Birding and Naturalist Tours
research.amnh.org/swrs
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520-558-2396

Chiricahua Mountains, Portal, Arizona.  22-28 April; 5-11 May; 23-29 May
Our experienced guide, P.D. Hulce, is a local of the area and will take you on daily field trips, optional owl walks at night, and provide talks on the natural history of the region. Our rates are $1250 per person double occupancy; $100 single supplement, when space allows: Single participants may be assigned a same-gender roommate to qualify for double occupancy rate.

Birding Tour
The Chiricahua Mountains of S.E. Arizona afford some of the best birding in the United States. Each tour is limited to 10 persons or 5 couples. Tours include: Roundtrip transportation from Tucson airport, double-occupancy in our newly remodeled rooms with kitchenettes, Professional guide, and three full meals daily. We offer a newly added day trip to historic town of Bisbee. For itinerary see above contact information or call 520-558-2396.

STERLING LEVEL
Tropical Birding
tropicalbirding.com
1.800.348.5941

Costa Rica: The Introtour. February 10 - 20, 2012. $2990
If you are looking for your first venture into the Neotropics Costa Rica is the perfect destination. 11 days covering the best sites in the country will yield many of the bird families that define this region from multicolored tanagers to dazzling hummingbirds to confusing woodcreepers and striking antbirds. However, the star of the show is likely to be the Resplendent Quetzal, arguably one of the most stunning birds in the world. Comfortable lodges, a bird list of more than 350 species, and a bounty of tropical birds like striking Scarlet Macaws, bold Great Currasows, strange Long-tailed Silky-Flycatchers and gorgeous Spangle-cheeked Tanagers await, in a tour that covers everything from the northernmost paramo on Earth down to the lowland jungles of La Selva!

Sri Lanka: Ceylon Sojourn. February 21 – 5 March, 2012. $3600
Easy birding awaits in the "teardrop of India", where we are likely to see all of the 30 or so Ceylon endemics from striking Red-faced Malkohas, to stunningly indigo Ceylon Magpies, and the Ceylon Junglefowl, an attractive relative of the humble chicken. For those looking for an introduction to Asian birds, Sri Lanka provides relaxed birding, great photography opportunities, and also a bunch of endemics for the dedicated lister. Other attractions include jewel-like Indian Pittas, streamer-tailed Asian Paradise-Flycatchers, and cryptic Ceylon Frogmouths sleeping quietly in the daytime. Birds are not the only thing on offer, as game drives will also yield herds of Asian Elephants and Leopard is also a very real possibility in the savannas of Yala.