Maine 2023 – The Way Birding Should Be
Alex & Chris wrapped up our Maine: Mountains & Coast trip earlier this month, marking the end of our spring birding tours! Despite the week’s gloomy weather, the birds came through and we had a record number of species on the loop through Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire (2023 Maine eBird trip report)! This tour…
Hybrid Grebes – Coming Soon!
Putnam’s Point in Klamath Falls is a well-known location to see lots of Western and Clark’s Grebes, and to witness their incredible ‘dancing’ courtship behavior! We visit this site every year on my Oregon: Crater Lake & Klamath Basin tour. The park is currently under construction as they make the site even more birder-friendly with…
Another great June in Maine, Vermont, and NH!
I’ve had a jam-packed month of guiding, starting with the Acadia Birding Festival followed by two back-to-back Wildside Nature Tours around Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. The festival was wonderful, as always! It was great to hang out with old friends, meet new friends, and enjoy the pelagic finale with over 200 happy birders onboard…
Sky Island Scarcities Solved?
Our annual visit to the Sky Islands region of Southeast Arizona is one of our favorites. It is an incredibly diverse tour, averaging nearly 200 bird species plus dozens of reptiles, amphibians, mammals, butterflies, and other exciting wildlife! Our tour in 2021 (eBird trip report here) noticed something lacking though… Where were the Canyon Wrens?…
#BWIAB 2022 Warbler Quiz
Many guides from the Wildside crew are going to be at the Biggest Week in American Birding this year, and it’s no surprise that the biggest draw for everyone visiting northwest Ohio right now is the opportunity to see so many stunning warblers up-close and in their breeding plumage finery! Crushing, point-blank views of adult…
Kelp Gull in the Rio Grande Valley!
Our annual TEXAS: Rio Grande in Spring tour just wrapped up this morning, and it was another one for the record books! We recorded 233 species for the week and thoroughly covered the entire Lower Rio Grande Valley region, from South Padre Island to Falcon State Park! With that many species, it might seem tough…
Big Year Update – Winter Summary!
As the country slowly transitions into spring, we just wanted to update you all on our Big Year tour series. As of March 15th we have seen 331 species on 4 tours so far this year. We kicked things off with our 10-day Ultimate SoCal Birding Adventure, then had 2 back-to-back Minnesota: Winter Boreal Specialties…
The California 7
Stretching 770 miles along the Pacific coastline of North America and spanning 250 miles inland, California covers a huge area of diverse habitats where over 450 bird species are regular breeders or migrant visitors. In fact, seven bird species are specifically named for California – California Condor, California Quail, California Thrasher, California Gnatcatcher, California Scrub-Jay,…
2021 “BIG YEAR” RESULTS!
Compiled and written by Alex Lamoreaux and Chris Brown It’s hard to believe 2021 is wrapping up already! It was so great to be able to get back into our whirlwind of North American birding tours starting in late February, and what a year it turned out to be! Despite the delayed start, we did…