To register for the following tours or to access detailed itineraries and other tour details, click on the links provided.
In-Florida Tours
Red-headed Woodpecker Photo: Gary Robinette
North Florida Birding
Friday, January 17 to Monday, January 20, 2025 (Trip Full)
Brian Rapoza will lead this four day, three-night van trip to birding locations the Tallahassee area, including Tall Timbers Research Station, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge and Alligator Point. Stops en route may include Sweetwater Wetlands or Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park in Gainesville.
Fee: $695.00 per person double occupancy, $200.00 single supplement (includes hotel and van/gas). Meals will be eaten in local restaurants and are paid for by each participant. A minimum of 5 participants are needed to run this tour. Registrants will be provided with the specific meeting time and location. Full payment due by December 31, 2024.
Contact Brian Rapoza to add your name to a waiting list.
Blue-and-gold Macaw Photo: John Paul Stanisic
Miami Exotics Tour
Saturday, February 22, 2025 (Trip Full)
Brian Rapoza and Luis Gonzalez (bilingual) will lead birders in search of parrots, bulbuls, mynas, swamphens and other introduced species in this all-day van trip.
Fee: $95.00 (includes van/gas and lunch at a local restaurant. The tour is limited to 10 participants. Registrants will be provided with the specific meeting time and location.
Contact Brian Rapoza to add your name to a waiting list.
Out-of-Florida Tours
Pink-headed Warbler Photo: Francesco Veronesi
Birding Guatemala’s Highlands and Lake Atitlan Wednesday, November 5 to Saturday, November 15, 2025 (Trip Full)
Join TAS Field Trip Coordinator Brian Rapoza and a local guide (arranged through Holbrook Travel) on an eleven-day birding tour in the highlands of Guatemala, beginning and ending in Guatemala City. The tour includes visits to Cerro Alux and Finca El Pilar, both located near the historic city of Antigua, Los Tarrales Natural Reserve, on the slopes of Volcan Atitlan, as well as reserves and archeological sites around Lake Atitlan, including Parque Mirador Rey Tepepul, Volcan San Pedro, San Andrés Semetabaj and Corazón del Bosque. Specialties of this area include Pink-headed Warbler, Slender Sheartail, Belted Flycatcher, Azure-rumped Tanager and many more. Participants willing to hike to the top of Volcan San Pedro will have a chance to see the mythical Horned Guan!
Fee: $2,675 per person double occupancy, $275 single room supplement. Fee includes transportation, lodging, meals, guides and park fees listed in the itinerary. Not included is round-trip international airfare to Guatemala City. To register for this tour, applicants must fill out an enrollment form on the Holbrook Travel website, accessed by clicking on the link below. A $350 per person deposit is due at time of enrollment to hold your space on this tour. Balance of payment due date is August 1, 2025.
Click HERE to be put on a wait list for this tour.
Lance-tailed Manakin. Photo: Greg Kanies.
Panama: Birding Between Continents Saturday, March 21 to Saturday, March 28, 2026
Join TAS Field Trip Coordinator Brian Rapoza and a local guide (arranged through Holbrook Travel) on an eight-day birding adventure in Panama, which boasts the highest bird diversity in Central America, with over 1000 species recorded! The country’s location at the convergence of North and South America will also provide opportunities to find migrant birds from both continents.
The tour begins and ends in Panama City. Two distinct regions will be visited: the tropical rainforests bordering the Panama Canal and the highlands bordering Costa Rica at the western end of the country. Birding hotspots we’ll visit include the world-famous Pipeline Road, the Rainforest Discovery Center and Volcan Baru National Park. We’ll also visit the Panama Canal’s famous Miraflores Locks and museum.
Fee: $3,825 per person double occupancy, $375 single room supplement. Fee includes ground and internal air transportation, lodging, meals, guides and park fees listed in the itinerary. Not included is round-trip international airfare to Panama City. To register for this tour, applicants must fill out an enrollment form on the Holbrook Travel website, accessed by clicking on the link below. A $350 per person deposit is due at time of enrollment to hold your space on this tour. Balance of payment due date is December 16, 2025.
Click HERE to register for this field trip!
Banner photo: Blue-and-yellow Macaw by Luis A. Gonzalez