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In-Florida Tours
Blue-and-gold Macaw Photo: John Paul Stanisic
Miami Exotics Tour
Date TBA
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.
Out-of-Florida Tours
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager: Photo by Reinier Munguia
Ecuador: Birding the Choco-Andes Region and Eastern Foothills Saturday, July 10 to Wednesday, July 21, 2027
Join TAS Field Trip Coordinator Brian Rapoza and a local guide (arranged through Holbrook Travel) on a 12-day birding adventure in the endemic-rich Choco region of northwestern Ecuador. During this tour, we’ll experience cloud forest, rainforest and páramo habitat on both the eastern and western slopes of the Andes Mountains, seeking out as many of the country’s 1,640-plus species as possible. Giant and Sword-billed Hummingbird, Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Andean Condor, Toucan Barbet, Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan, Giant Antpitta, Long-wattled Umbrellabird, Andean Cock-of-the-rock and Paradise and Blue-browed Tanagers are just a few of the many spectacular birds we’ll target.
The tour begins and ends in Quito, Ecuador’s capital. We’ll spend four nights at Sachatamia Lodge in the Mindo area on the western slope of the Andes, where we’ll visit several iconic birding destinations, including Yanacocha Biological Reserve, Alambi Cloud Forest Reserve, Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Mashpi-Amagusa Reserve, Rio Silanche and Paz de la Aves. Returning to Quito for one night, we’ll explore paramo habitat at spectacular Antisana National Park the next day before descending the Andes’ eastern slope. We’ll spend two nights at San Isidro Lodge, in cloud forest habitat, then continue downslope to foothill habitat at WildSumaco Lodge for the next two nights. Our drive back to Quito on our final day will include a stop for lunch and cloud forest birding at Guango Lodge, near Papallacta. A link to a detailed itinerary is below.
Fee: $4,345 per person double occupancy, $425 single room supplement. Fee includes ground transportation, lodging, meals, guides and park fees listed in the itinerary. Not included is round-trip international airfare to Quito. 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 April 6, 2027.
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Banner photo: Blue-and-yellow Macaw by Luis A. Gonzalez