Yellowbilled Tours is a small group birding service in its 23rd year of touring the Nome Alaskan Tundra to the Tropics of Central America – Belize, Guatemala and Panama. Custom Birding Tours in hot spots of the lower 48 states all year. For Europe we focus on The Provence, France and in Italy Ravenna on the Adriatic Sea and The Po River Valley. We offer true small group tours, never more than 8 birders per trip, to ensure a personalized experience.
Upcoming Field Trips
March 4th, 2024 – Belize & Guatemala, Tropical Birding Field Trip limited to Six birders per trip using a ten-passenger van for your comfort.
The Jabur largest Western Hemisphere bird has been seen on all of our field trips. Want to see what our clients think about this trip? Check out our most recent tropical birding trip client testimonials. Check out the Belize and Guatemala 2023 bird species field trip...
April 1, 2024, Birding Panama in a Small Group. Field trip includes the Pipeline area, the Summit Lake region, Panama City foothills and upland of the Cerro Punta. Two 2024 extensions are offered. 1.) The Caribbean Coastal habitats*. 2.) Exciting Darin lowlands of Panama*. 2024 Registration is now open for up to 8 birders. * at additional cost.
Panama a new field trip offering from Yellowbilled Tours.
April 17, 2023, Wisconsin, Birding selected hot spots for Spring migration focused on Warblers, Vireos, Thrushes, Sparrows and Whooping Crane Chase
Birding Wisconsin, with its many upland and wet habitats, is a great experience during spring warbler migration. You arrive on Sunday April 16th. Sunday evening we'll have a meet-and-greet dinner. The field trip starts Monday morning April 17th ending Friday April...
May 23, 2023, and May 28, 2023, field trips: Alaska Nome Birding the tundra and coastal lagoons.
Birding Nome Alaska is the most interesting, productive and exciting location in North America – we offer a small group tour.
California Birds – 20 best birds to chase the fall and winter of 2022-2023 in California.
Birding California 2022 -2023 Year-round 20 best birds to see by habitat. California is vast area with many habitats and variety of landscapes. We each have our own criteria that influences our choices. These are my choices. We offer individual, couples, small groups,...
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California/Nevada Field Trips
March 4th, 2024 – Belize & Guatemala, Tropical Birding Field Trip limited to Six birders per trip using a ten-passenger van for your comfort.
The Jabur largest Western Hemisphere bird has been seen on all of our field trips. Want to see what our clients think about this trip? Check out our most recent tropical birding trip client testimonials. Check out the Belize and Guatemala 2023 bird species field trip...
Bird walk, Sat, Oct 1, 7:30 AM 2023 Rock Spring Trailhead • Mt. Tam State Park, sponsored by Yellowbilled Tours and Friends of Mt. Tam group Early Bird gets the Worm tour.
Go to this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/mt-tamalpais-state-park-science-quest-day-1043649 A clear day on Mt. Tam we should see many raptors A Friends of Mt. Tam Citizen Science project with Yellowbilled Tours.
California Birds – 20 best birds to chase the fall and winter of 2022-2023 in California.
Birding California 2022 -2023 Year-round 20 best birds to see by habitat. California is vast area with many habitats and variety of landscapes. We each have our own criteria that influences our choices. These are my choices. We offer individual, couples, small groups,...
2022 and 2023 Point Reyes National Seashore & local hot spots, Custom Birding tailored to your schedule Northern California available all year.
Birding the Point Reyes National Seashore just northeast of the Gulf of the Farallones and southeast of the Cordell Bank. This area is a migrant trap, a peninsula jetting out into the Pacific Ocean miles west of the mainland. We will bird Douglas Fir...
2022-23 Nevada – Spring-Fall Migration Birding Northeastern California & Nevada, Small Group, Individuals, Couples.
Field Trip begins with pick-up in Reno Nevada. Once I know the birds you want to chase I can create a field trip to meet your needs. A good region to...
What I’m Reading
- A World on the Wing, By Scott Weidensaul
- What it’s Like to Be a Bird, By David A. Sibley
- The Exploitation System of the Yellowbilled Magpie, By Nicolaas Verbeek
- The Private Lives of Public Birds, By Jack Gedney
- Common Lichens of Northern California, By Audubon field Guide to California
- The Handbook of Bird Families, By Jonathan Elphick
- How to Know the Birds, By Ted Floyd
- The Body, By Bill Bryson
San Francisco Bay Field Trips
Vaux’s Swift Fall Migration 2023 September roost site field trips. Field trips per your schedule.
A perfect way to finish a day of Northern California Birding on Point Reyes or San Francisco Bay area. Tens of Thousands of Vaux's Swift pass-through Marin County each fall on their way to Central America. Vaux's Swift retrieved from a home chimney Vaux's Swifts...
California Birds – 20 best birds to chase the fall and winter of 2022-2023 in California.
Birding California 2022 -2023 Year-round 20 best birds to see by habitat. California is vast area with many habitats and variety of landscapes. We each have our own criteria that influences our choices. These are my choices. We offer individual, couples, small groups,...
2023 March 25 a Saturday – Olompali State Park, Novato, Ca., Birding walks are available now.
Spring migrants are finished nesting in the park. Officially for birders fall migration is now in full motion. The Fall migrants will begin arriving in the park as they fly south by mid-September. Our next bird walk is Saturday March 25th. starting at 9AM. Wintering...
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