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Texas Winter Special
January 11-19, 2025
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Minnesota: Boreal Specialties
February 20-25, 2025
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Morocco: Spring Migration
March 8-17, 2025
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Costa Rica:
Toucan/Tanager Special

March 21-28, 2025
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Costa Rica Special
March 27-April 3, 2025
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Bhutan: Birds & Culture
April 20-May 5, 2025
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Lesvos: Wildflowers & Spring Migration
April 24/27-May 4, 2025
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Finland:
Owls & Grouse

May 29-June 4, 2025
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Norway:
Varanger Peninsula

June 4-10, 2025
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Panama: Canopy Tower & Lodge
with Diego Calderon
Plus Canopy Camp!

July 27/Aug 1-9, 2025
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Arizona: Second Spring
August 17-23, 2025
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Brazil: Atlantic Forest
Sept 13-22, 2025
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West Papua
Sept 15-30, 2025
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Ecuador: Jocotoco Reserves
Oct 15-27, 2025
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South Africa: Cape, Garden Route, Kruger
Oct 27-Nov 11, 2025
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Colombia: Araucana Lodge
March 11 - 18, 2026
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Tanzania Safari
March 31-April 11, 2026
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Cyprus
April 18-24, 2026
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Lesvos: Wildflowers & Spring Migration
April 23/26-May 3, 2026
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Ecuador: Galapagos
May 28-June 6, 2026
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Brazil: Pantanal Wildlife Safari
June 8-17, 2026
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Australia: Southeast
Oct 22-Nov 1, 2026
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Tasmania
November 1-10, 2026
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Lesser Antilles
10 Island Endemics

Jan 11-24, 2027
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Sunrise Birding LLC offers small group bird watching tours and wildlife safaris worldwide.  Our tours are personalized, professional, offer great value, and are intended to reveal the splendor and diversity of the natural world. 

Founded by tour leader and naturalist Gina Nichol, Sunrise Birding LLC has gained a reputation for using the best local guides in combination with our expert leaders and finding the target species and seeing them well—all at a reasonable pace and for a value price.


The success of our tours has attracted world-wide attention and a loyal following. See what the buzz is about! The photo galleries, trip reports, and clients speak for themselves!

Our tours feature:
    • Carefully planned itineraries    
    • Great birding
    • Knowledgeable leaders, enthusiastic and eager to share their expertise
    • The best local guides, adept at finding the wildlife and making sure that everyone sees it.
    • Excellent value!

Our itineraries offer the benefits of small group travel including flexibility, attention to detail, pleasant camaraderie, reduced prices, reduced waiting times, and more opportunities to appreciate the unexpected.

We keep tour costs low and extremely competitive by minimizing administrative and advertising expenses. The result is tours that are affordable and offer exceptional value while maintaining the highest standards.


Recent Trip Reports:
Spain 2024>
Pantanal 2024>
Norway 2024>

Finland 2024>
Lesvos 2024>
Vietnam 2024>
Japan 2024 (pdf)>
Lesser Antilles 2024>
Jamaica 2024 (pdf)>
Panama 2023>



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FINLAND
Owls, Grouse, & more

May 29 -June 4, 2025

Great Grey Owl, Finland by Gina Nichol
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Photo: Great Gray Owl, Finland by Gina Nichol

NORWAY
Lapland & the Varanger Peninsula

June 4 - 10, 2025
Razorbills, Norway by Gina Nichol

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Photo: Razorbills, Norway by Gina Nichol


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PANAMA
Canopy Tower & Lodge with Diego Calderon
August 1 - 9, 2025

Plus Canopy Camp
July 27 - August 1, 2025

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Keel-billed Toucan by Gina Nichol.

World Famous Canopy Tower by Gina Nichol
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Photos: Keel-billed Toucan,
Canopy Tower by Gina Nichol.



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Sunrise Birding travelers in Galápagos
Photo by Gina Nichol

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Flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya. Photo by Gina Nichol.

Silver-throated Tanager, Costa Rica.  Photo by Gina Nichol. Giant Otter, Brazil. Photo by Gina Nichol. Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Costa Rica. Photo by Gina Nichol. Yellow-eared Parrots, Colombia. Photo by Steve Bird.

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Sunrise Birding is a proud supporter of:
  • American Birding Expo
  • Branford Land Trust
  • Cape Cod Bird Club
  • Connecticut Audubon Society
  • Connecticut Ornithological Association
  • Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
  • Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Massachusetts Audubon Society
  • Menunkatuck Audubon Society
  • New Haven Bird Club
  • Ocean State Bird Club
  • Owl Research Institute
  • Ralph T Waterman Bird Club
  • Wader Quest