Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Costa Rica, March 2022. Photo by Gina Nichol

Greetings Birders!
Happy Spring! As winter fades and spring migration begins, here is a quick update from Sunrise Birding.

Scroll down for:
•Trip Updates from Texas, Guatemala, and Costa Rica
•Last Call for Pantanal!
•Upcoming Zoom Talks
•Local Connecticut Spring Migration Bird Walks

We hope to see you out in the field soon!

Gina Nichol & the Sunrise Birding Team

Photo: Emerald Tanager, Costa Rica, March 2022 Photo by Gina Nichol

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TRIP UPDATES

TEXAS, February 2022
Frank Gallo and Alex Lin-Moore led an exciting trip to south Texas for winter specialties like Bat Falcon, Social Flycatcher, Golden-crowned Warbler, Mangrove Yellow Warbler, Couch's Kingbird,
McCall's Eastern Screech-owl, Bronzed Cowbird, Common Pauraque, and more.

The Texas trip report can be found here (2mB pdf)> and the details for our 2023 Texas trip which is open for booking (and already filling) can be found here>

Photos: Bat Falcon, Eastern Screech Owl & smiling Frank Gallo!

GUATEMALA, February 2022
Guatemala once again put smiles on the faces of birders who enjoyed beauties like Pink-headed Warbler, Blue-throated Motmot, Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo, Bushy-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Mockingbird, Gray Silky-flycatcher, Blue-crowned Chlorophonia, Green-throated Mountain-gem, White-bellied Emerald,
Pacific Parakeet, Bar-winged Oriole, White-winged Tanager and more.

Smiling birders on our Guatemala tour!

COSTA RICA, March 2022
After postponing our Costa Rica tours early in the year, we finally returned to Costa Rica for our ever popular Quetzal/Hummingbird tour in March. The warm, tropical weather and colorful birds did not disappoint.
Photos and trip list are posted here>

Immediately after that tour, a private group arrived for a 16-day tour of Costa Rica which saw nearly 500 species! Photos & highlights>

We're pleased to say that we will be back to full tilt with birding tour options for Costa Rica in 2023 including our Quetzal and Hummingbird Special> and a new
Trogon & Tanager Special (info soon!). Contact [email protected] for more information.

Photos: Resplendent Quetzal, Red-headed Barbet, Costa Rica © Gina Nichol.

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UPCOMING ZOOM TALKS

Mark your calendar! If your group wants a presentation, contact [email protected].

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT OWLS
Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 7:00 pm Central Time,
8 PM Eastern, Prospect Heights Public Library District, Prospect Heights, IL via Zoom. Register at https://www.phpl.info/

UNDER SOUTH AFRICAN SKIES
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 7:00 pm Central Time,
8 PM Eastern, Prospect Heights Public Library District, Prospect Heights, IL via Zoom. Register at https://www.phpl.info/

 

MORE TALKS>

Photo: Great Gray Owl by Gina Nichol.

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LOCAL CONNECTICUT BIRD WALKS

Watch this space for our schedule of upcoming Guided Spring Migration Bird Walks>
Make sure you are on our mailing list to get the latest schedule of local CT Bird walks>

Photo: Baltimore Oriole! Coming soon to a tree near you. Photo taken in Costa Rica by Gina Nichol.

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STEVE BIRD ORIGINALS
Steve is continuing to illustrate and paint again and he is willing to do commissions, especially of species seen with us on past trips. See more of Steve's original art here> Contact Steve to discuss options at [email protected]

Green-headed Tanager, watercolor by Steve Bird

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PRIVATE BIRDING TOURS
Plan your own private birding tour, including domestic, international and private local birding tours in southern New England. If you have questions, want to arrange a private tour, we'd love to hear from you. Contact [email protected]

Pied-billed Grebe, November 9, 2020. Photo by Gina Nichol.

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OUR GOAL:
Sunrise Birding's ethos is to provide the best possible birding experience for the best value. We maintain high standards and have 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. See what the buzz is about! The photo galleries, trip reports, and clients speak for themselves! A complete schedule of Sunrise Birding LLC events is online at this link>   

Gina Nichol
Sunrise Birding, LLC
203.453.6724
Email: [email protected]
Web site: https://www.sunrisebirding.com

 

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