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Paradise Birding 2013 birding vacations (PDF)

What are you doing for Mother's Day??? Join me at Oregon's Largest State Park!

May 11-12, 2013: Silver Falls Mother's Day Birding & Wildflower Festival

I will lead a series of bird walks for this annual event, most of which require early registration!
We will likely see Red-breasted Sapsucker, Pacific Wren, Varied Thrush, Wilson's Warbler, & much more.
FREE, but registration is required for most of my programs. Click the link above for details.

Join me for 2 fun-filled weekends at Mono Lake in California's eastern Sierra

June 7-9, 2013: Woodpeckers of the Mono Basin

Early summer at Mono Lake, with up to 9 nesting woodpecker species, including:
Lewis's Woodpecker, Williamson's Sapsucker, and Black-backed Woodpecker,
plus American Dipper, Mountain Bluebird, MacGillivray's Warbler and much more!
Only $165 ($150 for Mono Lake Committee members)

June 14-16, 2013: Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua

"Not your ordinary bird festival", with dozens of tours and 2 presentations by Steve Shunk:
Friday, June 14, 4-5 p.m.: Black-backed Woodpecker and Burned Forests in the Wild West
Saturday, June 15, 730-830 p.m.: Tongues, Toes and Tales of Mono Basin Woodpeckers
$75-$105, multiple registration options available

Can't join me at Mono Lake? Try these other excellent summer birding options:

July 8-12, 2013: Woodpecker Wonderland with Buena Vista Audubon

Summer in the eastern Cascades, for up to 11 woodpecker species, and much more:
Barrow's Goldeneye, Black Swift, Calliope Hummingbird, White-headed Woodpecker,
Cassin's Vireo, Pinyon Jay, Hermit Warbler, Western Tanager, Green-tailed Towhee.
$1,300 single/$1,100 double; includes 4 nights in Bend, OR

August 5-11, 2013: SE Arizona Summer of Hummers (PDF)

Meet the summer monsoon in SE AZ for up to 13 hummingbird species, plus:
Montezuma Quail, Elf Owl, Elegant Trogon, Arizona Woodpecker, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher,
Plumbeous Vireo, Red-faced Warbler, HepaticTanager, Rufous-winged Sparrow, Varied Bunting.
$2,035 single/$1,735 double; includes 2 nights each in Tubac, Patagonia, & Sierra Vista.

August 22-25, 2013: Western Field Ornithologists Annual Conference

Join me in Olympia, Washington, for an awesome series of field trips and workshops:
Friday, Aug 23: McLane Nature Trail--local woodpeckering
Saturday morning, Aug 24: Western Sapsuckers--ID challenges and Research Update.
Registration details posted soon at the WFO website, linked above.

Email us at steve@paradisebirding.com for questions on any of our programs.

steve@paradisebirding.com
541-408-1753

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