Birdwatching North America with Birdingpaltours

Birdwatching tours around North America
with a local Birdingpal guide

  • If you are you an independent birdwatcher, who does not care for large group tours, then Birdingpaltours is for you
  • Our tours are flexible, safe and the use of a local guide lets you participate in the planning
  • A local guide knows all the hotspots and you get the most out of your trip
  • You select the date and length for a trip to suit youself
  • If your time is limited, we’ll design a tour to fit your needs
  • A professional Birdingpal guide can customize your tour, and you will see the birds you want.
  • Your guide is also your travel companion, who will make sure you experience the native people, scenery, culture, history and food, first hand.
  • You will enjoy the advantage of all the attention you get in a small group, for the same price or perhaps even less, than you will pay if you travel with the large tour groups from other countries
  • Remember, the next time you travel, you do not have to miss the birdwatching if your partner or travel companions are non birders; a local guide is flexible, and will easily accommodate other needs too
  • Hiring a Birdingpal guide will boost the local economy and help protect birds other wildlife and their habitat

Birdwatching around Sarasota Florida with Rick Greenspun

If you are in central Florida for a few days, why not join Rick
and let him show you some fabulous birds in his home territory.

Rick suggests the following for a 1 Day Bird Guiding Itinerary (Winter - Nov/Feb).
Early pick up at your hotel/residence and a short ride to one of Sarasota's premiere birding hotspots: the Celery Fields. The Celery Fields are 300 acres of wetlands, impoundments and grasslands, where we can expect to see Roseate Spoonbill, Wood Stork, Purple Gallinule, Least Bittern, Limpkin, Black bellied Whistling Duck, Tri-colored and Little Blue Herons, White and Glossy Ibis, Bald Eagle and migrant/wintering sandpipers as well as possible Sedge and Marsh Wrens, Swamp Sparrow and others.

"Roseate Spoonbill in for a landing"

From the Celery Fields we head south to Oscar Scherer State Park in search of Florida's only endemic species, the Florida Scrub Jay. Also at the park we can expect to see Red-headed, Red-bellied, Downy and Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Towhee, Red-shouldered Hawk, Blue-headed and White-eyed Vireo, as well as wintering warblers like Yellow-throated, Black and White, Palm, Yellow-rumped and Pines.

"Snail Kite"

The next stop, believe it or not is the county Landfill. One of the best spots to see as many as 15 Bald Eagles in various plumages, Eastern Bluebird, Sandhill Cranes and if we are lucky, Brown-headed Nuthatch. It is also a good place to look for a rare gull or tern amongst the thousands of gulls that congregate there.
If time remains, we will head west to Sarasota Bay or one of the area beaches for wintering shorebirds that include Black-bellied, Snowy, Piping, Semi-palmated and Wilson's plovers. Red Knots, Reddish Egret (both the Red and White morph), Northern Gannets, Black Skimmers, Common Loons and Monk and Black-hooded Parakeets.
Tour ends and return to your hotel/residence.

Tour Cost: 15.00 dollars per hour for the first person.
25.00 dollars for each additional person (flat fee, not hourly).
25.00 fuel Charge.
Limit four people per tour.
Total cost based on one person for 8 hours of guiding: 145.00 dollars.
Prices are in U.S. currency. Check or cash is accepted.
Custom tours of a longer duration, including meals and lodging are available upon request.

Convert your tour cost into your currency of choice.

For more details please send a message to Rick.   

Birding guide Rick Greenspun, your local Birdingpal guide
Living and birding in Florida since 1974. North American Life List of 660 species, including 300+ Florida species. Sarasota Audubon Society - Vice President and Board of Directors Member (2002 to Present); Program Coordinator (2006 to Present); Day Trip Organizer (2004 to 2006); Leader on numerous field trips. Co-Presenter, “Birding for Beginners” workshops, University of South Florida. Developer/Presenter, Community Outreach Environmental Awareness Programs


Testimonials.
My wife and I had the opportunity to bird with Rick for 4 days in Florida in the Tampa Bay area in February 2011. Rick has excellent and up to date information on birds and their migratory schedules and paths. He was always first to be ready at our bed and breakfast accommodation. He is arguably the best guide I have ever come across while travelling to different countries and already I have recommended Rick to many birders. BK. Sinha

Electronic map of Florida

Guide books and CD’s recommended:

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 5th edition
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, D Sibley Knopf 2003
A Birder's Guide to Florida. W Pranty Series: ABA/LANE BIRDFINDING GUIDES
At Water's Edge: The Birds of Florida, Roger Bansemer
Bird Songs of Florida Audio CD by Geoffrey A Keller Series

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Last update 04/10/2011