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Panama Tour: May 21 - June 3 with one-two spots available for this fun and exciting trip with over 300 species.  See photo gallery for images taken on last year's tour.  Also sloths, monkeys and more!

Philippine Birds: Two-week Smithsonian research trip to Mindanao with two days on Luzon with Matt Brady.  See photo gallery

My Audubon Chapter Meeting presentations this fall:

• Coffee Plantations and Bird Conservation at Ohlone Chapter in Hayward, October 4th

• Antarctica and Argentina at Monterey Chapter, October 11th

• Antarctica and Argentina at Chico Chapter, October 17th

• Central Valley Birds: Changes since 1944, at Sacramento Chapter, October 20th

Panama Tour Success!  See photos on the Panama gallery.  Just over 300 species seen over 13 days at the Canopy Tower Lodge and the Canopy Lodge.  Carlos Bethancourt was our wonderful host and local guide.  Biggest surprise was the Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel just off the beach and easily seen through binoculars and scope.  Next Panama tour in summer 2012.

Back from the coffee growing region, the Gayo Highlands of Aceh Province in northern Sumatra.  Matt Brady and I were there on a quick trip (one week) for the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center to see what birds were in the shade coffee plantations.  Bird photos are on a Featured Gallery on my photo gallery page (click on tab above).  I'll get monkey, butterfly, dragonfly and scenery photos up in July.

I presented my birds and coffee talk at the Pacific Coast Coffee Roasters Association at the Silverado Resort on September 24th.  This was a wonderfully receptive audience.  I discussed the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center's "Bird Friendly Coffee" program.  See the coffee website at http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/coffee/default.cfm

Back from Cali, Colombia.  See photo gallery. 25 lifers among the many bird species that I saw.  Highlights include Cauca Guan, Multicolored Tanager, Gold-chested Tanager, Crested Ant-Tanager, and Red-ruffed Fruitcrow.

Check out new annotated Trinity County list (CA County Birding tab)

Currently working with Audubon Canyon Ranch on obtaining funding for joint research on heron, egret and ibis ecology and conservation in the Central Valley of California.

I now sell new and used books on birds, butterflies, dragonflies etc, so check out my current inventory and price list. Bookstore