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WINGS is an expert international birding tour operator, offering guided tours worldwide. Our leaders are exceptionally knowledgeable, friendly and enthusiastic.

Our Tucson office is staffed from 10AM – 3:30PM MST, Mon – Fri: +1-520-320-9868
866-547-9868 (toll-free from US & Canada) They have extensive bird-tour experience and handle group logistics seamlessly; you benefit from a satisfying, worry-free trip. Our tours are well-organized to the smallest detail, and a number of our jaunts combine birding with music, history, and culture. WINGS tours are at once brief, lengthy; vigorous, peaceful; profound, and fun. Near or far, a WINGS tour is above all, exciting and superbly rewarding.

10/28/2026

Featured Tour: Micronesia, June 23 - July 8 with Jonathan Slifkin (new tour for 2027)

The some 600 tiny remote islands that comprise the Federated States of Micronesia, together with the island nation of Palau, have long remained off most birders' radar. A combination of challenging logistics, the need for special permission to access many of the prime birding sites, and the lack of research on exact species numbers perhaps all contribute to the infrequent birder visitations.

We are hoping to change that “underbirded” state by offering our inaugural Endemics of Micronesian Region tour. Join us on a search for the almost sixty endemics and over thirty endemic subspecies (including several likely splits) to be found in one of the most remote birding destinations on the entire planet.

We’ll undertake a memorable journey to islands that many in the birding world, and indeed most people generally, may never have heard of. We’ll travel through the Federated States of Micronesia - an independent country since 1979 - and comprising the four states of Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. We also visit The Republic of Palau, which is an independent nation, and follow this up by exploring the tiny islands of the Northern Marianas, an unincorporated Territory and Commonwealth of the USA.

By virtue of visiting these remote lands characterized by pristine beaches, lush forests, unspoiled coral reefs and glistening turquoise seas we’ll provide the very best opportunity for seeing every endemic and near-endemic in Micronesia. If you can come, a birding trip quite unlike any other awaits…

You can read the full tour details at this link: https://wingsbirds.com/tours/micronesia

10/26/2026

We always appreciate hearing from the people who travel with us. Here are a few reflections from participants on some of our recent tours.

10/23/2026

CONFIRMED WITH SPACE: These upcoming tours are fully confirmed to run, departing within the next 3–4 months, with spots still open.

India: The South, November 22 - December 6 with Paul Holt
Philippines, January 7 - 23, 2027 with Susan Myers (one space remains)
Spain: Birding in the Land of the Lynx, January 9 - 18 with Oli Reville (one space remains)
Cruise: New Zealand, the Tasman Sea, and Australia, February 1 - 15 with Gavin Bieber
Thailand: Central, February 13 - 28 with Jon Dunn and Paul Holt (two spaces remain)
Panama: Spring at the Canopy Tower, March 22 - 28 with Gavin Bieber (three spaces remain)

You can read about the tours at this link: https://wingsbirds.com/tours/guaranteed

10/21/2026

Featured Tour: Morocco in Spring, March 22 - April 2 with Ethan Kistler

As early spring touches Morocco, the country bursts into life, offering the visiting birdwatcher some truly memorable experiences. We’ll begin in Marrakech before heading into the dramatic mountains of the High Atlas. Here we’ll seek a variety of mountain birds, and in particular the elusive African Crimson-winged Finch, a species that is probably seen more easily here than anywhere else.

Perhaps most exciting of all will be our trip through the desert areas near Boumalne Dades and Merzouga along the edge of the spectacular Sahara. In this beautiful landscape are more special birds, including such classic desert species of North Africa as Cream-colored Courser, Thick-billed Lark, and Desert Sparrow. We’ll then travel down to the Atlantic coast and Agadir, where we hope to find Northern Bald Ibis, one of the world’s rarest birds, as well as a variety of waterbirds on the Souss and Massa estuaries.

You can read the full tour details at this link: https://wingsbirds.com/tours/morocco-spring

10/20/2026

New From the Field: Fabrice Schmitt shares Memories from Minas Gerais in Brazil.

We just had another fantastic tour to Minas Gerais!

We began in the pristine grasslands and gallery forests of the scenic Canastra National Park, where we found superb birds such as the elegant Sharp-tailed Tyrant, the displaying Cock-tailed Tyrant, the beautiful Blue Finch, the charismatic Red-legged Seriema, the stunning Helmeted Manakin and the elegant Streamer-tailed Tyrant.

We also had amazing views of a pair of critically endangered Brazilian Mergansers with a large chick, and a close encounter with a female Giant Anteater carrying a large cub!

Next, we spent a few days at the peaceful Caraça Monastery, where we discovered fantastic species such as Dusky-tailed and Ochre-rumped Antbirds, the elusive Large-tailed Antshrike, the very local Serra Antwren, the sparkling Hyacinth Visorbearer and the adorable Hangnest Tody-Tyrant, to name just a few. We also had a memorable meeting with two Maned Wolves, which came to the monastery for a plate of chicken bones just a few meters from delighted visitors!

Finally, we had a lovely visit to the Espinhaço Mountains near Serra do Cipó, where we enjoyed a beautiful walk in pristine scenery with unique vegetation. We had fantastic views of the stunning Horned Sungem, Burnished-buff Tanager and the uncommon Cinereous Warbling-Finch. We even ended the tour by finding the rare and very local Marsh Tapaculo!

You can read the report on our website at this link: https://wingsbirds.com/field-reports/memories-from-minas-gerais-mergansers-manakins-and-maned-wolves

10/19/2026

We recently completed our inaugural tour to Georgia in Autumn to witness migration along the Black Sea. Take a look at what some of our participants had to say about their memorable experiences to this remarkable country!

Click here to view the tour details: https://wingsbirds.com/tours/georgia-autumn-migration-along-black-sea

10/18/2026

New From the Field: Stephen Menzie reports from Storks to Songbirds in Sweden - a Falsterbo Flashback.

This year’s Falsterbo in Fall tour hit several days of good migration, and encountered several unusual species in Sweden’s far southwest...

(read on in the images below)

Click here to read the report on our website: https://wingsbirds.com/field-reports/from-storks-to-songbirds-in-sweden-falsterbo-flashback

10/16/2026

JUST CONFIRMED: Trinidad and Tobago, January 10 - 19 with Ethan Kistler (three spaces remain)

Lying just off the coast of Venezuela, the island of Trinidad shares much of its birdlife with the nearby continent. A large percentage of South America’s avian families are represented but without the often-confounding variety of species encountered on the mainland. For this reason, combined with its pleasing island atmosphere, cultural accessibility (English is the official language), and excellent accommodation, Trinidad has long been considered the destination for fostering an understanding of Neotropical birds.

While on the island we’ll spend three nights at the famous Asa Wright Nature Centre, a former coffee plantation now overtaken by rainforest and converted into a first-rate eco-lodge. We’ll devote ample time to enjoying our surroundings and the dazzling array of birdlife viewable from the veranda, possibly including Tufted Coquette, Bearded Bellbird and Channel-billed Toucan. The grounds are as well-home to an accessible colony of Oilbirds, one of the world’s most bizarre and enigmatic birds. We’ve also scheduled a boat trip through Caroni Swamp to a spectacular roost of Scarlet Ibis, herons, and egrets. Trinidad Piping Guan, once hunted to near extinction, has responded well to the considerable local conservation effort and is now slowly increasing in numbers and visibility. We’ll make a special effort for it along the northern coast of Trinidad at Grand Riviere.

Tobago, Trinidad’s smaller, more Caribbean, and (perhaps) even fairer sister is just a short plane ride away. Based at another scenic and bird-rich eco-lodge, we’ll have the opportunity to search for species not present on Trinidad while enjoying beautiful sand beaches, rainforest, and a short boat ride to Little Tobago Island where swarms of seabirds including Red-billed Tropicbird build their nests. Tobago is also an excellent island for vagrants, of either New World or Old World origins.

Few tours combine a relaxed pace, comfortable lodging, and relatively little travel with such an intense tropical birding experience.

Click here to view the tour details: https://wingsbirds.com/tours/trinidad-tobago

10/16/2026

10/15/2026

New from the field: Ed Corey and Skye Haas recently wrapped up an excellent cruise ship run down the west coast of Canada and the US.

We set sail from Vancouver, BC to Los Angeles, CA. We tallied in 59 species of bird including 13 species of tubenose including some great looks at Black-footed Albatross! Our first day at sea saw some of our biggest numbers with over 2000 each for Pink-footed Shearwaters, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, Sabine's Gulls and twice as many Common Murres!

Also seen in unusual numbers was nearly 30 South Polar Skuas for the tour. Long-tailed, Pomarine and Parasitic Jaegers were all seen well and frequently, and we had some nice looks at Arctic Terns as well. Other than the Murres, alcids were a little hard to come by, but we did observe Cassin's and Rhinoceros Auklets, Marbled and Scripps/Xantus Murrelets. Good numbers of

Red-necked Phalaropes were observed on the first day out, with a switchover to Red Phalaropes further south. Also further south we got into decent Storm-Petrel diversity with decent amounts of Leach's and Black Stormies, and smaller numbers of Ashy, Least and Townsend's Storm-Petrel, the latter two being notable rarities. Some other goodies we encountered were Buller's and Flesh-footed Shearwaters, a few Hawaiian and Cook's Petrels (Cook's being particularly unseasonable for a fall cruise!), and on our final day at sea a young Nazca B***y made a few passes by the ship!

Of course, there are many other sea creatures to look for on these cruises and we had an incredible morning for Humpback Whale off Cape Flattery where a couple hundred of these behemoths had gathered to feed- It was amazing, I've never seen so many whales at once. There were pods as far as the eye could see! Other cetaceans we observed included Fin, Sei and Baird's Beaked Whales, Harbor and Dall's Porpoise, and Common and Right Whale Dolphins.

Pinnipeds observed were Harbor Seal, Elephant Seal, Stellar's Sea Lion, California Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal. Finally we had several sightings of interesting fish such as the giant Molas, Blue Sharks and hunting schools of Tuna.

All in all an amazing trip across the ocean. We will be doing this again next fall Sep 2027- come join us! - Skye Haas

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