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    Trogon Finders..

    Probably not as cool as Copper Canyon, but for the past few weeks I don't think anyone who tried has missed the Eared Quetzals in Rucker Canyon, SE Arizona.
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    Vietnam March 2019

    I would side with Pash. I took Peter Waander's 9 grasswren tour a few years ago, not because I couldn't drive around the outback or find the same hotels, but because I KNEW I would not find a number of those birds. I wouldn't think of disclosing those GPS locations. And I find the words "feel...
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    4 hours for Ibis

    To follow up, we decided the rent a car would be tight for time as we would need a bus to the port entrance and then a taxi to the rent-a-car (each way), but eventually located a guide who arranged a taxi from the port entrance to the Oeud Massa area where we picked up the guide. There, we had...
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    4 hours for Ibis

    Thanks all. I did try around Tamri when here 6 years ago (also April), without success, but I don't remember how much time I had en route Essauira. Looks like this is about 1 hr from Agadir, so I'd have about two hours to search mid-morning. But you guys feel this is a better bet than south of...
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    4 hours for Ibis

    I will be in Agadir on a cruise from 7AM-1PM April 8. Allowing time for getting off/on ship, I guess we'll have about 4 hours. We missed the Northern Bald Ibis on a trip in 2012, not wanting to pay a local guide an exorbitant fee in Souss Massa (a mistake in hindsight as we also did not find any...
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    Long shot: boat trips in Micronesia

    Sorry, any chance of birders visiting at this time to share the cost of the boat. The birds are there, the boats are there.
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    Long shot: boat trips in Micronesia

    My wife and I are doing a East to West Micronesia trip in April. There are few economies of scale here, nothing on planes, hotels, meals, guides (not needed). But boats: oh boy! We plan only 2 boats: 1 Truk (Chuuk) to Dublon where Monarch is apparently gettable (see Birdquest TR (but not the...
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    Car hire in Costa Rica

    I'm pretty sure you cannot. Certainly no trip reports have crossed with a rental.
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    independent American birdeing travel to Cuba

    There have been substantial changes in the embargo. VENT is doing 3 bird tours this year and 3 in 2017 (for Americans), apparently under the "Cultural exchange" part of the new rules. But as I am in Florida it probably pays to wait for the airline part of the change to kick in, rather than do...
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    independent American birdeing travel to Cuba

    I know bird tours are taking Americans to Cuba now under some sort of exemption. Have any independent American birders done this (legally) since the change in relations? Bob
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    independent American birdeing travel to Cuba

    I know bird tours are taking Americans to Cuba now under some sort of exemption. Have any independent American birders done this (legally) since the change in relations? Bob
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    Vietnam birding over Tet

    By way of follow-up: We contacted Green Hope Lodge, where the manager, Pham, assured us he could get us 6AM boat rides across. So we stayed 5 nights at Green Hope Lodge, and one night at a room in the park HQ area. Green Hope Lodge worked out fine for us, as we were able to cross each AM at 6...
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    El Triunfo info

    I wanted to arrange an El Triunfo trip for this spring, but I'm not sure who the local contact is. I thought it was ECOBIOSFERA EL TRIUNFO S.C. (ecobiosfera.org.mx) but they still have a page saying "available dates for 2015 coming soon" and have not responded to any emails. Any ideas? (I know...
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    Shanghai Perambulations

    Thanks guys. I guess this isn't as easy as I was hoping. (A little easier for a bird tour with their own transport). I think that Holiday Inn is probably the right one; I didn't realize it was so far from the airport. I think we'll settle for some morning birding in some park in Shanghai. Bob
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    Shanghai Perambulations

    Hi all, my wife and I are in Shanghai a few days in late January. I'm wondering if someone can suggest a currently dependable spot reachable by public transport for Reed Parrotbill. At least one tour company trip report mentioned a hotel near the airport with a "close-by" reed bed, but I don't...
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    Permission Panti forest?

    Not really current, but I visited in Aug 2013 and the same stories of needing permission existed then. My wife and I visited 4 days in a row and never saw anyone that might ask for a permit. Visitor center was unmanned throughout. We wrote for permission at what seemed to be the place that would...
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    Vietnam birding over Tet

    OK, Florian, as the trip is mapping out, its Cat Tien for Tet (or at least the start of it). There seem to be decent places just outside the park like Green Bamboo Lodge, Green Hope Lodge) that appear much nicer (or at least positively reviewed) than accommodations inside the park. I gather...
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    Vietnam birding over Tet

    Thanks, Dalat. Do you think it might be best then to do something like spend all of Tet at Cat Tien or would I literally find no food available at least at the beginning? Bob
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    Vietnam birding over Tet

    My wife and I are contemplating a SE Asia trip to include a few weeks in Vietnam, but are Vietnam dates would inevitably span Tet. Can anyone comment on what sort of logistical problems this could present? (Assuming we don't have a full time guide/driver) Thanks Bob
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    eBird's missing species

    I browsed this list for species I had seen, and saw Red-billed Curassow, which surprised me. I checked ebird for records of this species, and there were several records for Linhares (Brazil), where I saw it. Was this a mistake or are there more complicated criteria at work here? Bob
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    Pacific slope Mexico - Colima to Durango

    I can't comment on summer weather but I did the Durango Highway in late November 2012. We stayed in one of the cabins in the "Chara Pinta" reserve (Barranco Rancho Liebre) for a couple nights which worked out well for some of the mountain specialties. (but not Eared Trogon). PM me if you want...
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    Trip Report - Feb/Mar 2014

    Good report, John. Interesting about Rio Santiago. Do you know whether Lovely Cotinga is regular there? That would be the main temptation for me at Pico Bonita. Bob
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    Trip report

    hi all, Here's a link to my report of a 17 day trip to CR for specific targets birds. Some great birds, like Umbrellabird, Keel-billed Mot-mot, Rufous-necked Wood-rail, Great-green Macaw, Thicket Antpitta. But we left some for another trip...
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    RFI Boreal Owls

    I think I'm remembering from 20 years ago, when there were some programs. (Global warming??) I contacted a birdingpal guy who was not aware of any current programs. Oh well. Bob
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    RFI Boreal Owls

    Are there still nest box programs for Boreal Owl in the Anchorage area? And, if so, the possibility of visiting one in mid-May? Thanks, Bob
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