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Maine 2024: Acadia Birding Festival+ Boreal Species Hotspots

May 28 – June 4, 2024

Roger Tory Peterson called Mount Desert Island, the location of Acadia National Park and the Acadia Birding Festival, “The Warbler Capital of the World.” While eastern warblers will be very high on our agenda, there is so much more to see “Downeast!” We start with a tour atop Mt Washington, New Hampshire in search of Bicknell’s Thrush and other boreal specialties before heading toward the coast and the Acadia Birding Festival. The festival’s special pelagic boat trip to see seabirds, including the charismatic Atlantic Puffin, will certainly be a memorable highlight. We’ll also visit woodlands for warblers, crossbills and woodpeckers; salt marshes for waders and sparrows; and rocky coastlines for scoters, eiders, guillemots, and others. Join Denver Audubon and Reefs to Rockies for a fantastic week of birding in the Northeast.

Wildlife Wonders of Mexico-Birds, Butterflies, and More
January 19-26, 2025

Join Reefs to Rockies and Denver Audubon for this 8-day wildlife expedition highlighting Mexico’s natural and cultural wonders. Every winter, montane cloud forests in central Mexico host millions of over-wintering monarch butterflies. This aggregation of monarchs in Mexico’s central highlands ranks as one of the most impressive wildlife spectacles on the planet. It’s a must see for nature lovers!

The monarch sanctuaries aren’t the only highlights during our wildlife expedition to Mexico. In addition to two days at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve west of Mexico City, we’ll explore wildlife hotspots in Oaxaca, a coastal state that has the highest biological diversity in Mexico. Oaxaca is home to almost 800 species of birds with close to 100 of them endemics. The butterfly list in Oaxaca is even longer. In case the birds and butterflies aren’t enough, we’ll even explore some of Oaxaca’s beaches famous for nesting sea turtles. We’ve timed this trip to maximize our chances for incredible wildlife sightings throughout.

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