Tour Itineraries
Dates/Year

 Related Tour Summaries,
Lists of Birds 
& Other Nature

Bearberry

Alaska Birds

Alaska Mammals

Alaska Butterflies

Alaska Wildflowers

Northern
Wildflowers & 
some Other Plants

Alaska
Past Tour
Highlights

Argentina
Mammals
& other wildlife
(with some photos)

South American
Mammals
(with some photos)

Butterflies
of Argentina
& Brazil,
notably
Iguazu Falls
(with some photos)

Argentina
Past Tour
Highlights

Arizona Birds
Part #1
Quails to Becard
(with some photos)

Arizona Birds
Part #2
Flycatchers 
to Buntings
(with some photos)

Arizona 
Mammals
(with some photos)

Arizona 
Amphibians 
& Reptiles
(with some photos) 

Arizona Butterflies
(with some photos) 

Desert Plants
(with some photos)

Arizona
Past Tour Highlights

BELIZE
in the interior
and along the coast
(tour FON/BZ-1 '16)
Mar 25 - Apr 5, '16

Belize Birds 
during FONT tours

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American Birds
in 4 parts

Central American
Mammals
(with some photos)

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American
Butterflies & Moths
in 6 parts

Marine Life 
of Belize &
eastern Mexico
sea turtles, fish, corals,
jellyfish, mollusks,
arthropods
(with some photos)

BRAZIL
AMAZONAS
starting & ending 
at Manaus
A special tour for 
Amazonian
specialty birds
including antbirds, 
parrots and potoos,
cotingas and coquettes,
manakins and more
(tour FON/BR-5 '15)
Oct 23 - Nov 1, '15  

Brazil
in the state of
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
for birds & other nature
of far-southern Brazil
(tour FON/BR-1 '16)
Jul 29 - Aug 9, '16
can be combined with
the following tour
at Iguazu Falls and
the Pantanal

Brazil
IGUAZU FALLS & 
MATO GROSSO
including the Pantanal
(tour FON/BR-2 '16)
Aug 9-23, '16 

Brazil
in the state of
MINAS GERAIS
for endemic & 
specialty birds,
 & mammals 
& other nature
(tour FON/BR-3 '16)
Aug 24 - Sep 2, '16 

BRAZIL
SOUTHEAST
(tour FON/BR-4 '1
Aug 24 - Sep 1, '15
including an
optional extension to
IGUAZU FALLS
for butterflies, birds,
and other nature
(tour FON/BR4A '15)
Sep 1-5, '15

Above: an Owl in Brazil,
Below: an Owl Butterfly,
Caligo brasiliensis

Part 3: Antshrikes 
to Woodcreepers

Part 4: Vireos
to Grosbeaks

Regional Bird-Lists:

Mato Grosso

Southeast Brazil

Rio Grande do Sul

Amazon Basin

 Brazil Rare Birds
(with some photos)

Brazil
Mammals
& Other Wildlife
(with some photos)

Brazil Butterflies
(including those at
Iguazu Falls)
(with some photos)

Brazil
Amphibians
& Reptiles

Brazilian
Fruiting Plants
and Others

Tropical Plants

Brazil
Past Tour Highlights

Photo Galleries
of Brazilian 
Birds, Animals.
Sights, & Scenes
(from previous 
FONT tours )

California
USA
(during our annual 
West Coast Tour)
(tour FON/WC-1)
Sep 4-13, '16
with a visit
to Point Reyes,
a birding hot spot
renowned 
for migration

West Coast Tour Bird-List
(327 birds)

West Coast Tour 
Mammal List
(59 species)
& some other wildlife
(with some photos) 

West Coast
Marine Life

West Coast Butterflies
(with some photos)

Canary Islands
(Spain)
(tour FON/SP-3)
Jul 1-6, '16
This tour can 
be combined 
with our 
Spain tour SP-2.

Spain Birds 
during FONT tours
(incl. Canary Islands) 

Canary Islands
Bird-List

Canary Islands 
Mammals &
Marine Life

Canary Islands
Butterflies

Canary Islands
Amphibians
& Reptiles

Interesting Plants
of the
Canary Islands 

Rare Birds of the Caribbean

Butterflies of the Caribbean
(other than Trinidad & Tobago)

Mammals of the Caribbean

Fish of the Caribbean

Cayman Islands
Past Tour Highlights 

Chile
(tour FON/CH-1 '16)
in central and
southern Chile
Jan 8-17, '16
with the Andes,
the Lake District 
& Chiloe Island 

CHILE
(tour FON/CH-2 '16)
in central and
northern Chile
Feb 17-24, '16
 with the Andes,
Pacific Coast,
desert, saline lakes,
and volcanoes

Chile 
Pelagic Birds
(with some photos)

Chile Mammals
(with some photos)

Chile Butterflies
(with some photos)

Chile Amphibians
& Reptiles
(with some photos)

Diverse Plant-life
of Chile
(with some photos) 

Chile
Past Tour 
Highlights

Black Rosy Finch, 
FONT April 2009 Colorado Tour 

Colorado
Bird-List
for April
(226 birds)
& Other Nature

Colorado
Bird-List
(253 birds)
(with some photos)

Colorado
Mammals &
 Other Wildlife
(incl 40 mammals)
(with some photos)

Colorado 
Past Tour Highlights

Costa Rica
(Northern)
(tour: FON/CR-1)
Mar 5-13, '16

COSTA RICA
(Southern)
(tour FON/CR-2)
Mar 12-20, '16

The above 2 tours
in Costa Rica
in March 2015
can be done
in combination.

COSTA RICA
(a Summer Tour)
(tour FON/CR-3)
Jul 9-22. '16

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American
Birds
(in 4 parts)

Costa Rica
Mammals
(with some photos)

Amphibians 
& Reptiles of
Costa Rica & Panama
(with some photos)

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American
Butterflies & Moths
in 6 parts

Costa Rica Birds
& Other Nature
(in the summer)
(with some photos)

Costa Rica
Past Tour Highlights

DELAWARE
and MARYLAND,
VIRGINIA
USA
on the
Delmarva Peninsula
for birds, butterflies,
wildflowers,
other nature
(tour FON/DP-2)
Apr 16-18, '16

DELAWARE
AND MARYLAND,
VIRGINIA
USA
on the
Delmarva Peninsula
for birds, butterflies,
wildflowers,
other nature
(tour FON/DP-3)
Jul 23-25, '16

Mammals of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Butterflies of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Moths of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Dragonflies,
Damselflies of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Amphibians,
Reptiles of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Wildflowers
and other plants of
Eastern North America
(a list in 2 parts,
 with some photos)

Dominica
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
(tour FON/WI-1)
Feb 13-21, '16

Dominica
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
(tour FON/WI-4)
Mar 5-13, '16

Caribbean Mammals

Caribbean Marine Life
sea turtles, fish, corals,
jellyfish, mollusks, 
arthropods

Dominican
Republic
(tour FON/WI-3)
Feb 27 - Mar 5, '16

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean Rare Birds

Caribbean Butterflies
and Moths

Caribbean 
Amphibians
and Reptiles  

Dominican Republic Nature
(Mammals,  Amphibians, Reptiles,
Butterflies, Dragonflies)

Dom Rep
Past Tour Highlights

ECUADOR
WESTERN &
NORTHERN
(tour FON/EC-1 '15)
Jun 26 - Jul 8, '15

For
Choco Specialties
and more

ECUADOR
WESTERN &
SOUTHERN
(tour FON/EC-2)
Jul 6-19, '16

For 
Tumbesian 
Specialties
and more


 These birding & 
nature tours
at reserves established
to preserve habitats
& protect species,
rare & endemic species

Part 1: Tinamous to Swifts

Part 2: Hummingbirds
to Flycatchers

Part #3: Antshrikes 
to Woodcreepers

Part #4: Vireos to
Grosbeaks

Mammals 
of South America
(with some photos) 

Butterflies of 
South America,
a List & Photo Gallery
in 6 Parts

Moths of
South America
(with some photos)

Highlights from
some Previous
FONT Tours
in Ecuador
  

ESTONIA
for Birds,
among them Grouse,
Owls, Woodpeckers,
AND Waterfowl
and among them 
up to a thousand
Steller's Eiders
(tour FON/ES-1)
Apr 4-10, '16 

Europe Bird-List
 & Photo Gallery
Part 1
Grouse to
Puffin

Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 2
 Sandgrouse
to Buntings




Europe Mammals
(with some photos)

Europe
Butterflies
& Moths
(with some 
photos)

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

Guatemala
Our Festive 
Holiday Tour
in the
Highlands and Lowlands,
including
Tikal
(tour: FON/GU-2)
Dec 26 '15--Jan 5 '16

GUATEMALA
a birding and
nature tour 
in the land of
Mayas and Motmots
(tour FON/GU-1A&B)
Apr 12-24, '16
A two-part tour,
In the Highlands, 
and Lowlands 
and including Tikal

Guatemala 
Bird-List
& Other Nature

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American Birds
in 4 parts

Central America
Mammals
(with some photos)

List & Photo Gallery
of Central America
Butterflies & Moths
in 6 parts

Guatemala
Past Tour Highlights

Guatemala Photos

Photo Feature 
from the FONT 
Guatemala Holiday Tour Dec'06-Jan'07 

Iceland 
in the Late-Spring
for Geysers, Gyrfalcon,
and More
Oceanic Birds,
Marine Mammals,
other nature
(tour FON/ IC-1)
Jun 5-14, '15

Iceland
in the Fall
for Birds and 
the Northern Lights
(tour FON/IC-2)
Sep 25 - Oct 3, '15

This Iceland tour 
can be combined 
with our Sweden tour
 which precedes it, 
Sept 19-25, '15.

Iceland Bird-List
Complete
(386 species,
with vagrants from
mainland Europe, Asia,
& North America)

Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 1: Grouse
to Puffin

Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 2: Sandgrosue
to Buntings

Iceland
Past Tour Highlights
with links to
PHOTO GALLERIES
from previous tours

Iceland Wildflowers
(with some photos)

Iceland Marine Life
(with some photos)

jamaica
(tour FON/WI-5b)
Nov 28 - Dec 4, '15

This tour can be done
individually, 
or in combination
 with our preceding 
Cayman Islands tour, 
Nov 25-28, '15.

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds 
(in 2 parts)

Rare Birds of the Caribbean

Butterflies and Moths
of the Caribbean
(other than Trinidad & Tobago)

Mammals
of the Caribbean

Marine Life 
of the Caribbean
sea turtles, fish, corals.
jellyfish, mollusks,
arthropods

Jamaica
Past Tour Highlights

Japan Birding Tours
One of our Specialties, 
in our 2nd Decade!



Japan
in the Fall
HONSHU
and HOKKAIDO
a birding and 
nature tour for
endemic, specialty
birds and more
(tour  FON/JA-3)
Oct 20 - Nov 4, '15

JApan
in the Winter
HONSHU, HOKKAIDO,
KYUSHU
(tour FON/JA-1a)
Jan 21 - Feb 3, '16

Japan
in the Winter
HONSHU, HOKKAIDO,
 KYUSHU, AMAMI 
(tour FON/JA-1a&b)
Jan 21 - Feb 6, '16 

Japan
in the Spring
HONSHU,
KYUSHU, and 
the RYUKYU
ISLANDS
including OKINAWA
AMAMI, & HEGURA
Hegura is a magnet
for migrating birds
Throughout
the tour: birds
and butterflies
(tour  FON/JA-2)
May 12-29, '16

JApan
in the Winter
HONSHU, HOKKAIDO,
KYUSHU
(tour FON/JA-1a)
Jan 19-31, '17

Japan
in the Winter
HONSHU, HOKKAIDO,
 KYUSHU, AMAMI 
(tour FON/JA-1a&b)
Jan 19 - Feb 4, '17 

Japan
in the Spring
HONSHU,
KYUSHU, and 
the OGASAWARA
ISLANDS
a special tour for
endemic, specialty
and pelagic birds
(tour  FON/JA-2)
May 11-25, '17

List & Photo Gallery
of Japan Birds
Part 1: Pheasants 
to Pittas

List & Photo Gallery
of Japan Birds
Part 2: Minivets
to Buntings

Hegura Island:
its birds & migration   

Japan Birds on Honshu

Amami Island Birds

Okinawa Birds

Japan Birds
during FONT tours
in spring & summer

Japan Birds
during FONT tours
in fall & winter

Rare Birds In Japan
(with some photos)

Shorebirds in Japan
(with some photos)

Cranes in Japan
(with some photos)

Japan Mammals
(with some photos)

Japan Butterflies
and Moths
(with some photos)

Photos of Japanese 
Culture & Scenery


Some Highlights
of previous FONT tours
in Japan

Lesser Antilles
(Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent,
and Dominica)
(tour FON/WI-1)
Feb 13-21, '16

Lesser Antilles
(Antigua, Barbuda,
Montserrat, Dominica,
and Guadeloupe
(tour FON/WI-4)
Mar 5-13, '16

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Caribbean Butterflies 

Caribbean Marine Life
sea turtles, fish, corals,
jellyfish, mollusks,
arthropods

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

MARYLAND
and DELAWARE,
virginia
USA
on the
 Delmarva Peninsula
for birds, other nature
(tour FON/DP-1)
Feb 27-29, '16




MARYLAND
and DELAWARE,
virginia
USA
on the
 Delmarva Peninsula
for birds, butterflies,
wildflowers,
other nature
(tour FON/DP-2)
Apr 16-18, '16

Mammals of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Butterflies of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Moths of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Dragonflies,
Damselflies of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Amphibians,
Reptiles of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Wildflowers
and other plants of
Eastern North America
(a list in 2 parts,
with some photos)

Part 1: Tinamous
to Shorebirds

Part 2: Trogons 
to Flycatchers

Part 3: Manakins
to Buntings  

Regional Bird-Lists:
Yucatan
Cozumel Island
Sonora

Mexican Mammals
(with some photos)

Mexican Butterflies
(with some photos)

Mexican Amphibians
& Reptiles
(with some photos) 

Mexico
Some Past Tour
Highlights 

MINNESOTA 
and WISCONSIN
USA
including the
International Crane
Foundation,
Birds in Art,
a "Hawk Watch"
and being out in the wild
with the
Timber Wolf Alliance
(tour FON/WM-1)
Oct 6-16, '15

Mammals of 
North America

NEBRASKA
USA
with our 
Colorado tour 
("the Grouse Tour")
(tour: FON/Grouse 2015)
Apr 12-21, '16  

North CarolinA
USA
"Carolina Caper"
a Landbirding Tour
with also butterflies
and other nature
for speciality birds
such as
Red-cockaded Woodpecker,
Swainson's Warbler
(tour FON/NC-1)
May 5-9, '16

North Carolina
Mammals 
(land & sea)
(with some photos)

North Carolina 
Butterflies, 
Dragonflies 
& Damselflies
(with some photos)

North Carolina
 Amphibians 
& Reptiles
(with some photos)

North Carolina
Past Tour
Highlights

PAnama
(Central)
in the Canal Basin,
on both the Pacific 
and Caribbean sides,
and in between
(tour FON/PN-1)
Feb 13-20, '16

Panama
(Central & Eastern)
in the Canal Basin
and into Darien
(tour FON/PN-4)
Jul 22-29, '16

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American
Birds
in 4 parts

Central America
Mammals
(with some photos)

List & Photo Gallery
of Central America
Butterflies & Moths
in 6 parts

Amphibians
& Reptiles
of Panama
& Costa Rica
(with some photos)

Puerto Rico Birds
during FONT tours

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean Rare Birds

Caribbean Butterflies
and Moths

Amphibians
&  Reptiles
of the Caribbean

Marine Life
of the Caribbean
sea turtles, fish, corals,
 jellyfish, mollusks, 
arthropods

Puerto Rico
Past Tour
Highlights

SAINT LUCIA 
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
(tour FON/WI-1)
Feb 13-21, '16

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Amphibians
& Reptiles 
of the Caribbean

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

SAINT VINCENT
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
(tour FON/WI-1)
Feb 13-21, '16

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Marine Life
of the Caribbean
sea turtles, fish, corals,
jellyfish, mollusks.
arthrpods

Spain Birds
during FONT tours

Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 1: Grouse
to Puffin

Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 2: Sandgrouse
to Buntings

Europe 
Butterflies
& Moths

Europe Mammals

Spain
Past Tour 
Highlights

Canary Islands Birds

Canary Islands Mammals
& Marine Life

Canary Islands
Butterflies

Canary Islands
Amphibians 
& Reptiles

Interesting Plants
of the Canary Islands

      

SWEDEN
for a phenomenal 
bird migration
(tour FON/SW-1)
Sep 19-25, '15

This Sweden tour 
can be combined 
with our Iceland tour
 which follows it 
Sep 25 -Oct 3.

Sweden Birds
during FONT tours

List & Photo Gallery
of Europe Birds
Part 1: Grouse 
to Puffin

List & Photo Gallery
of Europe Birds
Part 2: Sandgrouse
to Buntings 

Sweden 
Past Tour Highlights

TEXAS
A tour for birds,
and other nature
in east, south and 
central Texas
including
the Gulf Coast,
the lower 
Rio Grande Valley,
and the Edwards Plateau
scheduled for when
Whooping Cranes
are still there
and when 
Golden-winged Warblers
arrive
(tour: FON/TX-1)
Mar 14-22, '16

TEXAS
A tour for birds,
butterflies, 
and other nature
in east, south and
central Texas
includng
the Gulf Coast,
the lower 
Rio Grande Valley,
and the Edwards Plateau
(tour: FON/TX-2)
Apr 22-30, '16

List & Photo Gallery
of Texas Birds
Part 2:
Flycatchers
to Buntings

Texas Mammals
(with some photos)

Texas Butterflies
(with some photos)

Texas Dragonflies
(with some photos)

Texas Amphibians
& Reptiles
(with some photos)

Desert Plants
(with some photos)

Texas 
& nearby New Mexico 
Past Tour
Highlights

URUGUAY
during the tour
in BRAZIL 
in the state of
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
for birds & other nature
(tour FON/BR-4 '15)
Aug 16-27, '15

Mammals of
South America

VIRGINIA
AND DELAWARE,
MARYLAND
USA
on the
Delmarva Peninsula
 for birds, butterflies
wildflowers,
other nature
(tour FON/DP-1)
Feb 27-29, '16

VIRGINIA
AND DELAWARE,
MARYLAND
USA
on the
Delmarva Peninsula
 for birds, butterflies
wildflowers,
other nature
(tour FON/DP-2)
Apr 16-18, '16

Mammals of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Butterflies of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Moths of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Dragonflies,
Damselflies of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Amphibians,
Reptiles of
Eastern North America
(with some photos)

Wildflowers
and other plants of
Eastern North America
(a list in 2 parts,
with some photos)

Washington State
USA
(during our annual 
West Coast tour)
(tour FON/WC-1)
Sep 4-13, '16
with a boat trip
on Puget Sound
for birds and
marine mammals,
Orcas and others.

Washington State Birds

West Coast Bird List
(327 birds)

West Coast Mammal List
(59 species)
& some other wildlife
(with some photos)

West Coast
Marine Life

West Coast Butterflies
(with some photos)

WISCONSIN
and MINNESOTA,
USA
including the
International Crane
Foundation,
Birds in Art,
a "Hawk Watch"
and being out in the wild
with the
Timber Wolf Alliance
(tour FON/WM-1)
Oct 6-16, '15

Mammals of 
North America

Colorado & 
nearby Wyoming
Bird-List for April
(226 birds)
& Other Nature

Past Tour Highlights
for Colorado &
Wyoming Tours