[mou] dream birding trip

[Bernard P. Friel]

     I spent 2 weeks in PNG last June, and while there are many magnificent
birds there, many are ³magnificent² only at certain times and many can be
exceedingly difficult to locate even with local assistance.  We had limited
success  even at the Rainforest Habitat maintained  by the University of PNG
at Lae.
     I thought your list might include the Galapagos which has more than
just birds, and if anyone is interested in that destination I will be
co-leader of a trip there sponsored through the Dodge Nature and arranged
through Preferred Adventure Ltd. The trip is for 20 people and there are
still a few slots available. July 18-28, 2008.

Bernie Friel
www.wampy.com


On 2/26/08 2:26 PM, "Fagyal, Chris E (US SSA)"
<christopher.e.fagyal at baesystems.com> wrote:

> Well since I've been to Costa Rica (twice), Ecuador (4 times) and Brazil
> (once), I guess my dream birding trips are a bit farther afield as Panama and
> Costa Rica hold relatively few life birds. Probably the top three are Borneo,
> Thailand and Papua New Guinea.  Borneo for the Whitehead's Trio (Spiderhunter,
> Broadbill - probably the most electric green bird on the planet, Trogon) and
> all of the endemics and the Pittas!  Thailand for more Pitta's (especially the
> unbelievable Gurney's Pitta), and Papua New Guinea/Irian Jaya for the Birds of
> Paradise and the rest of the absolutely mind-blowing and bizarre endemics,
> such as Bowerbirds, Berrypeckers, Flowerpeckers, Monarchs, etc that can be
> generally seen nowhere else on the planet.
>  
> I guess those would be amongst my top 3 destinationsŠ
>  
> Costa Rica is a great introduction to tropical birding, as is PanamaŠbut I
> don't suppose after having been to Costa Rica I'd call it a "dream birding
> trip" anymore J
>  
>  
> 
> Chris Fagyal
> 
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>  
> Okay, 
> I would like a showing.
> If you could go anywhere outside the U.S. for birding, where would you go?
> why?
> Costa Rica? Panama? Australia?
> 
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