Birding With David Simpson Trips and Services

Please send mail or call 321-720-5516 for information about my current offerings.

Panama Featuring Canopy Tower

• Date: October 7-17, 2009

• Length of trip: 10 days

• Price per guest: $2395 for double occupancy, $2275 for single occupancy
  Price includes: Lodging, All meals (wine with dinner), Snacks and beverages during outings, Airport group transfers, Transfer between lodges, Transportation to all the birding spots, National parks entrance fee, Train ticket for Achiote road, Professional local bird guide service.

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Miami (summer)

• Date: Trips are offered throughout the summer.

• Length of trip: 3 days

• Price per guest:$200 per guest, minimum 4 guests for group rate

• ABA Countable species expected: White winged parakeet, monk parakeet, red whiskered bublbul, spot breasted oriole, burrowing owl.

• Soon-to-be ABA Countable species expected: Yellow chevroned parakeet, black hooded parakeet, blue headed parakeet, common mynah

• Non-ABA countable species expected:Red masked parakeet, mitered parakeet, chestnut fronted macaw, white fronted parrot, orange winged parrot, red crowned parrot, 20+ species of domestic waterfowl.

• Florida Native Species: White tailed kite, snail kite, fulvous whistling duck, smooth billed ani, black whiskered vireo, west indian cave swallow, white crowned pigeon

• Comments: This is an excellent photography opportunity, especially for domestic waterfowl.

North Florida (winter)

• Date: Offered in mid-January

• Length of trip: 4 Days

• Price per guest: TBD

• ABA Countable species expected: Many sparrows, including white throated, nelson's sharp tailed, henslow's, LeCont's, song, house finch, and white breasted nut hatch; Canada goose, red headed wood peckers, common golden eye, scoters, greater scaup, red head, canvas back, bufflehead, horned grebe, red throated loon.

• Non-ABA countable species expected:

North Florida (breeders)

• Date: Offered in May through early June

• Length of trip: 3 days

• Price per guest: TBD

• ABA Countable species expected: Kentucky warbler, swainson's warbler, prothonotary warbler, yellow breasted chat, acadian flycatcher, orchard oriole, sea-side sparrow, red headed woodpecker, white breasted nuthatch, bachman sparrow, brown headed nut hatch, red cockaded woodpecker, wood thrush, robin, catbird, house finch, eastern pee wee.

• Non-ABA countable species expected:

Palm Beach County (shorebirds)

• Date: Offered in August

• Length of trip: 1 day

• Price per guest: $75

• ABA Countable species expected: Upland sandpiper, pectoral sandpiper, stilt sandpiper, buff breasted sandpiper

• Possible (rare bug regularly seen) species expected: Wilson's phalorope, american golden plover, ruff, hudsonian godwit, several species of swallow including bank, cliff, cave, barn, tree, and purple martins.

I currently offer bird guiding services at the following rates:

• Half day: $ 150.00
• Full day: $ 300.00

All Florida trips include transportation and guiding services. For multi day trips, we will reserve a block of rooms at a hotel, but guests are responsible for paying for their own room and meals; they are not included in the price of the trip. We are happy to provide water, soft drinks and some snacks such as power bars or granola bars.

You should come prepared for birding in harsh conditions, especially in the summer time. It is important to bring your own hat, sunscreen, and bug repellant. Walking on uneven terrain is required at some, but not all stops. People with limited mobility should inquire before signing up for trips.