Links to some amazing birding locations and guides that we highly recommend
ARIZONA
Battiste’s Bed, Breakfast & Birds – B&B in Hereford AZ with nesting elf owls, great access to Ash, Miller, Carr and Ramsay Canyons
The George Walker House – great location in Paradise AZ, near Portal and Cave Creek Canyon
Santa Rita Lodge – lodge in Madera Canyon AZ
CENTRAL AMERICA
Savegre – fantastic lodge in Costa Rica with excellent birding and nesting Quetzals
Selva Verde – lodge in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica with great birds an amazing night walk for herps
La Selva Research Station – outstanding birding location in Costa Rica with accommodations right in the research station
Paraiso Quetzal Lodge – higher altitude location in Costa Rica with quetzals and fiery-throated hummingbirds
Canopy Family – 3 fantastic locations in Panama, superb guides and birding. Want to see a harpy eagle?
La Milpa – Research station in Belize with some of the best raptors
SOUTH AMERICA
Amazon Birding – the best birding tours in Peru and Bolivia
Mirador Pico de Hoz – awesome birding spot on the lower Manu Rd in Peru
Bearded Mountaineer Sacred Garden & Lodge – the best place to see bearded mountaineer in Peru
Jardin de Picaflores Inkamazonia – another excellent birding spot on the lower Manu Rd in Peru
Wayqecha Cloud Forest Biological Station – the highest biological field station on earth, with great birding on the upper Manu Rd in Peru
Cock-of-the-rock Lodge – the place to see Andean cock-of-the-rock on Manu Rd in Peru
REGUA – inspirational conservation success in the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil
Agami Nature Tours – excellent tour guide specializing in different regions of Brazil
Refugio Paz de las Aves – another inspiring conservation success in Ecuador, the best place to see Antpittas
Tandayapa Bird Lodge – famous birding lodge in Ecuador, known for it’s amazing hummingbirds
Icaro Birding – excellent birding tours in Colombia
La Florida Cali – family owned lodge with fantastic birding just outside of Cali, Colombia
Montezuma Rainforest Lodge – fabulous location in the Montezuma rainforest, access to many Colombian endemics
Tinamu Birding Nature Reserve – wonderful family-owned lodge in Valle de Cauca, Colombia with the best golden-collared manakin lek anywhere
Hacienda El Bosque – another great conservation effort high in the Colombian paramo, excellent birding and an amazing restaurant
OTHER
Malimbe Tours – outstanding guides specializing in birding tours of Ghana