Birding Tours 2007/08 Welcome! This page includes details of forthcoming birding tours to a wide variety of destinations. Last year was my tenth year of guiding and tour leading. I’m delighted to have a greater involvement with the UK based tour company, Birdfinders. The tours offer outstanding value holidays with quality itineraries designed to get the best of the birding without compromising comfort. While the focus is primarily on birds we will always stop for scenery, mammals, butterflies, plants and cultural diversions where ever possible. Birdfinders have been in the tour business for thirteen years and all of the tours are covered by the consumer protection granted by the Civil Aviation authority.                 Forthcoming tours in 2007/08 - Goa, India, January '08  Israel, March '08 Texas, April '08 Florida, February '08 Kazakhstan, May-June '08 Alaska, June/July '08 Arizona, July-August '08 Kenya, August '08 California, September '08 Gambia, November '07/08         January 14th to 29th, 2008  - Goa, India - $2525 from London, UK.  View tour news and images from the Birdfinders 2005 tour.          March 16th to 23rd, 2008 -  Southern Israel - $1663 from London, UK. View tour details, and tour news from Birdfinders 2005.                                   * New itinerary includes an overnight stay in the Western Negev desert.* Record tour in 2006!       April 10th to 25th, 2008 - Texas  - $1890 from Houston, TX. View tour details, and tour news from Birdfinders 2005, and 2006!.                                            *New itinerary includes four nights in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.* Record Tour of 326 species in 2007.           June 13th - June 29th, 2008 - Alaska (with Pribilofs extension). Ground price, including Pribilofs extension - $ 4,785 approx. Details.       July 26th to August 10th, 2008  - Arizona  -  $1916 from Phoenix, AZ. View tour details,                                                          and tour news from Birdfinders 2004, and 2006.          August 12th - 29th,  2008 -  Kenya - from London.  View tour details and photo-highlights from Birdfinders 2005.        September 3rd - 19th, 2008  - Southern and Central California - $ 2270 from LA.                                                      View news and images from the 2004,  2005 tours.  Highlights from Birdfinders 2006.                                                     Record Tour of 285 species in 2007.        November 9th to 23rd, Nov 23rd to Dec 7th, 2007  - The Gambia, West Africa. $2266 from London, UK.        View tour details, and tour news from Birdfinders 2005, 2006, 2007.            For tour more information please contact me at: james@keenbirding.com or phone at 413-253-4616. Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor, Nizzana, Israel, March, 2004. (Courtesy of Susannah B. Lerman)  A magical morning in the Western Negev desert in spring, an experience not to be missed. Forthcoming tours to Israel include two departures in March  2008 James P. Smith 83 North Whitney Street, Unit 4, Amherst, MA, 01002 Tel - 413-253-4616.