Gary, I've spent very little time in Mexico, but in November I did one serious trip organized to follow the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival. Two busloads of us went down into Northeastern Mexico for a week, and I've received an ad from Mike Overton, the leader of our bus's group, saying that he's doing a similar trip on April 6-11. While I have reservations about birding with large groups (30-40 people on a bus), I did have a fine time overall and added about 40 lifers. Mike is a first-rate guide and a fine, intelligent man. I see he's limiting this trip to 22 people; the cost is $895 double occupany or $975 single occupany. I suggest you contact Mike at moverton at netins.net or 515-275-4829.

Burt Guttman
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA 98505 guttmanb at evergreen.edu
Home: 7334 Holmes Island Road S. E., Olympia, 98503

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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu on behalf of Gary Bletsch
Sent: Fri 3/10/2006 8:37 PM
To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Mexico RFI



Dear Tweeters,

As this seemingly interminable winter winds down, I am
thinking of doing some Neotropic birding this summer.
Mexico appeals to me, because I have never been there,
and also because I am guessing that it might be less
expensive than points south.

I have spent about three weeks birding in Costa Rica,
so I do have some Neotropic experience already; I have
also birded quite a bit in the USA along the Mexican
border. I am interested in going somewhere where I can
see lots of lifers. I speak pretty good Spanish, am
quite comfortable in uncomfortable places, and will
most likely go down there alone.

I would love to hear any suggestions for places to go,
itineraries, ways to maximize habitat coverage,
recommendations, and disrecommendations. If you can
think of a way to bird South America without its being
much more expensive than Mexico or Central America, I
would be interested, too--expecially since I have
amassed what is probably the world's most pathetic
South American bird list, at least for someone who
lived there for over seven months.

Yours truly,

Gary Bletsch



Yours truly,

Gary Bletsch

near Lyman (Skagit County), Washington

garybletsch at yahoo.com


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