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Panama's Unique Birding

Poison Arrow Frog

March 17 to April 5, 2009
Leader: Jim Danzenbaker
10 participants
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The rainforests of Panama are home to about 950 species of birds, including neotropical migrants and resident populations. The country forms a land bridge between Central and South America, concentrating the number of species seen. See the popular Resplendent Quetzal, plus trogans, antbirds, tyrant flycatchers, tanangers, and more!

Silver Bank - Snorkeling with Humpback Whales

Humpback Whale

March 14 to 21, 2009
Leaders: Ted Cheeseman with Tom Conlin
23 participants
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In the warm waters of the Dominican Republic, the world's largest concentration of Humpback Whales converges to calve and mate on the Silver Bank. We travel at the peak of the December to April breeding season to provide you a once-in-a-lifetime experience of whale-watching and in-water encounters. Your experienced guides and the crew of the MV Nekton Rorqual will provide you with comfort, safety, and service for ideal whale-watching experiences from sunrise to sunset you will have whale-watching opportunities. Quite simply there is nothing that can compare to being in the water with a whale! And by the end of week we hope that you will have a comprehensive knowledge of the behaviors, anatomy and temperaments of the North Atlantic Humpback Whales in their breeding and calving grounds. If the weather cooperates, and it normally does at this time of year, we will get you up close and personal for surface activity and eye-to-eye "soft in-water" encounters. See more photos of this incredible experience.

This tour has a singular emphasis on whales.

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