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11 Feb Birding guide for Yellow Rail? [justlookitup ] 31 Jan Tipping birding guides? [feather4851 ] 31 Jan Tropical Birding, northwest Ecuador, five stars [leona6308 ] 30 Jan New Zealand birding [justlookitup ] 05 Feb Ricardo Matus, Punta Arenas, 5 Stars ["Peter Ginsburg" ] Subject: Birding guide for Yellow Rail? From: justlookitup <justlookitup AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:06:12 -0000 A friend is seeking a birding guide to help him find a Yellow Rail, mostly likely in the Gulf Coast area. He can travel the week of March 16-20. If anyone can recommend someone, please email Bill Cook at cook AT sunyagcc.edu. Thanks! __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Calendar Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity * 6 New Members Visit Your Group Y! Sports for TV Game Day Companion Live fantasy league & game stats on TV. Yahoo! Finance It's Now Personal Guides, news, advice & more. Best of Y! Groups Check out the best of what Yahoo! Groups has to offer. . [nc3=4763758] __,_._,___Subject: Tipping birding guides? From: feather4851 <dmarsh2 AT columbus.rr.com> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:19:03 -0000 We will be staying at a Central American eco-resort and using the resident guides. I believe they are basically paid room and board and tips. How much is the usual tip per person per day for the guides and for a driver (if there is a separate driver)? I really appreciate any information you can give. 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[nc3=4836043] __,_._,___Subject: Tropical Birding, northwest Ecuador, five stars From: leona6308 <leona6308 AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:18:21 -0000 A friend and I booked a private tour with Tropical Birding in early January. I chose the itinerary based on descriptions in their catalog. I had been to this part of Ecuador several times, and I still needed some life birds. Our guide was José Illanes, a young but experienced, very knowledgeable birder. He has superior spotting and listening skills, and he was able to get a scope on most of the birds he found. I was very pleased that he worked hard to get me the life birds I wanted to see most. We stayed at Tandayapa Lodge, which was very comfortable and provided easy access to the top birding areas at that elevation. Our other hotel was the Mirador Río Blanco in Los Bancos, at a much lower elevation. The rooms were comfortable, and with the exception of the loud party across the street one of the nights we were there, it was an acceptable place to stay. In my opinion the food was mediocre, though my companion would give it a higher rating. The advantage of staying there rather than in Mindo is that it is very close to Milpe bird sanctuary, one of the top birding sites, and also closer to Río Silanche reserve. We are intending to book another private tour with this organization. We felt the price was very reasonable for the quality of experience we had. __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Calendar MARKETPLACE ____________________________________________________________________________ Earn your degree in as few as 2 years - Advance your career with an AS, BS, MS degree - College-Finder.net. Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity * 2 New Members Visit Your Group Health Zone Look your best! Groups to help you look & feel great. Yahoo! Finance It's Now Personal Guides, news, advice & more. Autos Group on Yahoo! Groups Discuss ways to fix your car. . [nc3=5170413] __,_._,___Subject: New Zealand birding From: justlookitup <justlookitup AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:20:47 -0000 If anyone's looking for New Zealand birding guides, we highly recommend Manu Tours, based in New Zealand. We saw their ad in the ABA's newsletter "Winging It," and via e-mail, they customized the perfect trip for us. We spent three weeks touring around the South Island, Stewart Island, and North Island two winters ago, with Manu's Tony Wilson and Wendy Hare. We've been on many, many birding tours. These folks were organized, easy to get along with, and excellent birders. New Zealand is one of the most ideal places in the world: the species list isn't big, but the habitat is extremely diverse and the scenery spectacular. Manu does other Pacific islands too; we hope to set up a tour with them again for Solomon Islands and Australia sometime. __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Calendar MARKETPLACE ____________________________________________________________________________ Earn your degree in as few as 2 years - Advance your career with an AS, BS, MS degree - College-Finder.net. Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity * 2 New Members Visit Your Group Y! Sports for TV Access it for free Get Fantasy Sports stats on your TV. Yahoo! Finance It's Now Personal Guides, news, advice & more. Yahoo! Groups w/ John McEnroe Join the All-Bran Day 10 Club. . [nc3=5202322] __,_._,___Subject: Ricardo Matus, Punta Arenas, 5 Stars From: "Peter Ginsburg" <pagins AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:56:38 -0000 |