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For the fifth year in a row, our tour leader for this exciting trip will be Susan Foster. A longtime TOS member, Susan is a retired teacher who spends most of her time in the pur.JPG)
suit of all things birds. She spent 30 years as a resident of Laredo, Texas, enjoying the unique avifauna of the Texas/Mexican border. In the past decade or two, she has led bird tours in and around South Texas for the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, Laredo Birding Festival, Rockport HummerBird Festival, Spring Chirp, the Audubon Outdoor Club, The Birdiest Festival, and the Texas Ornithological Society, and has given presentations on eBird for the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. She was a founding member of the Monte Mucho Audubon Society and is currently a guide for Nature Ninja Birding Tours. Originally from Massachusetts, she spends her time birding in Colorado in the summer and all around Texas and beyond during the remainder of the year. Susan currently lives on the coast in Rockport, Texas.
suit of all things birds. She spent 30 years as a resident of Laredo, Texas, enjoying the unique avifauna of the Texas/Mexican border. In the past decade or two, she has led bird tours in and around South Texas for the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, Laredo Birding Festival, Rockport HummerBird Festival, Spring Chirp, the Audubon Outdoor Club, The Birdiest Festival, and the Texas Ornithological Society, and has given presentations on eBird for the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. She was a founding member of the Monte Mucho Audubon Society and is currently a guide for Nature Ninja Birding Tours. Originally from Massachusetts, she spends her time birding in Colorado in the summer and all around Texas and beyond during the remainder of the year. Susan currently lives on the coast in Rockport, Texas. Before registering attendees must be sure they are able to ascend and descend three flights of stairs daily, own a U.S. passport that is valid through March 3, 2027, agree to abide by local health protocol, and sign a liability waiver form. After the trip is deemed a go, participants must buy travel insurance. We will offer the names of several companies for this requirement.
The total price of the trip is $3,825 for TOS members, $3,860 for non-members, which includes a one-year membership. Single occupancy fee is $600. Full payment may be made immediately, or you may make a $900 deposit ($935 for non-members) any time between today and January 10, 2026 that will hold your place on the trip. This deposit is refundable minus a $350 administration fee until January 10, 2026. Your deposit is NON-REFUNDABLE after that date. Final trip balance of $2,925 is due by June 7, 2026. If you must cancel the trip after payment of the final balance, a $350 administration fee will be deducted from this balance until June 7, 2026. There will be no refunds of any portion of the trip fee after that date. An advisory email will be sent about two weeks prior to this deadline.
The cost of the trip includes group airport transfers, lodging, all meals, bilingual professional guides, all tours mentioned in the itinerary, natural fruit juices, sodas, wine at dinner time, WIFI, entrance fees to national parks as mentioned in the itinerary, snacks and beverages during all outings, and local transportation.
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Canopy Tower (5 Nights - Aug. 22-26, 2026)
This part of the tour emphasizes the bird-rich lowland tropical forests of the Canal Zone. It features some of the best birding Central America has to offer! Our base of operations will be the world-famous Canopy Tower with unlimited access to our fabulous Observation Deck every morning, afternoon and evening, where you can enjoy “canopy birding” at its best! Excursions to some of Panama’s premier birding locations, including the world famous Pipeline Road, along with Semaphore Hill, Plantation Trail, Summit Ponds, the Panama Rainforest Discovery Center and its remarkable tower, the Chagres River, Gamboa and the marshy Ammo Ponds round out an outstanding 5 days of birding.
Canopy Lodge (4 Nights - Aug. 27-30, 2026)
This part of the tour explores the foothills and cloud forests of El Valle de Anton — the home of motmots, tanagers, hummingbirds, antpittas and the mythical Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo! We enjoy accommodations at the award-winning Canopy Lodge, with exciting bird-filled trips to La Mesa, Cerro Gaital Natural Monument, Cara Iguana, Las Minas, and the beaches of Juan Hombron and Santa Clara — all designed to find as many of the area’s specialties as possible!
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If you are ready to register, you may do so HERE.