My schedule stays pretty much the same from year to year as I choose what I've found to be the best times of year at each location for overall wildlife activity and comfortable weather.  I try to add a new destination every year or two.  There are several locations - Panama, Eastern Chiapas, Southeast Brazil, Central Amazonia, Southern Ecuador, the Yucatan, and West Mexico - that I sometimes visit only every other year so they aren't always on the calendar.

2025 

Oaxaca, Mexico  -   January 7 - 17 and January 19 - 29,  Birding, Natural History, and Culture in my favorite travel destination - TRIPS FULL

The Durango Highway and San Blas, Mexico  -   February 1 - 9, Birding and Natural History in a part of Mexico that I've known for 25 years! - TRIP FULL

Costa Rica I -  February 26 - March 8, Pacific Rainforest, the Chiriqui Highlands, and the Caribbean Slope - TRIP FULL

Costa Rica II -  March 9 - 19, The Caribbean Slope - Selva Verde Lodge, Cano Negro, and Arenal Observatory Lodge - TRIP FULL

Puerto Rico - April 2 - 9 - Though Puerto Rico is one of the smaller of the Greater Antillean islands, the ease of travel, good infrastructure, and 17 endemics make it a great introduction to Caribbean ecology. 

Northern Colombia  - May 27 - June 6,  The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Guajira Peninsula

Central Colombia  -  June 9 - 20,  The Cloud Forests and Paramo of the Western and Central Andes - Las Tangaras and Yellow-eared Parrot Reserves, Rio Blanco, and Los Nevados National Park 

Central Amazonia - July 6 - 18, “The Heart of the Amazon” as we travel through Manaus, the Guianan Shield, the Rio Amazonas, the Rio Negro, and the Anavilhanas Archipelago

Mato Grosso, Brazil  -  July 22 - August 4, The “Holy Grail” for wildlife in the Americas - The Pantanal, Chapada Dos Guimaraes, and Cristalino Jungle Lodge 

Northern Ecuador – October 21 - November 2, The cloud forests and paramo of Septimo Paraiso, Tandayapa, Antisana, Papallacta, Guango, and San Isidro  

Oaxaca, Mexico  -  December 2 - 12,  Birding, Natural History, and Culture in my favorite travel destination  

2026

Oaxaca, Mexico  -   January 6 - 16 and January 18 - 28,  Birding, Natural History, and Culture in my favorite travel destination

The Yucatan and Cozumel  -  January 31 - February 9, Island and mainland endemics, Mayan history and culture, cenotes, and flamingoes

Costa Rica I -  February 24 - March 6, Pacific Rainforest, the Chiriqui Highlands, and the Caribbean Slope

Panama -  March 8 - 18, The Land Between the Seas - Birding and Natural History in The Canal Zone and at the Canopy Lodge in Valle del Anton

Puerto Rico - April dates TBA - Though Puerto Rico is one of the smaller of the Greater Antillean islands, the ease of travel, good infrastructure, and 17 endemics make it a great introduction to Caribbean ecology. 

Northern Colombia  - May/June dates TBA,  The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Guajira Peninsula

Central Colombia  -  June dates TBA,  The Cloud Forests and Paramo of the Western and Central Andes - Las Tangaras and Yellow-eared Parrot Reserves, Rio Blanco, and Los Nevados National Park 

Mato Grosso, Brazil  -  July 14 - 28, The Pantanal, Chapada Dos Guimaraes, and Cristalino Jungle Lodge 

Northern Ecuador – October dates TBA, The cloud forests and paramo of Septimo Paraiso, Tandayapa, Antisana, Papallacta, Guango, and San Isidro  

Oaxaca, Mexico  -  December dates TBA,  Birding, Natural History, and Culture in my favorite travel destination