Nova Scotia Bird Tours
Currently I offer custom birding and nature tours in Nova Scotia. These tours can be designed for your needs, whether you are here for a day, are a big group looking for a guided bird walk, looking to snag some target bird species, or anything in between.
Pricing for single-day tours out of Halifax are listed below, followed by some suggested itineraries. Prices are in Canadian Dollars and include HST. For all other pricing, please inquire.
Single-day (1-3 people): $300 +$50 per additional person.
Single-day outings
Fall
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Wolfville and Grand Pre in late summer and fall to take in the large numbers of roosting Semipalmated Sandpipers and other shorebirds, as well as a nice mix of migrating songbirds along the North Mountain.
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Hotspot hopping in the Halifax area for fall rarities, as well as shorebirds.
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Truro area to look for rare geese amongst the thousands of Canadas, as well as other waterfowl, and raptors.
Winter
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Halifax Harbour and reaches looking for wintering seaducks, grebes, and alcids, including Dovekie and Thick-billed Murre.
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Grand Pre for wintering raptors, and Horned Larks, Snow Buntings and Lapland Longspurs.
Spring/Summer
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With a plethora of breeding songbirds, including 20 species of warblers, we can bird a variety of wooded and shoreline habitats to catch the breeding chorus and bright colours.
Multi-day outings
For those that want to explore further afield, I can do custom multi-day trips. We can customize the itinerary based on your desires and style of birding, including where to stay, and eat.
Do-it-yourself tour and trip planning
I can provide guidance on where to bird, where to stay, and where to eat, if you want to do your own birding trip around Nova Scotia!
Spruce Grouse - Logging Road in Pictou Co., NS
Palm Warbler in the morning dew - Hants Co., NS
Atlantic Puffin taking off - Pearl Island, NS