Photo Journeys
Georgia Individual Workshops 2025
Tour Dates: Chose your 2025 date(s) between the end of March and the end of April per availability. Ideal for the beginner as well as the more advanced!
The Georgia breeding grounds come alive with singing warblers earlier than in most of the country. Over 15 warbler species to choose our targets from. Start dreaming and contact Gene for a plan to get your dream shot of some of your dream birds!
Southern Appalachia 2025
At this time there are no planned dates for this location in 2025. This trip has taken place in western North Carolina and the routes and itinerary have been significantly affected by Helene. I will need to take a scouting trip prior to putting this trip on the schedule again. Please consider joining WarblerWhisperer LLC in making a contribution to the recovery efforts in western North Carolina. WarblerWhisperer suggests : https://www.samaritanspurse.org/
FLEXIBLE ADD ON EXTENSION OPTIONS:
Flexible add on extension options possible at southern Kentucky OR Tennessee site(s) (Kentucky to add Cerulean and possibly others to the list). If you add a few days in Tennessee we can target Blue-winged, Cerulean, Kentucky, Yellow-throated, Louisiana Waterthrush and Prairie warblers to get to a very possible 17 warbler species. Weekend dates work for either Kentucky or Tennessee add on. I have structured WarblerWhisperer LLC to help you get you warbler targets! Atlanta is a convenient and reasonable gateway city for all of these locations.
The southern part of the Blue Ridge Parkway has wonderful warbler diversity, including some surprising species normally found much farther north. The scenery is breathtaking and the opportunities bountiful.
Michigan 2025/2026
Tour Dates: Offering for up to two participants. For 2025 I am considering something new. I may just do the Upper Peninsula (UP) using dates beginning towards the end of May and extending into early June. I’m looking at 5-7 full days in the UP. This would include a 2nd new site in the UP to complement the one we’ve worked the past three seasons. This 2nd new UP site has Golden-winged warblers. We still potentially could include a half day with Kirtland’s warbler in the LP depending on interest. What happens in 2025 will determine the 2026 itinerary. All the other target warblers from the primary LP site can be found also in the UP except for Blue-winged warblers. Also we would not have the option to visit a Cerulean warbler site in a UP only trip. The base in the UP would be a comfortable hotel in Marquette that we’ve used the last two seasons. The below discussion highlights the itinerary we’ve used the past 3 seasons where we’ve done both UP and LP. Please reach out to me for further discussion if you have interest for 2025.
Amazing locations that are rarely birded. Our primary targets will be the rare Kirtland’s Warbler, the Golden-winged Warbler, and Mourning and Nashville Warblers as we work habitat well known to Gene in the upper half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Then we travel to a location in the upper peninsula where we will target boreal species such as Cape May, Magnolia, Blackburnian, and Northern Waterthrush. 12 plus warbler species are possible at this boreal forest location.
2025 Tennessee and/or Kentucky
Tour Dates: Offering for up to 2 participants for each location.
KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE
April 22,23,24, 2025 (Tuesday through Thursday morning in Kentucky). TWO AND A HALF DAYS.
… And/Or April 25,26,27, 2025 (Friday through Sunday morning in Tennessee). TWO AND A HALF DAYS.
Our primary targets in Tennessee will be the beautiful Cerulean, Blue-winged, Kentucky, Prairie and Hooded warblers. Ovenbird, Worm-eating, Yellow-throated warbler, and Louisiana Waterthrush are also Tennessee target species.