15 years of experience in birding tours
Birder, educator, biologist, and researcher with international field experience including studying Solitary Eagles in Belize. Offers customized birding experiences throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay regions, accommodating all skill levels from experts to families and casual birders.
English
Private excursions, Group excursions, Family excursions, Field workshops
$$
Emily Davis
Tour date: October 5, 2024
Ryan is an exceptional guide and educator. His knowledge of California birds is encyclopedic and he made the experience fun for our whole family. Highly recommend!
Michael Chang
Tour date: August 18, 2024
Outstanding birding tour with NorCal Birding. Ryan found us several California specialties including Wrentit and California Thrasher. Professional and personable guide.
Certified Wildlife Biologist and consulting avian biologist with over 33 years of birding tour guide experience since 1991. Full-time professional offering all-day birding tours throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Marin County, Sonoma County, and East Bay. Teaches specialized classes on Bay Area raptors, waterbirds, and wood-warblers.
33 years of experience
View ProfileProfessional pelagic birding operator offering year-round seabird trips on Monterey Bay, one of the world's premier pelagic birding destinations. Experienced leaders guide comfortable boat trips to observe albatrosses, shearwaters, storm-petrels, and marine mammals. Part of Monterey Bay Whale Watch with decades of marine wildlife expertise.
25 years of experience
View ProfileAward-winning ornithologist and senior biologist with San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory. Author of multiple bird books including the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of California and Birds of Chile. Recipient of the prestigious Eisenmann Medal from the Linnaean Society for excellence in ornithology. Leads world-class pelagic birding trips from Half Moon Bay and Monterey Bay, as well as international tours.
30 years of experience
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