Brian Gibbons
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Upcoming Tours
- Mar 20, 10: El Triunfo
- Apr 09, 10: Colorado Grouse
- Jun 26, 10: Colorado Summer Week
- Oct 09, 10: Mexico: Barranca del Cobre
- Jan 12, 11: The Sierra Madre
- Jan 15, 11: Short West Mexico
- Jan 24, 11: The Sierra Madre
- Jan 27, 11: Short West Mexico
- Mar 19, 11: El Triunfo
- Apr 08, 11: Colorado Grouse
- Oct 08, 11: Mexico: Barranca del Cobre
Recent Posts
- Mar 05, 10: Short West Mexico 2
- Mar 05, 10: The Sierra Madre
- Mar 05, 10: Short West Mexico 1
- Nov 02, 09: Mexico: Barranca del Cobre
- May 22, 09: Colorado Grouse I
- Feb 25, 09: Northeast Mexico: The Sierra Madre Oriental
- Feb 10, 09: Short West Mexico 2
- Feb 10, 09: The Sierra Madre
- Feb 10, 09: Short West Mexico 1
- Oct 22, 08: Mexico: Barranca del Cobre
Brian Gibbons grew up in suburban Dallas where he began exploring the wild world in local creeks and parks. Chasing butterflies and any animal that was unfortunate enough to cross paths with the Gibbons boys occupied his childhood. A wooden bird feeder kit sparked a flame that was stoked by a gift of the Golden Guide and family camping trips to Texas state parks. Nearly 20 years ago Brian attended two VENT camps for young birders. Birds are now his primary interest, but all things wild continue to captivate him. After college, Brian undertook a variety of field biology research jobs that have taken him to the Caribbean, the Bering Sea, and the land of the midnight sun, arctic Alaska. For many years Brian's field research has involved banding. His most amazing recoveries were a female Wilson's Warbler that had been banded in Alaska and was captured by Brian in Colorado, and a Sooty Tern that perished after a hurricane on the Texas coast; it had plied the Gulf of Mexico and the oceans of the world for 24 years. Brian's recreational bird-seeking has taken him to Machu Picchu in Peru, the Great Wall in China, and the Himalayas in Nepal. He enjoys working with kids, hoping to spark environmental awareness through birds. Brian leads tours in Mexico and the United States.