Michael O'Brien
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Upcoming Tours
- Mar 21, 10: Belize: Relaxed and Easy
- Apr 09, 10: Colorado Grouse
- May 16, 10: Spring in Cape May: A Relaxed and Easy Tour
- May 29, 10: North Carolina
- Jul 09, 10: Galapagos Islands Cruise Aboard the M/V Evolution
- Sep 26, 10: Cape May, Hawk Mountain & Bombay Hook
- Nov 14, 10: South Texas Birds and Butterflies
- Jan 19, 11: Baja California: Among the Great Whales
- Mar 09, 11: Central Texas Coast Birding Workshop
- Mar 20, 11: Belize: Relaxed and Easy
- Apr 08, 11: Colorado Grouse
- May 15, 11: Spring in Cape May: A Relaxed and Easy Tour
- May 28, 11: North Carolina
- Jul 07, 11: Galapagos Cruise: Tandayapa Pre-Trip
- Jul 08, 11: Galapagos Islands Cruise Aboard the M/V Evolution
- Sep 25, 11: Cape May, Hawk Mountain & Bombay Hook
- Nov 06, 11: South Texas Birds and Butterflies
Recent Posts
- Dec 09, 09: South Texas Birds & Butterflies
- Dec 09, 09: Southwest Colorado: Birds & Butterflies
- Sep 30, 09: Panama's Canopy Tower: Birds & Butterflies
- May 08, 09: Baja California: Among the Great Whales
- Sep 22, 08: Summer at El Valle's Canopy Lodge
- Sep 22, 08: Summer at Panama's Canopy Tower
- Sep 17, 08: Southwest Colorado: Birds & Butterflies
- Jun 10, 08: Adak, Alaska
- Apr 14, 08: Belize: Birds and Butterflies
- Mar 14, 08: Baja California: Among the Great Whales
Michael O'Brien is a freelance artist, author, and environmental consultant living in Cape May, New Jersey. He has traveled extensively throughout North and Central America and has a passionate interest in migration, bird vocalizations, and field identification. At home in Cape May, Michael serves as an Associate Naturalist with Cape May Bird Observatory for whom he conducts numerous workshops, and, for many years, conducted a fall songbird migration count. He is co-author of The Shorebird Guide, Flight Calls of Migratory Birds, and America's 100 Most Wanted Birds. His illustrations have been widely published in books and field guides, including the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America and the new Peterson field guides. Michael also has an intense interest in butterflies and leads several "Birds & Butterflies" tours with his wife, Louise Zemaitis.