NatureScape Tours

Tour Dates:	November 6-12, 2008
Cost:	$3895
Group Size:	Maximum of 12 with two NatureScape Tours leaders
Leader(s):	Rick Bowers and Kim Risen
Lodging:	Comfortable, unique log lodge in Churchill, standard hotel in Winnipeg
Climate & Conditions:	Winter weather with snow on the ground and wind, a temperature range of zero to 55º F (tundra vehicles are heated to 45º - 55º F).
Habitats Visited:	Prairie potholes & boreal forest near Winnipeg, tundra, taiga & Hudson’s Bay shore near Churchill
Tour Pace:	Very easy, relaxed itinerary with no lengthy or strenuous hikes. Two internal flights and no long drives. Full days aboard Tundra Buggy vehicles
Ease of Birding:	Easy birding along Hudson’s Bay, tundra & taiga. Prairies & boreal forests near Winnipeg are nearly as easy. Few difficult species
Expect To See:	Polar Bears! — females with playful cubs, young males pugnaciously sparring and huge adult males, Arctic Fox, Arctic & Snowshoe Hares in their white winter finery and Moose are possible. 50 - 75 species of birds, most being permanent or winter residents of Manitoba
Bird Highlights:	Willow Ptarmigan, Spruce Grouse, Gyrfalcon, Boreal, Great Gray, and Northern Hawk Owls, Black-backed and American Three-toed Woodpeckers, Northern Shrike, Bohemian Waxwing, Evening & Pine Grosbeaks, Red & White-winged Crossbills, Common & Hoary Redpolls
Mammal Highlights:	Polar Bear, Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare, Bearded & Ringed Seals, Moose, Snowshoe Hare
Photo Ops & Other Highlights:	Spectacular photo opportunities! Polar Bears, Arctic Fox, northern owls, winter finches, Hudson’s Bay, tundra & taiga scenery and chance of Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) displays