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Joined 2024
Stanley S.
Available Areas
Saskatchewan (Living), Saskatoon, Moose Jaw
Languages
English (Native)
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About Tour Guide Stanley S.
Your guide has many years of experience finding and observing birds throughout Saskatchewan. For over 30 years, Stan S. has been a birding guide for nature tours around Saskatchewan and other parts of the country.
Stan is past president of Nature Saskatchewan as well as past president and current field trip chairman for the Saskatoon Nature Society. He is a co-editor of the reference publication “Birds of the Saskatoon Area” and contributed significantly to the recently published “Birds of Saskatchewan”.
Stan has volunteered as a regional coordinator for the Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas project and helps with their bird identification workshops. He regularly contributes sightings to e-bird and currently holds the e-bird record for the most bird species seen in Saskatchewan.
Important
For driving tours, clients generally need to drive their own personal or rented vehicle. I can ride in your vehicle. If you prefer, I can drive your vehicle if you accept liability in case of accident.
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Chaplin Lake Shorebird Birding & Photography Tour - Moose Jaw
Visit the best inland location in Canada for viewing and photographing shorebirds. See thousands of avocets, sandpipers and plovers. Pelicans, ducks and grebes are numerous. Good chance for Ferruginous Hawk, Piping Plover, Sanderling, Marbled Godwit, Upland Sandpiper, Wilson's Phalarope, Black-necked Stilt, White-faced Ibis, Sprague's Pipit and Chestnut-collared Longspur. //This tour is available from May to early September//
Grasslands National Park Birding Tour
Join a Grasslands National Park Private Birding Tour. We will visit the best bird hotspots of this Saskatchewan park near the Montana border. Some of the special unique birds in the Grasslands Park region include Burrowing Owl, Ferruginous Hawk, Golden Eagle, Sprague’s Pipit, Upland Sandpiper, Long-billed Curlew, Baird’s Sparrow plus other species of grassland birds. Canada’s only Black-tailed Prairie Dogs occur here as well as a wild herd of Bison and Pronghorns. Itinerary is flexible.
Dancing Grouse Photography Tour
Join me for a 4 hour tour to view sharp-tailed grouse while they dance near sunrise. To impress the females, male grouse run frantically across the prairie like spinning robots while stomping furiously on the ground, raising their tail, lifting their wings and emitting weird sounds. Brief duels often break out between competing males. I should be able to get you close to the action to take photos or video of this exciting ritual. This self-driving tour is offered near sunrise in April and May.
Duck Lake, Nisbet Forest and Fort Carlton Historic Park
During this 8-hour day trip from Saskatoon, we will drive the roads near Duck Lake in search of Bobolinks, Western Meadowlarks, Le Conte’s, Nelson’s, Song, Savannah and Clay-colored Sparrows and Sedge Wrens. Later we will drive into the Nisbet Forest to look for possible Trumpeter Swans, raptors, Canada Jays and warblers. At Fort Carlton Historic Park, we can explore the fort and/or look for Spotted Towhees and other woodland and grassland songbirds.
Saskatoon Riverbank Guided Bird Walk
I will guide you on a 2-hour Saskatoon Riverbank Guided Bird Walk over trails through Cosmopolitan park on the east bank of the South Saskatchewan River. We hope to see and hear a variety of songbirds and water birds which may include Brown Thrasher, Gray Catbird, Warbling Vireo, Clay-colored Sparrow, American White Pelican, Peregrine Falcon plus a variety of ducks and geese. Both novice and experienced bird watchers are welcome. A loaner pair of binoculars may be available if requested.
