We spent a wonderful 17 hours with Tim birding desert, mountains and the great salt lake before evening outings to try for black swift and flammulated owls. Tim is an amazing birder (and phenomenal at birding by ear) and extremely knowledgeable about birding in Utah. He submits all the ebird lists and then shares them - no mean feat for a busy day of birding. Tim is very personable and fun to spend time with. We thoroughly enjoyed our outing and we highly recommend his birding trips. We plan to return for another trip with him in another season.

Jame and RJ

Tim was a great and enthusiastic guide. Saw several Flammulated Owls. We had both inexperienced and very experienced birders on our tour and we all were super impressed!

My husband and I went on Tim Avery's "Most Wanted" birding tour, covering several target species in Utah, Nevada and Idaho, for 6 days/5 nights. Tim was passionate about the birds, enthusiastic about getting everyone on every bird, professional with planning and guiding, and extremely knowledgeable about the birds. We got all of our target birds, 15 Life birds for me, and he also attended to my personal target of at least 50 birds in each of the 3 states. We saw 150 species on our trip! ...including excellent views of 6 Himalayan Snowcocks on top of the Ruby Mountains, amazing up-close looks at Flammulated Owls at night (his specialty!!!), a forest full of Cassia Crossbills, a family of Gray Partridge, and so many other beautiful birds! Other highlights included a perched Golden Eagle on the top of the telephone pole next to our vehicle that sat for a long while, before lifting off and doing circles over our head and across the field; all four anticipated hummingbird species, including excellent looks and photo ops of the Calliope; and both sunset and sunrise views of thousands of Red-necked and Wilson's Phalaropes on the Great Salt Lake; plus many more exciting experiences enjoying lovely birds. Tim attended to our group's every request, allowing time to enjoy and savor each species, positioning us for bird photos in "perfect light", and making sure everyone saw every bird. We stayed at clean and comfortable hotels, ate great food, he accommodated dietary restrictions whenever possible (going out of his way to make sure we had appropriate food choices, ie: gluten-free), and managed the seating arrangements in the van so that we all had time in the front and the back of the van. Tim Avery offers an excellent tour, I highly recommend him as a guide!