Ethan Kistler
Ethan Kistler hails from Ohio and began birding at the age of 10 when he literally woke up one morning and decided that he wanted to become a birder. Since then he’s worked field jobs from Ohio to Alaska, traveled to 40 countries, and led birding trips throughout North America and Africa (where he lived for 7 years). When not leading tours, he’s chasing rarities, off on spontaneous birding jaunts, and reviewing data as one of eBird’s data reviewers for much of the African continent. Previously the Education and Outreach Specialist for Black Swamp Bird Observatory and director-at-large of the Ohio Ornithological Society, Ethan’s main focus now is guiding and filling in gaps between tours with ornithology-related field work. Ethan has recently written the ABA's Field Guide to Birds of Ohio, published in 2019.
Tours
- Morocco in Spring (Mar 23 to Apr 3, 2023) Waitlist only
- Texas: The Rio Grande Valley in Spring (7-16 April 2023) Waitlist only
- Florida: The South, the Keys and the Dry Tortugas (23-30 April 2023) One space remains
- Northwest Ohio: Spring Migration (13-19 May 2023) Waitlist only
- Minnesota and North Dakota - North Woods to Prairies (May 26 to Jun 3, 2023) One space remains
- Iceland (11-20 June 2023) One space remains
- Iceland (21-30 June 2023)
- Ghana (10-26 October 2023)
- South Africa: The East - Birds & Mammals (9-27 November 2023)NEW Waitlist only
- Zambia (Nov to Dec 2023)
- Senegal (Jan 30 to Feb 15, 2024)
- Morocco in Spring (Mar to Apr 2024)
- Texas: The Rio Grande Valley in Spring (7-16 April 2024)
- Florida: The South, the Keys and the Dry Tortugas (21-28 April 2024)
- Northwest Ohio: Spring Migration (May 2024)
- Minnesota and North Dakota - North Woods to Prairies (May 26 to Jun 3, 2024)
- Iceland (11-20 June 2024)
- Iceland (21-30 June 2024)
- Ghana (Oct 2024)
- South Africa: The East - Birds & Mammals (Nov 2024)
- Mexico: The Yucatan and Cozumel (Dec 2024)
Testimonials
"Ethan Kistler is an extraordinarily talented world class birder and guide. His enthusiasm for what he is doing is really impressive. He was very attentive to the needs of all the tour participants."
- Len and Mimi B. on Iceland
"Ethan was simply superb and we cannot wait to book another tour with him. He has boundless energy, enthusiasm and is extremely attentive to the needs of all participants."
- JC B. on Morocco
Updated: February 2019