When Marion Beatty mentioned to a fellow birdwatcher that she was considering a vacation concentrated on their mutual interest, her friend suggested that she check out the Road Scholar tour company. Marion found hundreds of “Learning Adventures” listed on its website, including 14 specifically for birders.
Then came the biggest challenge: deciding whether to train her binoculars on unique hummingbirds in Ecuador, be awed by more than 450 species that pass through Ohio during their annual migration, or hang out at three top birding destinations in Arizona that are frequented by the likes of green-tailed towhees and belted kingfishers.
