Argentina is a large country - where are you going to be?

In January, 1991 we spent about two weeks touring southern Chile and  
Argentina by rental car (actually a truck - the "highway" from Puerto  
Montt had opened just a week or two earlier and was not suited for  
regular cars).  We spent nearly a week in western Chubut province -  
and the birding was magnificent!  We saw flocks of tinamous, rheas  
and flamingoes, as well as many forest birds in Los Alerces National  
Park, and open land song birds.  We used Dunning's "South American  
Birds" (we were spending 6 months traveling the western part of the  
continent - Patagonia was only a small part of our adventure) but I'm  
sure you can find guides more specific to where you will be birding.   
Just thinking about going there is making my mouth water!
Have a great time!
Sydney
On Aug 28, 2006, at 10:27 PM, Robin Todd wrote:

> I shall be in Argentina for the middle 2 weeks of October for a  
> conference
> on lice (I know, strange, but we all have our interests).  The  
> first week  will
> be free time, so that I can go birding.  Has anyone from  MDOSprey  
> birded
> down there?  I would appreciate advice on  the field guides, good  
> birding spots,
> best on birding guides and  tours.  Car rental a good idea?   
> Language problems
> (I am  monolingual)?
>
> Regards,
>
> Robin Todd
> Ellicott City, MD