The Gitbirds! Story
Finding the right birding trip should be easier than finding a Bristle-thighed Curlew in the Amazon. GitBirds! is here to simplify options and connect you with right group.
Nate, the founder of GitBirds!, is a field biologist who’s spent more time sleeping in tents, trucks, trailers, and bunkhouses than in proper beds. He started GitBirds! because trying to book a good birding trip online sucks.
You end up with twenty tabs open, half the websites look like they were designed by a high school kid in the 90s, and it’s anyone’s guess what you’re actually getting, or if you’ll even get a response!
GitBirds! is here to make it easier for birders to find solid trips without sifting through the bowels of the internet. And it’s a place for small tour companies to actually get seen without throwing cash into the void of algorithmic internet ads that will probably be displayed only on some Midwest mom’s recipe blog about quinoa fritters.
This site is for bird nerds, travel addicts, and the companies doing it right. GitBirds! started as a way to make bird travel easier, but it’s also here to help the people running great trips actually get seen. If you’re a birding tour operator or guide, we’d love to have you on board.
Meet the GitBirds! Team
Yes, it's just me for now. One of these is AI generated. Hint: I have never actually worn a suit...
Nate Hoeme
Founder
Chief pusher of buttons, and toucher of screens.
Nate Hoeme
Executive VP of Field Logistics
Responsible for moving gear, losing gear, refinding gear, consistently procuring the middle seat in economy class.
Nate Hoeme
Director of Bird Misidentification
Responsible for confidently calling out the wrong bird ID, then humbly backpedaling.
Nate Hoeme
Head of Customer Success and Confusion
Responsible for resolving customer issues after most likely creating those issues.