On June 8 I joined an enthusiastic group of birders from Phildelphia for a tour of Bulgaria organized by Yoav Chudnoff of the Friends of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (www.friendsofbspb.org). We spent 10 days birding the varied habitats of this beautiful country. We were ably led by Gerard Gorman of Hungary, author of several books on birds and birding in Eastern Europe and a professional bird guide (www.probirder.com), and Mladen Vasilev, an outstanding young birder and photographer from the BSPB.