Jean Iron is a veteran tour leader. As President of the Ontario Field Ornithologists for 10 years and recent recipient of their Distinguished Ornithologist Award, she is Ontario’s best-known birdwatcher. A passionate naturalist and gardener as well, her photography has been published in numerous nature publications. Jean is an experienced expeditioner, having led tours to Canada’s High Arctic and Greenland, Svalbard, the Galapagos, Costa Rica and Panama, Iceland, Scotland and the Faroes, Japan, and French Polynesia. Jean led our inaugural expedition cruise to Patagonia and the Chilean Fjords in March 2025.