Urban Birding at Christopher Columbus Park

Trip difficulty: Easy, 1.5 miles on level, on some paved surfaces, grass, and hard-packed gravel. Bathrooms and water available at the park.
Christopher Columbus Park in Western Tucson is one of the best parks for birding in the urban center. With a large lake, plenty of native flora, and adjacent desert habitat, you can easily find 25-30 species of the most common Tucson birds, as well as some rarities and migrant visitors! On this walk, we will make a loop of the lake and explore some of the desert scrub habitat on the Eastern side of the park in hopes of finding wintering ducks, herons, blackbirds, woodpeckers and many more. Wrap up by 9:00 AM.
Limited to 12 participants. Full details will be emailed to registered participants prior to the walk.
Leader: Kirsten Howe (khowe@tucsonaudubon.org)