Bird walk at Sierra Vista EOP
31.561944, -110.198056Bird walk at the Sierra Vista Environmental Operations Park (EOP) led by docents from the Friends of the San Pedro River and other local organizations.
Bird walk at the Sierra Vista Environmental Operations Park (EOP) led by docents from the Friends of the San Pedro River and other local organizations.
Estrella Park Bird Walk, Second Sat. of Each Month. Discover area birds, ID and habits in the Sonoran Desert. Meet at the Estrella Mountain Regional Park Nature Center. Program/Presentation in Nature Center to follow bird hike. Explore the Birds of Estrella Mountain Regional Park on a bird walk. The event(s) will take place on the [...]
Bird Programs with Joe Ford in the Estrella Park Nature Center following the Bird Hikes. Program will start approximately 8:45 AM after the Bird Hike. Bird Program talk and Power Point Presentation with Joe Ford in the Estrella Park Nature Center following the Bird Hikes. Topics cover bird images, habits, maps, details and bird life. Program [...]
Bird walk at the Sierra Vista Environmental Operations Park (EOP) led by docents from the Friends of the San Pedro River and other local organizations.
Join Ranger Kevin for an approximately 1.5-mile hike on the Waterfall Trail. Trail is rated easy and is mostly paved, with little elevation change. We will learn a little about some of the birds common to the Sonoran Desert, how to identify them, tips for improving identification, and then get some field practice. Please wear [...]
Join Ranger Eric for a guided bird walk to look and listen for resident and migrant species within the diverse desert riparian habitat of the Hassayampa River Preserve. Along the way, we will discuss eBird and citizen science, how to identify birds by sight and sound, and about the behavioral and ecological traits that make them [...]
Bird walk at the San Pedro House led by docents from the Friends of the San Pedro River and other local organizations.
Join Ranger Eric for a guided bird walk to look and listen for resident and migrant species within the diverse desert riparian habitat of the Hassayampa River Preserve. Along the way, we will discuss eBird and citizen science, how to identify birds by sight and sound, and about the behavioral and ecological traits that make them [...]
Join Ranger Eric for a guided hike along the Dragonfly Trail at Spur Cross and adjacent Jewel of the Creek Preserve to look for birds of the Sonoran Desert and riparian habitats. Along the way, we will discuss identification tips by sight and sound for birds, as well as their ecological roles. We will hike [...]
Join Ranger Eric for a guided bird walk to look and listen for resident and migrant species within the diverse desert riparian habitat of the Hassayampa River Preserve. Along the way, we will discuss eBird and citizen science, how to identify birds by sight and sound, and about the behavioral and ecological traits that make them [...]
Watch for birds on a 2-mile hike with Ranger Nikki on easy trails near the Nature Center and see if you can spot their homes camouflaged among the cholla cacti and trees. You can also learn about ways to help with bird identification using books and apps. (This hike is followed by a separate indoor [...]
Ranger Nikki will present a slideshow of common birds seen at Usery and in local suburban backyards. See some sample field guides and learn about birding apps that use visual and even sound cues to suggest identifications. (There is a separate hike prior to this indoor class to search for birds and their homes along [...]
Join Ranger Eric for a guided bird walk to look and listen for resident and migrant species within the diverse desert riparian habitat of the Hassayampa River Preserve. Along the way, we will discuss eBird and citizen science, how to identify birds by sight and sound, and about the behavioral and ecological traits that make them [...]
Estrella Park Bird Walk, Second Sat. of Each Month. Discover area birds, ID and habits in the Sonoran Desert. Meet at the Estrella Mountain Regional Park Nature Center. Program/Presentation in Nature Center to follow bird hike. Explore the Birds of Estrella Mountain Regional Park on a bird walk. The event(s) will take place on the [...]
Join Ranger Eric to look for and learn about the nocturnal animals on this guided hike. Wildlife we may see includes scorpions, spiders, insects, owls, nightjars, reptiles, and mammals! We will hike 1-2 miles roundtrip depending on heat and participant interest on the Rock Peak Wash Trail. The hike will be on easy, but sandy [...]
Bird walks every half hour (every other one in Spanish). • Mr. Nature’s Music Hour! Kindness, compassion, and mindfulness engagement through song, dance, and interactive music. • Little Leaf Community Garden activities. • Story time in Spanish/English.
Join Ranger Nikki for an easy evening walk to enjoy the sunset and watch nocturnal animals become active along Merkle Trail. We may see coyotes, owls, snakes, tarantulas, scorpions and more! The route uses Merkle Trail, which is rated as barrier-free and is a wide, mostly level pathway. The Merkle loop is one mile and [...]
Join Ranger Steve for an exciting ~2.5-mile easy night hike on the Spur Cross and Metate Trails to look for nocturnal Sonoran Desert wildlife! Species seen on previous hikes include snakes, lizards, packrats, coyotes, bobcats, owls, spiders, and more! Please wear sturdy closed-toe shoes or boots. Make sure to bring plenty of water, as summer [...]
Chiricahua National Monument is excited to begin offering ranger-led bird walks every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Meet at Faraway Ranch picnic area at 9:00am, and we will leisurely make our way down the Silver Spur Meadow Trail identifying birds by sight and sound as a group. Bring your binoculars, water, and sun [...]
Chiricahua National Monument is excited to begin offering ranger-led bird walks every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Meet at Faraway Ranch picnic area at 9:00am, and we will leisurely make our way down the Silver Spur Meadow Trail identifying birds by sight and sound as a group. Bring your binoculars, water, and sun [...]
Chiricahua National Monument is excited to begin offering ranger-led bird walks every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Meet at Faraway Ranch picnic area at 9:00am, and we will leisurely make our way down the Silver Spur Meadow Trail identifying birds by sight and sound as a group. Bring your binoculars, water, and sun [...]
Master Naturalist and Desert Rivers member Kathleen McCoy is teaching an innovative new class that focuses on the birds you see at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve -- one bird at a time. Each single-session class will focus on one species that frequents the ponds, this will be the Egrets. Kathleen will take her class on [...]
Chiricahua National Monument is excited to begin offering ranger-led bird walks every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Meet at Faraway Ranch picnic area at 9:00am, and we will leisurely make our way down the Silver Spur Meadow Trail identifying birds by sight and sound as a group. Bring your binoculars, water, and sun [...]
Mon, Oct 9 - Sunflower. This was alive with birds in late May, and has great potential to keep late migrants as well as attract wintering species, possibly American Robins, Western Bluebirds, Townsend’s Solitaires and Cedar Waxwings, along with typical resident species found along sycamore-lined creeks, with some open fields and nearby desert. We’ll start [...]
Why AZ Water Policy Security Matters for People and Birds." with Ms Sam Draper the Policy Manager for Southwest Audubon If there is no water there will not be birds. What can Arizona Birders expect in the future? In person at the Gilbert Library at 6:30, hang out with other birders. Or on Zoom at [...]
Learn how to identify common desert and backyard birds with Ranger Eric at this stationary program at the Nature Center. Click on program title for more details. Join Ranger Eric at the Usery Nature Center to watch birds around the feeders and learn bird identification basics, field guides and apps, and citizen science. Chairs will [...]
Learn about birds of the Sonoran Desert on this hike with Ranger Eric! Click on program title for details. Join Ranger Eric to look for and learn about the resident and migratory birds of the Sonoran Desert on this easy to moderate hike. Along the way, we will discuss basic bird identification, ecology of the [...]
Join Adam Stein (Arizona State University) and Chrissy Kondrat (Arizona Game & Fish Department) to observe and learn about the Hassayampa MAPS bird banding station, a scientific study involving the marking of individual birds in order to learn about their health, migration, and species distribution across the continent! You’ll get to see birds up close as the [...]
Field Trip to Higley Ponds - Monday October 16th 7:00AM with our President Theona &/or Lois Higley Ponds is located on NEC off Higley Road and Ocotillo. The parking area is at the 1/2 mile north of Ocotillo. The ponds are frequented by a wide variety of shorebirds, hawks, hummingbirds, roadrunners, flycatchers, Abert’s Towhee and [...]
Chiricahua National Monument is excited to begin offering ranger-led bird walks every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month! Meet at Faraway Ranch picnic area at 9:00am, and we will leisurely make our way down the Silver Spur Meadow Trail identifying birds by sight and sound as a group. Bring your binoculars, water, and sun [...]
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