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New requirement: On all field trips, you MUST make reservations by calling or e-mailing the leader. The leader can then give updated information as to the meeting place, times, etc. Also, some trips are limited in size.
Click here to see reports from previous trips.
| Coming
up in 2012 |
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| Saturday February 11, 2012 Estrella Mountain Park Leader: Joe Ford 623-792-8154 lford25@cox.net |
Joe Ford does this bird walk once a month and this is yourchance to
join in and just see what this park has to offer. With
the mesquite trees, cottonwoods and lots of shrubbery, there is
always lots of birds. Down at the river, egrets and herons will
show their feathers and once in a while a Belted Kingfisher flies
down the river.
See the article and trip report on page 6.
Difficulty: 1 Meet at the visitors center to leave at 8 a.m. or at the Burger King just off of 101 on Thunderbird Avenue to leave at 7:15 a.m. Meet George Wall there for car-pooling. Note: There is an entrance fee of $6.00 per car. |
| Saturday February 18, 2012 Gilbert Riparian Preserve Leader: Richard Kaiser 602-276-3312 Kaiserinaz@aol.com |
Visit the Gilbert Riparian Preserve located at the SE cornerof
Greenfield and Guadalupe Roads behind the Regional
Library. A bird list of more than 140 species has
been compiled there including more than 50 species of
water/shorebirds like the Black-necked Stilts and American
Avocets.
Difficulty: 1 Meet at the NE parking lot at 7:30 a.m. Alternate meeting spot is the Burger King just off of 101 on Thunderbird |
| Sunday-Monday February 26-27, 2012 Lake Havasu, Bill Williams River NWR and Parker Dam Contact: Joe Ford 623-792-8154 lford25@cox.net |
This is a trip designed to see a lot of water birds suchas ducks and
loons, but there are always other birds to
be seen at the Bill Williams River National Wildlife
Refuge. We are getting local leaders for each day and a
fee will be levied to compensate them.
Difficulty 2 – You will need some slipover wader boots as there are streams to cross or just wear tennis shoes if you don’t mind getting them wet. Make your own reservations—suggested is the Travel Lodge at 1-928-680-9202. Call leader for reservations and further information as this trip will be limited to 4 cars (16 people). |
| Saturday - Sunday March 10-11, 2012 Tres Rios Nature and Earth Festival |
Info HERE Volunteers are needed. Contact Bob McCormick at McBobAZ@aol.com or phone to 602-237-3951. |
| Wednesday March 14, 2012 Hassayampa RIver Preserve Leader: Vera Markham 623-974-1110 vjmsaint@cox.net |
Hassayampa is always a nice place to take a bird walk
as you never know what you’ll find. There are nice
easy trails to walk around the area and also to the river.
Difficulty: 1 Meet at Bell Recreation Center parking lot near corner of Hutton and Boswell in Sun City. We’ll leave at 7:15 a.m. or you can meet the group at the Hassayampa River Preserve at 8-8:15 a.m. There is a $5 fee for each person unless you’re a Nature Conservancy member and then it is $3. |
| Saturday March 31, 2012 Annual Picnic at Horseshoe Ranch |
Info
HERE Reservations are needed so contact George Wall at 623-875-7057 or e-mail me at gwall5@cox.net. |
| Wednesday April 4, 2012 Red Rock State Park Leader: Dan Bohlmann 602-938-8244 dansbohlman@prodigy.net |
This
a beautiful State Park near Sedona with Oak
Creek flowing through it and lots of cottonwoods and
sycamores along the creek. There are trails running
along the creek, around open meadows and up to thetop of a small peak
(Eagles Nest) overlooking the
whole park which is a spectacular viewpoint. Within
the park is a favorite nesting area of the Common
Black Hawk. There are a great variety of birds that
have been seen here such as great flocks of Cedar
Waxwings and Red-winged Blackbirds, Blue Grosbeaks,
Oregon Juncos, Spotted and Green-tailed
Towhees, Lesser Goldfinches, Cardinals, Blackheaded
Grosbeaks, Western Bluebirds, Summer and
Western Tanagers, Bullock’s Oriole, Robins, Nuthatches,
Chickadees, Scrub Jays, Swallows, Redshafted
Flickers, Hairy and Ladder-backed Woodpeckers,
Vireos and Warblers depending on the time
of year. There is a $5 per car park entrance fee.
Difficulty: 2 Bring Lunch. Meet at Fry’s Electronics Store, 31st Ave. and Thunderbird in the parking lot on the north side of the building (N.E. corner) to leave at 7:00 a.m. forthcoming |
| Saturday April 21, 2012 Mt. Ord Andrée Tarby 602-421-9425 awtarby@gmail.com |
Info forthcoming |
| Friday-Sunday, April 27-29, 2012
Brown Canyon Ranch & Area Leader: George Wall, 623-875-7057 gwall5@cox.net |
This is a special trip that we have
arranged with Buenos
Aires
National
Wildlife
Preserve.
We
have
reserved
the
Brown
Canyon
Environmental
Education
Center.
This
is
a 7 bedroom
ranch house
that
sleeps
14
on
the
second
floor. This
means
there
will
be
room
mates.
It
has 2
bathrooms
on the
upper
floor
and
a
bathroom
on the
bottom
floor.
There
is
a large
kitchen
with
refrigerator
and oven
and
a very
large meeting
room
with a huge
table to
seat
everyone.
This ranch house is located on a dirt road quite a distance from the paved road. A canyon wash (sometimes with water) leads up into the mountains. to an archway. Birds abound especially if there is water. Not only will we bird here, but also at nearby spots like the preserve and Arivaca. There is limit of 14 people. The cost for renting is $560 for the two nights. This means if we get 14 people (which I anticipate easily), the cost will be $40 for the two nights plus your travel costs. You have to bring your own linens for your bed or a sleeping bag, towel, and any other toilet necessities. We chip for the suppers (usually spaghetti/meatballs, salad and dessert one night and hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans and dessert the next). You bring your own food for breakfast and lunches. |
| Saturday April 28, 2012 Glendale Library Gardens Leader: Joe Ford 623-792-8154 lford25@cox.net |
This is a trip designed to see a lot of water birds suchas ducks and
loons, but there are always other birds to
be seen at the Bill Williams River National Wildlife
Refuge. We are getting local leaders for each day and a
fee will be levied to compensate them.In place of the Brown Canyon trip
listed above, you can
try this trip. It is a bird walk for beginners and for people
who like to walk in the beautiful Xeriscape gardens
where Gila Woodpeckers are seen in the palms and you
have to chase the pheasants from underfoot.
Meet at the Glendale Library at 8 a.m. The Library islocated at the corner of 59th Avenue and Brown in Glendale. |
| Thursday-Friday May 10-11, 2012 Patagonia Leader: Kathe Anderson Contact: Donna Smith 623-556-9535 rmsl5247@cox.net |
A trip to Patagonia leaving Thursday morning at 4:15a.m. and staying at a B&B. This trip is limited to 8 people and is currently full. Put your name on the waiting list as there is always a possibility. |
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