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New requirement: On all field trips, 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.
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| Coming up in 2008 |
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| Friday-Sunday Sep. 26-28, 2008 Heartstone Mountain Ranch and Area Leader: Tice Supplee 602-468-6470 or 602-380-3722 tsupplee@audubon.org |
This
trip is a combined Sonoran Audubon and Desert Botanical Gardens field
trip. The ranch is located off State Route 83 about 25 miles SE of
Sonoita. Camping will be at the ranch with a cost sharing for the
facility. Hiking/birding will be in the Canelo Hills segment of the
Arizona Trail and Lyle Canyon on the west side of the Huachuca
Mountains. Difficulty: 2-3 This trip will be limited to 15 people. Contact the trip leader to register and for more details. |
| Tuesday Oct. 7, 2008 Lockett Meadow Leader: Dan Bohlmann 602-938-8244 dansbohlmann@prodigy.net |
Lockett
Meadow is a beautiful meadow in the area between the five peaks that
make up the San Francisco Peaks. There is a small pond that attracts
some high altitude birds along with the fir, spruce and aspen forest
that surrounds the meadow. The elevation is 8,600 ft. and it is reached
by a gravel road that can be driven by any passenger car. Because of
the high altitude I have seen Sapsuckers, Gray Jays, Clark’s
Nutcrackers, Mountain Bluebirds, Hermit Thrushes and Red Crossbills
there. Difficulty: 1 Bring a Lunch Meet at Denny’s near I17 and Bell to leave at 6:30. Call for reservations and alternate meeting location. |
| Saturday Oct. 25, 2008 Rio Salado Leader: To be announced Contact: George Wall 623-875-7057 gwall5@cox.net |
Rio
Salado is one of our newer birding areas on the Salt River in downtown
Phoenix There is plenty of water in the ponds and the river so birds
should be there. Difficulty 1: This is a morning walk only Meet at the Sun Bowl parking lot on 107th Ave. in Sun City just south of Peoria Ave. to leave at 6:15 a.m. or meet at the Rio Salado parking lot on South Central Ave (Northeast Corner) a little before 7 a.m. |
| Saturday,
November 15, 2008 Arlington Valley Leader: To be announced |
Arlington
Valley west of Phoenix and Buckeye and south of Arlington with fields,
ponds, canals, open water and desert make it a good place to search for
birds. In past fall field trips Sandhill Cranes were seen in fields and
American White Pelicans were at Gillespie Dam. Long-billed Dowitcher,
Horned Lark, American Pipit and American Avocet have been seen. A rare
bird sighting has sometimes created excitement. Difficulty: 1 Bring Lunch. Meet at the Sun Bowl parking lot on 107th Ave. just south of Peoria Ave. in Sun City at 7:00 a.m. |
| Thursday,
November 20, 2008 Gilbert Water Ranch Leaders: Chuck & Loretta Richards 623-594-6554 carichards@nowonline.net |
The
Gilbert Water Ranch is one of the Valley’s better winter birding
places. The ponds attract large numbers of ducks and shore birds. There
are many common permanent valley birds, plus lots of other winter
migrants. The trails are well maintained, graveled and level. Fifty
plus birds are usually seen or heard on trips to this site. Difficulty: 1 Morning only. Be sure to contact the leader to register and arrange carpooling. Meet at Lowe’s parking lot on Thunderbird just west of 83rd Ave. by the Burger King. There is lots of parking available. We plan to leave at 7:00 a.m. There may be an additional meeting place designated along I-17 if needed (to join at GWR). |
| Friday – Sunday February 20-22, 2009 Yuma and the Salton Sea with Henry Detwiler Coordinator: Chuck Richards 623-594-6554 carichards@ nowonline.net |
We
will be leaving mid-morning on Friday the 20th. Birding on the way will
depend on opportunities. After lunch, we will bird the Yuma area
adjacent to the Colorado River. Saturday morning we will be joined by
Henry Detwiler and leave early for the Salton Sea where we will bird
all day. Sunday will also be an early day with Henry. We will bird the
morning in areas east of Yuma before returning to Phoenix. To insure maximum access to all Salton Sea birding locations, high clearance and all wheel drive would be preferred. There will only be 4 vehicles used for the portions of the trip guided by Henry. Difficulty: 1 There is a limit of 15 people for the trip. The fee per person for our guide is $35 which the coordinator will collect. More information will be provided prior to the trip. |
| Saturday, April
4, 2009 Madera Canyon Leader: Richard Kaiser 602 276-3312 rkaiserinaz@aol.com |
Situated in the Coronado National
Forest in southern
Arizona, this is one of the nation's top birding areas. The habitat varies
from the grasslands of
Florida Canyon to a heavily wooded area above the 5,000 foot level. We
will be looking for birds
from parking areas for the famous Proctor Road, Bog Springs and Santa Rita
Lodge feeders. Species
we will look for include Painted Redstart, Arizona Woodpecker,
Yellow-eyed Junco,
Ash-throated Flycatcher, and Elegant Trogon. Difficulty: 1 Bring a lunch. Contact the leader to confirm the expected meeting place of the intersection of Continental Road with Madera Canyon Road, and the meeting time of 7:00 a.m. This trip might be extended into Sunday morning. |
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