This trip is Closed Upper Beeline Highway Sycamore Creek is Maricopa county’s most accessible high elevation riparian areas. Sycamores and willows line a creek with nearby Mazatzal mountains' foothills of oak, juniper, and pine. The birding is partly done by car along a paved road, and partly by foot, also on mostly a flat paved...
This event is Full. To be added to the wait list see instructions below. Buckeye Farm Fields and Ponds: This trip will take us on a great birding route west of Phoenix, through rural areas and agricultural fields with a few scattered ponds. It is reliable for Burrowing Owls, Northern Harriers and other diurnal raptors,...
Birds & Brew Coffee Break is a monthly event that combines a bird walk, a social event and an informal presentation. Our morning starts at 8am with a bird walk at Gilbert Riparian Preserve. We meet at the west end of the preserve parking lot. When our bird walk wraps up, we caravan to a...
BIG DAY: The original plan for this field trip has been altered due to road construction on US 60 east of Mesa. Our trip will still be a "big day" (to hit various habitats) but with a new route! We will depart from Fountain Hills and drive north to higher elevation birding around Payson, then...
Higley Pond Sunset Bird Walk - Join us for an early evening bird walk and observe the birds' last feeding of the day. We might find that the birds behave differently just before sunset as they prepare for darkness. Wide, flat trails parallel the groundwater recharge ponds for easy viewing and comfortable walking. Finding the...
Prior to our Monthly Speakers Meeting please join an early evening bird walk at Gilbert Riparian Preserve. Let go of the day's stresses as we observe the birds' last feeding of the day! Sometimes there is frenzied activity before sunset to find a safe roosting place from owls and other predators. If you are not...
Dr. Dave Pearson, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University will present "Bioindicators: A Fast Window into Conservation Priorities". The rapid decline of global biodiversity has forced conservation biology to increasingly function as a science of triage and short-term stopgaps. One of the tools to meet this critical demand is that of bioindicators. They...
Join us for this urban wetlands bird walk! Wide, flat trails parallel the groundwater recharge ponds for easy viewing and comfortable walking. These shallow ponds are frequented by a large number of waterfowl in the fall, winter and spring seasons. Hawks, hummingbirds, roadrunners, flycatchers, Abert’s Towhee and Curved-billed Thrashers are common year-round. Location: 5250 S. Higley...
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