Costas Hummingbird - Photo by Denise Dewire The August Birds & Brew Coffee Break meeting is a field trip to WOW Arizona, a wildlife refuge near Tucson. (Limited to 8 people.) WOW Arizona! is a three acre nature preserve tucked into the western flank of the Santa Catalina Mountain foothills near Tucson. Their secluded location...
Start from Scottsdale to prowl the wetlands hoping for the usual variety of birds—mostly ducks, raptors and other water-loving species like black phoebes, pipits and swallows, but we’ll hope for an abundance of shorebirds returning from points north. Perhaps we’ll get lucky with some unusual species for the desert, like dunlin or whimbrels. Difficulty: 1-2...
The Monthly Speaker Series hosted by Desert Rivers Audubon Society kicks off it's fall season on September 10 with a special event at 6:30 p.m. Liberty Wildlife is bringing a bird of prey that has been recovering and is ready to be released to the wild. Come and see a magnificent raptor fly free! Speaker...
This is Maricopa county’s most accessible high elevation riparian area, just 20 minutes north of Fountain Hills. Meet at the Denny’s parking LOT near the intersection of Beeline Hwy (RT 87) and Shea Blvd. We will bird by car along a paved road, and partly by foot (also along a paved road). There will be many stops by...
The Higley Ponds are frequented by a wide variety of shorebirds, hawks, hummingbirds, roadrunners, flycatchers, Abert’s towhee and Curved-billed Thrashers. Bring snacks, plenty of water, trekking poles if you use them. The ponds are located on the northeast corner of of Higley and Ocotillo Roads. The parking area is 1/2 mile north of Ocotillo. Meet...
Join us on the fourth Tuesday of each month for a guided bird walk at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, followed by a social gathering and presentation at Coffee Rush in Gilbert, AZ.
