Tucson Audubon Society: Himmel Park Field Trip

I look forward to another birding field trip at Himmel Park, 1000 N. Tucson Blvd. on Tuesday, February 4 th at 8:00 am. Himmel park is located on the east side of Tucson Boulevard, half a block south of Speedway Boulevard. We will meet in front of the wildlife mural. You can’t miss it!  There are 124 unshaded parking spots – so plenty of parking at 8:00 am. Entry to the park is free.

Himmel is open 6:00 am to 10:30 pm and there are bathrooms on site. The trip difficulty is easy. We walk mostly on grass. Himmel is about 25 acres, with lots of amenities. We will bird from 8:00 am to 9:30 or 10:00 am, depending on how the birds cooperate. At 10:00am please join me for hot mint tea and homemade gluten free brownies. Feel free to bring something to add to our morning picnic if you like.

We will look for: the two Great Horned Owls that live in or near the park (I will scout out the park ahead of time), Harris, Red-tailed and Cooper’s Hawks, Kestrels, Vermillion Flycatchers, Gila and Ladder-backed Woodpeckers, Lark, Chipping and White-crowned Sparrows, Broad-billed, Anna’s and Costa’s Hummingbirds, a plethora of Western Bluebirds (up to 50 as of January 7 th ), Yellow-rumped Warblers, a Dark-eyed Junco ( we didn’t see the Junco on the last field trip) and common local species. On our last outing in Himmel we saw a Cassin’s Kingbird as our novel bird. In January it was cold and cloudy, and the birds were hunkered down. We saw 19 species, down from our December count of 23 birds. I’m hoping for signs of Spring birds in February. Birding is never a dull moment!