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Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Watching Warblers with Homer Hansen
April 26, 2024 @ 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
$110
Warblers are challenging to identify and Homer is not only knowledgeable, he can help you to master this skill. You’ll visit appropriate habitats, and with Homer’s skill, you will soon be able to keep up with the best. Species that might be seen include black-throated gray, Nashville, Grace’s, Lucy’s, Virginia’s, and yellow yellow-rumped warblers, painted redstart, common yellowthroat, and yellow-breasted chat. Homer will be presenting a workshop on Thursday afternoon where he will go over the basics of warbler ID. We recommend attending this workshop in preparation for this field trip.
Rating: 3
Transportation: Vans
Meal: Bring your own lunch
Cost: $110
Trip Guide: Homer Hansen President, Wings Over Willcox
Homer Hansen, the author of the G.I.S.S. Series bird identification guides, has been bird watching in the southwest since 1995. He especially enjoys the challenges and learning posed by the difficult groups of birds and continues to learn about the secrets to bird identification. Homer is a native of Willcox, Arizona. He feels fortunate to have grown up surrounded by Sandhill Cranes in winter and Cassin’s sparrows in summer. Homer has presented numerous workshops on sparrows, raptors, flycatchers, warblers, and bird ecology and is the course instructor for the Tucson Audubon Society’s Moving to Mastery birding workshops. He is also a regular presenter and trip leader for other Arizona birding festivals. Homer earned his B.S. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona and now is the president and owner of Aplomado Environmental LLC, providing services to characterize and remove contaminants from soil and groundwater.
Part of the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival