Southwest Wings: Summer Festival – W2 Border Grasslands and Copper Canyon Field Trip
August 5 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
$145
Join Ken Blankenship of East West Birding Tours to search for open country species, enjoy spectacular views, and explore a unique, under-birded canyon in the southern Huachuca Mountains.
Highlight targets include Botteri’s Sparrow, Chihuahuan Meadowlark, Loggerhead Shrike, Scott’s Oriole, Montezuma Quail, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Hepatic Tanager, Golden Eagle, Virginia’s Warbler, Painted Redstart, and much more. Bring hat, sun protection and walking shoes. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 3, moderate. Guide: Ken Blankenship
Meeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista, 2200 El Mercado Loop, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92, by the Wells Fargo bank, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link
The 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista, 2200 El Mercado Loop, Sierra Vista from August 5-8, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips, pre-festival Jamboree, free programs, including some new ones just for kids, exhibitors, vendors, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner.
A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style, in participants’ own vehicles, to nearby easily-accessible locations.