Tucson Bird Alliance: Southeast Arizona Birding Festival – Arivaca Lake and Area Field Trip

This tour will focus on Arivaca Lake, which is an interesting 90 acre impoundment built by the Arizona Game & Fish Department that attracts some interesting species, especially in fall migration. We’ll be on the forefront of migration so we’ll look for all sorts of possible rarities as well as more likely such as Mexican Duck, Common Ground-Dove, Spotted Sandpiper, Black Vulture, Cassin’s Kingbird, Lark Sparrow, and Lazuli Bunting. This can be a good spot to find a wayward Painted Bunting in migration. We’ll also visit areas around Arivaca, before or after, for many riparian birds such as Thick-billed Kingbird and Gray Hawk. Lunch provided, limited to 8 participants.

Difficulty: Hard. Will include walking along some graded roads as well as some dirt or somewhat undefined trails at the lake with some slopes. Bathroom is available at the lake. Please bring 2 liters of water. Drive time to location about 75 minutes)

Van Field Trip*

Part of the Tucson Bird Alliance’s Southeast Arizona Birding Festival.

There is a $35 non-refundable registration fee for all festival participants that are attending fee based activities: field trips, workshops, and evening programs.

*Van field trips include van transportation, but “Drive Yourself” field trips do not.  A packed lunch, snacks, and drinking water are provided on full-day field trips. A light snack and drinking water are provided on half-day field trips. All Van Trips depart from the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at Reid Park. “Drive Yourself” field trips will meet on-site at birding locations and you will received detailed directions.