FREE- MUST RSVP

In this hands-on workshop you’ll learn the basics of optical equipment, the most important tool for both beginning and advanced birding. Learn about binoculars, scopes, tripods, digi-scoping, and what to look for when you are considering purchasing either your first pair, or upgrading to a better pair. You will get to try out different makes and models of some of the best optics available from The Lookout, formerly Jay’s Bird Barn. This session meets outdoors in the Cottonwood Grove picnic area between lagoons #2 & 3; it’s a drive on your own.

Rating: 1

Transportation: Self-drive

Meal: None

Part of the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival

Join us 100 miles North of Phoenix in North Central Arizona’s Verde Valley for the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival. Experience birding during the peak Spring migration season at Dead Horse Ranch State Park on the banks of the Verde River. Close proximity to the Verde, Oak Creek, Sycamore Creek, and other perennial waters offers a wide selection of guided tours, hikes, and workshops in one of Arizona’s richest birding habitats.

Our experienced guides have extensive knowledge of birds and the unique habitat that makes this region special. The festival, presented each April by Friends of the Verde River, is a purpose-driven community benefit organization and 501(c) 3 non-profit working to preserve one of the last perennial flowing rivers in the American Southwest.

Festival site is at Dead Horse Ranch State Park.