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Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: West Clear Creek Field Trip
April 26, 2024 @ 6:30 am - 12:00 pm
$75
This trip will be taking us into a lush riparian habitat. West Clear Creek is one of several perennial spring-fed streams that flow from the Mogollon Rim into the Verde River. We will walk through a Forest Service campground with lush riparian growth and into upland desert scrub following the creek. Hopeful species include summer and western tanagers, orioles, yellow warblers, flycatchers and maybe even a western screech owl. Pit toilet available at the parking lot.
Rating: 3
Transportation: Vans
Meal: Bring your own hearty snacks
Cost: $75
Trip Guide: Marceline VandeWater
Marceline grew up in the Netherlands where she studied botany. Later she became interested in birds, then butterflies and now, natural history in general. She leads bird and butterfly walks for the local chapters of the Audubon Society and for Arizona State Parks. She also works on botanical illustrations at the Desert Botanical Garden and has provided photographs for several publications. She loves to spend time with her husband, their grown kids and grandchildren. Other hobbies include hiking, kayaking, skiing, cooking and traveling.
Part of the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival