The Sierra Vista Environmental Operations Park (EOP), also known as the Sierra Vista Wastewater Wetlands, has been opened to public tours on Sunday mornings, all year round. Group size is...
Each year the Sedona Hummingbird Festival has featured hummingbird banding demonstrations led by a team of licensed master hummingbird banders. Hummingbirds are carefully caught and fitted with a tiny, uniquely numbered band around the leg. The birds are examined, measured, and released unharmed. The data collected is submitted to the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory and...
Join us for a guided hike every Sunday morning! We will meet at the first lagoon parking lot at (unless otherwise noted at the entrance station). Hikes will vary each week to explore the different areas of the park. Hikes will be easy to moderate and last approximately an hour to two hours long. Please...
Experience the magic of hummingbirds in the beautiful red rock setting of Sedona! Just a note, the hummingbirds are on their own schedule, and if they don't happen to be...
See vermillion flycatcher, cliff swallow, Abert's towhee at windmill and butterflies as well as birds at the fish hatchery. Early Morning Bird Trips: Birders had the opportunity to visit different habitats; tickets are reasonably priced, but reservations are required because of extremely limited capacity. Trips are led by the Northern Arizona Audubon Society. Please...
Where Sedona began - make 4 stops along red rock loop to see a few birds and learn the history of where Sedona started. Early Morning Bird Trips: Birders had the opportunity to visit different habitats; tickets are reasonably priced, but reservations are required because of extremely limited capacity. Trips are led by the...
This is not a hummingbird trip, but guaranteed to see cactus wren & curve-billed thrasher. other likely birds are canyon towhee, ash-throated flycatcher, western kingbird, cardinal, woodhouse scrub jay, phainopepla. and if time permits leader might stop on way back for vermillion flycatcher and other birds. Early Morning Bird Trips: Birders had the opportunity...
A short walk around the wetlands for over summering ducks, nesting coots, pied-billed grebes, ruddy ducks, killdeer, song sparrows. other possibilities include yellow warbler, common yellowthroat, bullock's oriole. then a drive to a house with 20 hummingbird feeders that also has nesting summer tanagers, gila & ladderback woodpeckers, hooded oriole, and more. Early Morning...
This is not a hummingbird trip, but you should see common black hawk, bridled titmouse, bell's vireo, brown-crested flycatcher, wood duck, and probably the most species of any trip. Also, chances for zone-tailed hawk, osprey, and water birds. Early Morning Bird Trips: Birders had the opportunity to visit different habitats; tickets are reasonably priced,...
You should see higher elevation birds such as broad-tailed hummingbird, acorn woodpecker, house wren, white-breasted nuthatch, western tanager, cordilleran flycatcher. Also, a chance for Rivoli's hummingbird and warblers like painted redstart, red-faced, & grace's. Early Morning Bird Trips: Birders had the opportunity to visit different habitats; tickets are reasonably priced, but reservations are required...
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN ARIZONA TO SEE HUMMINGBIRDS! Tickets are available NOW for the Sedona Hummingbird Festival!Festival Dates are July 28, 29, and 30thLast day to buy tickets online is July...
Visit our Geology Room and observe the cross section of Jerome and it’s geological evolution. Then head over to our craft table and create your own geologic sand pour inspired by those dioramas. Activity is available July 16-31, 2023 during regular park hours and is included with paid admission.
Every morning, a volunteer naturalist leads a guided nature walk informing visitors about the different life zones of Red Rock State Park. The subjects discussed on this walk may include geology, wildlife, history, archeology, and plant life. The naturalists welcome questions during the walk, enhancing the learning experience. Hikes are included with park entrance fees...
Join us to walk around Liberty Wildlife during our public open hours and see us fulfilling our mission! In the months of May, June, July and September, we are open from 9am until 11am. Our admission is simply donation based - whatever you feel you can give. There are no set programs, but volunteers are...
Presented by Becky Hardy, Butterfly Enthusiast Join Becky Hardy for a fun and informative presentation about her observations and interactions with butterflies. She will share stories of her experiences while educating attendees on the four life cycles of butterflies: Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis and Adult Butterfly. Some may surprise you! Biography Becky Hardy is neither a...
For those who can’t get enough of our African penguins, we invite you to join us for an exclusive up close and personal Penguin Encounter. Go behind the scenes with our Animal Care & Education team to learn specifics about penguin behavior, diet, and reproduction, as well as how we can do our part to...
Go behind the scenes with our Animal Care & Education team an OdySea Aquarium Team Member to learn specifics about sloth behavior, diet, and reproduction, as well as how we...
Put on your swimsuit, OdySea Aquarium wetsuit and SeaTREK helmet and get ready to dive in! Our certified guides will take you deep into one of our largest underwater environments in this truly immersive experience where you’ll be surrounded by thousands of colorful and curious marine life from the Indo-Pacific region of the world. WHAT YOU...
Presented by Claire Obermarck, Professional Storyteller A special listening experience steeped in the carrying stream and dipped between the echo of memory and everlasting circle, where folklore, poetry, and myth...
Presented by Scott Rashid, Researcher, Rehabilitator, Master Bander, Author, Artist Jewels of the Summer is a program that delves into the natural history of four species of hummingbirds that are found in Colorado. The Broad-tailed, Black-chinned, Rufous, and Calliope hummingbirds. Have you ever wondered why hummingbirds hum, what their nests look like, what they use...
Sure elephants, whales, and birds have families and take care of their kids, BUT SNAKES? In fact, they do, and presenter Melissa Amerarello will show you videos of wild rattlesnakes caring for their kids, their neighbor’s kids, and exhibiting other behaviors you probably didn’t know snakes do. No actual rattlesnakes will be present, so the...
Presented by Beth Kingsley Hawkins, M. A., Nature Photographer and Author David Attenborough speaks of hummingbirds as the messengers of plants, carrying the pollen from flower to flower to help them thrive. Beth will address, in word and image, how they can also be messengers for us - modeling concepts such as: ‘Stand still and...