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...
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...
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,...
A variety of birds along the Verde River. Easy walk completely in shade with possibility of owls, hawks, and riparian species. 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...
Vortex, views, birds, and meditation -take in the panoramic views of Sedona and see birds like crissal thrasher, juniper titmouse, canyon towhee, woodhouse scrub jay. After that, take time to...
Presented by Rick Taylor, Author With 17 documented species in recent history, Arizona hosts a wider variety of hummingbirds than any other region of the United States. Habitat preferences play a major role in creating this cornucopia of diversity and abundance. Rick's talk will cover the polychrome males, as well as identification clues that distinguish...
Presented by Susan Bonfield, Director of Environment for the Americas The Rufous Hummingbird, which has been described as belligerent and even a bully, has experienced dramatic population declines of more than 60% since the 1970s despite its feisty nature. This long-distance migrant serves as a powerful symbol of the urgent need to protect migratory hummingbirds....
Presented by Gamini Ratnavira, Renowned Wildlife Artist Gamini will be painting the astounding Marvelous Spatuletail live on stage from start to finish. The Marvelous Spatuletail is an endangered hummingbird that is...
Presented by Kate McLaughlin. Master Bander Researcher Kate McLaughlin, Founder and Director of the Alaska Hummingbird Banding Project, a 501 c(3) scientific and educational non-profit, will discuss the life history and current status of rufous hummingbirds and her work operating the northernmost hummingbird banding stations in the world. Biography Currently based in Cordova, Kate McLaughlin...
Presented by Alice Madar, Photographer and Birder Peru is home to nearly 120 species of hummingbird, 14 of which live nowhere else. Alice Madar will share photos and stories from her...