Ornithology

Stoneman Lake is one of only two natural lakes in Arizona. We travel to over 6000' elevation to the Mogollon Rim and enter Ponderosa pine country and then drop into...

This environmentally important 306-acre section of the Verde River at its confluence with West Clear Creek effectively links the Coconino and Prescott National Forests. Shield Ranch provides critical habitat for...

This field trip begins south of Camp Verde where we will turn off of Route 260 and onto the open grasslands of Wingfield Mesa. After birding here for sparrows, meadowlarks...

The Agua Fria National Monument is one of our National Park treasures managed by The Bureau of Land Management. We’ll bird along the Agua Fria River riparian corridor - an...

  This field trip will explore what was once a working ranch on the Verde River outside of Camp Verde. The property is now owned and managed by Arizona State...

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...

Mingus Mountain has the second highest summit in the Black Hills Range on the west side of the Verde Valley and peaks at more than 4,000 ft above the Valley...

  The name comes from a freshwater source that Native Americans used centuries ago. Although not flowing like descriptions of the past, it is a lovely spot protected by towering...

We'll begin at Cornville's Windmill Park, on the banks of Oak Creek. We'll look for tanagers, blackbirds, orioles, sparrows, and flycatchers in the adjacent pastures, and swallows over the creek....

This trip features the Featured Speaker Steve Hoffman of Hawk Watch International. The Page Springs area is a favorite hangout for birds and birders alike. This trip will take you...

Just across the river from Tuzigoot National Monument, we will bird rich Verde River riparian habitat as guests of the Harrington family. The river bottom land, canal corridors and historic...

Join Brooks Hart on a tour of Picture Canyon and Walnut Canyon Lakes. Picture Canyon is a natural and cultural amenity through which Flagstaff's only river, the Rio de Flag,...

This trip is about backyards and attracting birds. We will visit two very different backyard habitats from all riparian on oak creek to mixed to all desert. We will see...