Look for desert and migratory birds around the lake with Ranger Eric! Learn about birds of Sonoran Desert and migrant water birds on this walk with Ranger Eric. We will first meet at the Wild Burro Day Use Area, then caravan in our respective vehicles a short distance up Desert Tortoise Rd. or Two Cow...
It’s time to get your birding on! On this tour, you’ll learn how to identify resident birds and those just passing through. You’ll also learn where they like to hang out and what their habits are, so you can be ready to spot them in their natural habitat. View the Tohono Chul bird guide here....
Trip difficulty: Moderate. Approximately two-mile hiking round trip on mostly uneven surfaces. No restrooms, water or benches are available. Geared to those new to birding or the Tucson area, we’ll walk along the road first, checking telephone poles for hawks, fields for blackbirds and flycatchers. We’ll continue onto open grassland trails, looking for falcons that were...
Join us for a drink at Borderlands Brewing Company in celebration of the return of Lucy’s Warblers to Southeast Arizona! These enigmatic warblers (and Arizona’s only cavity-nesting warbler) are some of the first birds to return in the new year, and once their trilling songs fill the air we know that spring is right around...
Registration fee: $125/member, $175/non-member Join local bird expert, Homer Hansen for this 2-part ID workshop focusing on Raptors! Birds of prey are one of the most watched groups of birds worldwide. Homer will introduce you to the orders and families comprising our western diurnal raptors and present family and generic structural and plumage characteristics useful...