Sycamore Springs Guest House is located on a lush, waterfront 12-acre historic ranch on lower Oak Creek, with extensive waterways bounded by pastures, green valley and mountains. Conveniently located off scenic highway 89A just 17 minutes from the park, this property features private, meandering walkways along creek banks and pond edges. Verdant landscaping, mature trees and three waterfalls provide excellent habitat for bird watching. Likely birds are vermilion flycatcher, common black-hawk, summer tanagers, orioles and blue grosbeak.

Rating: 3

Transportation: Self-drive

Meal: None

Trip Guide: Kay Hawklee President, Northern Arizona Audubon Society

Kay Hawklee is the President of Northern Arizona Audubon Society (NAAS). She, along with many NAAS local birders, guides birding trips for VVBNF. Kay has a mission of spreading the joy of “Birding with a Purpose.” She participates in many bird surveys and has a goal of involving more birders and members of the public in vital bird surveys for conservation purposes. For instance, she created a Field Trip for the local Nightjar surveys. Folks who had never participated in a bird survey before – loved it! She leads NAAS Field Trips and is the Compiler for the Camp Verde Christmas Bird Count. Kay birds by ear in familiar birding habitat and has birded in the Verde Valley since 2015. “Moments in the field birding are the highlight of my life. She hopes to share that joy with other birders along the way, while we purposefully and thoughtfully bird together.

Part of the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival