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  • Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Granite Basin Lake Field Trip

    Granite Basin Recreation Area Granite Basin Rd., Prescott, AZ, United States

    Granite Basin offers great higher-altitude birding in Ponderosa Pine habitat while still being close to the town of Prescott.  A popular USFS recreational site, with a small lake, Granite Basin is among the top 10 eBird hotspots for Yavapai County.  We will look for recently-arrived western birds such as Black-chinned Sparrow, Zone-tailed Hawk, and Painted...

    $60
  • Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Wings to Wine Field Trip

    Dead Horse Ranch State Park Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Cottonwood, AZ, United States

    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. We'll proceed then to Page Springs Cellars winery, whose fabulous property is also on the banks of Oak Creek. There we will hope to see...

    $105
  • Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Seeking Sparrows with Homer Hansen

    Dead Horse Ranch State Park Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Cottonwood, AZ, United States

    Sparrows are challenging to identify and Homer is not only knowledgeable, he can help you to master this skill. As one of our most popular guides, he will help you to hone your skills of birding by ear while seeking a variety of species. Learning to identify birds through sound will improve your success at...

    $110
  • Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Armchair Birding

    Dead Horse Ranch State Park Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Cottonwood, AZ, United States

      Free- MUST RSVP Let the birds come to you! Bring your favorite camp chair, binoculars, a little refreshment, and just enjoy birding as the time slips by. You will only have to walk a short distance on the handicapped accessible Canopy Trail to a spot where feeders bring the birds up close. A knowledgeable...

    Free
  • Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Sedona – Garden Tour of Red Rock Loop Road

    Dead Horse Ranch State Park Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Cottonwood, AZ, United States

    This trip is about backyards and attracting birds. We will visit two very different backyard habitats. First stop the Armstrong yard-- an all riparian setting on Oak Creek followed by Desert Pearl Ranch-- mixed riparian and desert scrub. We will see first-hand different methods to attract birds, from different kinds of feeders to kinds of...

    $60
  • Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Sedona: Boots & Burgers with Roger Naylor

    Dead Horse Ranch State Park Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Cottonwood, AZ, United States

    Cockscomb-Ground Control-Outer Limits Loop On this hike guests will climb the shoulder of the Cockscomb formation in West Sedona using a moderate three trail loop. We’ll depart from the Aerie Trailhead and travel through pine and juniper woodlands. The Ground Control Trail slithers up the side of the Cockscomb, a narrow passage hugging the cliff...

    $140