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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - TN1 Blacklight Adventure Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:After the sun sets\, a whole new world awakens\, largely unseen by most. \nJoin Jeff Babson to explore the Huachuca Mountains at night and step into the nighttime world of moths and other insects. At historic Carr House\, set at the entrance to Carr Canyon\, we will set up a black (or UV) light to see what we can draw out of the darkness. Southern Arizona is as famous for insects as it is for birds\, and is home to over a thousand species of moth as well as a great variety of beetles. This is an easy\, casual way to get acquainted with nature after dark and we may even be serenaded by owls. Bring a camera\, flashlight\, light jacket\, and hat. Guide Jeff Babson. \n​ \nMeeting place: Carr House\, about 2.3 miles up Carr Canyon Road\, off Highway 92. Drive through gate to park. Map link. \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-tn1-blacklight-adventure-field-trip/
LOCATION:Carr House Information Center\, Carr Canyon Rd.\, Hereford\, AZ\, 85615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260807T060000
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - F2 Warblers and Flycatchers Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Professional guide Homer Hansen will focus on characteristics\, behaviors\, and other clues for the identification of the flycatchers of SE Arizona.  \nThis field trip will visit many habitats to study these birds in the wild and will be useful for both the expert and beginner alike. It will start in the lowlands seeking kingbirds\, Myiarchus flycatchers and Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet plus Lucy’s Warbler and early warbler migrants. Then move up into the mountains looking for pewees\, phoebes\, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher\, and those tricky Empidonax species. Homer will be running a grassland bird workshop at Cochise College after this trip at 4.30\, as part of the free programs. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 4 difficult. Guide Homer Hansen \n​ \nPLEASE NOTE: This trip may enter Fort Huachuca and a visitor’s pass is required. If you are eligible\, please obtain your pass before the trip as there may not be time to get one on the day. See Visitor access \n​ \nMeeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92\, by the Wells Fargo bank\, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-f2-warblers-and-flycatchers-field-trip-3/
LOCATION:The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - F3 Miller Canyon Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Join professional guide Jennie MacFarland on an exploration of one of the finest Huachuca Mountain Canyons.  \nMiller Canyon is known to local birders as a reliable place to find Red-faced Warblers and there may even be a chance of a Mexican Spotted Owl. Other SE Arizona specialties including Arizona Woodpecker\, Dusky-capped Flycatcher\, Painted Redstart\, Grace’s Warbler and Hepatic Tanager are all found here. This trip includes a visit to the famous hummingbird feeders at Beatty’s B&B where up to 10 species of hummingbirds can be found\, including a chance of the rare White-eared Hummingbird. If there is time we may also visit Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary. Bring hat\, sun protection and wear trail shoes. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 4 difficult. Guide: Jennie MacFarland \n\nMeeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92\, by the Wells Fargo bank\, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link \n​ \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-f3-miller-canyon-field-trip-3/
LOCATION:The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - F4 Fort Huachuca Canyons Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a full day birding with professional guide\, Matt Brown\, on Arizona’s largest military base\, famous for over a century for its Arizona specialties. \nWe will cover a wide range of habitats from grasslands to pine-oak woodlands. At higher elevations\, we will hope to encounter Coppery-tailed Trogon\, Arizona Woodpecker\, and Dusky-capped and Sulphur-bellied Flycatchers in Huachuca Canyon. Along the much gentler trails of Sawmill Canyon\, at the top of Garden Canyon\, we will try for Greater Pewee\, Buff-breasted Flycatcher\, Grace’s Warbler\, and Hepatic Tanager. The elusive Montezuma Quail is possible anywhere on this trip. This is one of the few trips that access the highest elevations in the Huachucas. Bring hat\, sun protection\, and wear trail shoes. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 3 moderate. Guide: Matt Brown. \n​ \nPLEASE NOTE: This trip enters Fort Huachuca and a visitor’s pass is required. If you are eligible\, please obtain your pass before the trip as there may not be time to get one on the day. See Visitor Access \n\nMeeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92\, by the Wells Fargo bank\, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-f4-fort-huachuca-canyons-field-trip-3/
LOCATION:The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - F1 Chasing Rarities Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Join professional guide and environmental educator Jeff Babson on an exciting day-long excursion to see what’s new or unusual in SE Arizona. \nThis trip’s destinations will be based on recent bird reports in the area as well as the needs of the group. With no pre-planned destination\, Rick will be free to chase after what’s available in any direction or location. The trip may include any of the areas covered by our regular trips and may try a new location to see what is available. Bring water\, hat\, sun protection\, and wear trail shoes. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 3 to 4 moderate to difficult. Guide Jeff Babson. \n\nPLEASE NOTE: This trip may enter Fort Huachuca and a visitor’s pass is required. If you are eligible\, please obtain your pass before the trip as there may not be time to get one on the day. See Visitor access \n\nMeeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92\, by the Wells Fargo bank\, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-f1-chasing-rarities-field-trip-3/
LOCATION:The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - F5 Hummingbird Hunt Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Sierra Vista is the Hummingbird Capital of the United States\, so what better place can there be to hunt for hummingbirds.  \nThis exciting trip is led by professional bird guide Kristy Gallo\, and will visit all of the best locations for hummingbirds in the Huachuca Mountains. As well as the regulars such as Rivoli’s\, Broad-billed and Broad-tailed Hummingbirds there will be opportunities to look for Violet-crowned and Lucifer and maybe rarer ones like White-eared and Berylline. Visit locations like Ash Canyon Sanctuary\, Beatty’s feeders in Miller Canyon\, Ramsey Canyon\, Casa San Pedro and wherever other interesting hummers have been seen. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 2 easy. Guide Kristy Gallo. \n\nMeeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92\, by the Wells Fargo bank\, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-f5-hummingbird-hunt-field-trip-3/
LOCATION:The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - F6 San Pedro River Trails Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Join professional guide Peg Abbott on a half-day exploration of the San Pedro River which starts at the renowned Casa San Pedro.  \nAfter a look at the feeders which attract many hummingbirds and other species\, the tour will take you along the riverine habitat of the San Pedro River. The shady cottonwoods and lush riverside vegetation are home to a wide range of species including Gray Hawk\, Yellow-billed Cuckoo\, Vermilion Flycatcher\, Abert’s Towhee\, and Blue Grosbeak while in nearby grassland there is Botteri’s Sparrow. Bring hat\, water\, sun protection\, and wear trail shoes. Hiking Difficulty: 2 easy. Guide: Peg Abbott. \n​ \nMeeting place: Parking lot at Casa San Pedro\, 8933 S Yell Lane\, Hereford. Map link. \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-f6-san-pedro-river-trails-field-trip-3/
LOCATION:Casa de San Pedro Bed & Breakfast\, 8933 S. Yell Ln.\, Hereford\, AZ\, 85615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - FN1 Bats Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Join bat aficionado Karen Krebbs as we visit the semi-desert grassland to see agave food plants of bats up close. \nAfter sunset we’ll watch hummingbird feeders and/or agaves for Lesser Long-nosed Bats and Mexican Long-tongued Bats flying in for dinner. Attendees on this field trip will benefit from Karen’s free lecture on Friday 1:30 PM (not a necessity). Because this is a night trip (sunset is 7:17 pm) so bring a flashlight or headlamp (a red light is best). Bring your binoculars and a small chair or stool to increase your comfort. Hiking Difficulty: 2 easy. Guide Karen Krebbs. \n​ \nMeeting place: Ramsey Canyon Preserve parking lot\, at the top of Ramsey Canyon Road. Map link \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-fn1-bats-field-trip/
LOCATION:Ramsey Canyon Preserve\, 27 E. Ramsey Canyon Rd.\, Hereford\, AZ\, 85615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - S1 Fort Huachuca Canyons
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a full day birding with professional guide Kristy Gallo\, on Arizona’s largest military base\, famous for over a century for its Arizona specialties. \nWe will cover a wide range of habitats from grasslands to pine-oak woodlands. At higher elevations\, we will hope to encounter Coppery-tailed Trogon\, Arizona Woodpecker\, and Dusky-capped and Sulphur-bellied Flycatchers in Huachuca Canyon. Along the much gentler trails of Sawmill Canyon\, at the top of Garden Canyon\, we will try for Greater Pewee\, Buff-breasted Flycatcher\, Grace’s Warbler\, and Hepatic Tanager. The elusive Montezuma Quail is possible anywhere on this trip. This is one of the few trips that access the highest elevations in the Huachucas. Bring hat\, sun protection\, and wear trail shoes. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 3 moderate. Guide Kristy Gallo. \n​ \nPLEASE NOTE: This trip enters Fort Huachuca and a visitor’s pass is required. If you are eligible\, please obtain your pass before the trip as there may not be time to get one on the day. See Visitor Access \n​ \nMeeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92\, by the Wells Fargo bank\, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-s1-fort-huachuca-canyons/
LOCATION:The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260808T060000
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - S2 Patagonia/Sonoita
DESCRIPTION:Join professional tour leader Scott Olmstead for a trip to the Patagonia area. \n Patagonia is one of south-eastern Arizona’s best-known destinations for riparian birds. Specialties that can be found here include Gray and Zone-tailed Hawks\, Violet-crowned Hummingbird\, Thick-billed Kingbird\, and Rufous-winged Sparrow. Good birding sites in Patagonia are numerous and our probable itinerary will include Harshaw Canyon\, Patagonia Lake State Park\, and the Paton Center for Hummingbirds. Our exact itinerary will be at the discretion of the leader\, and may vary based on where the target birds are most readily being seen. A short visit (about an hour) to the open grasslands around Sonoita will complement the riparian habitats of Patagonia\, and we should see a wide variety of species. We will enjoy a lunch break in the shade somewhere along the way. Bring water\, hat\, sun protection\, and wear trail shoes. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 3 moderate. Guide Scott Olmstead \n\nMeeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92\, by the Wells Fargo bank\, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-s2-patagonia-sonoita/
LOCATION:The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - S3 Saint David/Willcox Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:​The focus of this trip with professional bird guide Homer Hansen will be the Benedictine’s Holy Trinity Monastery\, a 132-acre site on the east side of the San Pedro River in St. David\, Arizona. \nA popular retreat center\, the grounds include a 1.3-mile birding trail\, several small ponds\, a pecan orchard\, mesquite woodland\, a working farm\, and magnificent cottonwoods. Nesting birds are numerous and include: Gray and Zone-tailed Hawks\, Mississippi Kite (at one of its only nesting sites in Arizona)\, Bell’s Vireo\, Vermilion Flycatcher\, Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet\, Curve-billed Thrasher\, Lucy’s Warbler\, Summer Tanager\, and Blue Grosbeak. Tropical Kingbird\, another local breeder\, can usually be found here. Time and weather permitting\, we will make a trip to Twin Lakes in Willcox\, where we can add a number of shore birds such as Wilson’s Phalarope\, Least and Baird’s Sandpipers\, Long-billed Curlew\, and Horned Lark. Bring hat\, sun protection\, and wear trail shoes. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 2 easy. Guide Homer Hansen. \n\nMeeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92\, by the Wells Fargo bank\, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link \n​ \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-s3-saint-david-willcox-field-trip-3/
LOCATION:The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - S4 Las Cienegas NCA
DESCRIPTION:A visit to what was formerly one of the Southwest’s largest cattle ranches. \nThis expansive BLM National Conservation Area is home to Pronghorn Antelope\, Prairie Dogs and a wide variety of birds. Professional guide Jennie MacFarland will visit rolling grasslands\, mesquite thickets and cottonwood-lined Cienega Creek\, one of the area’s only sources of permanent water\, looking for Zone-tailed and Gray Hawks\, Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet\, Bell’s Vireo\, Lucy’s Warbler\, Summer Tanager\, Blue Grosbeak\, Abert’s Towhee\, and Cassin’s\, Botteri’s\, Song\, Lark\, and Grasshopper Sparrows. If time permits\, it may be possible to visit Patagonia for a short look at hummingbirds and some riparian species. Bring water\, hat\, sun protection\, and wear trail shoes. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 1-2 easy. Guide Jennie MacFarland \n\nMeeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92\, by the Wells Fargo bank\, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-s4-las-cienegas-nca/
LOCATION:The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - S5 Madera and Box Canyons
DESCRIPTION:Join professional guide Matt Brown on a trip which will take you to Madera Canyon via Box Canyon and the Santa Rita grasslands and explore this famous birding site. \n For the last couple of years Box Canyon has hosted breeding Five-striped Sparrow and we will stop to look for this rare species\, also hoping to see Varied Bunting and Scott’s Oriole. Moving on to Madera Canyon we will bird the many habitats it has to offer – grassland\, riparian\, and woodland. We will also enjoy a  lunch break while watching feeding stations. Target species would include Rivoli’s Hummingbird\, Coppery-tailed Trogon\, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher\, Painted Redstart\, Black-capped Gnatcatcher\, Hepatic Tanager\, Botteri’s Sparrow\, Yellow-eyed Junco and Scott’s Oriole. Bring water\, hat\, sun protection\, and wear trail shoes. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 3 moderate. Guide: Matt Brown  \n​ \nMeeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92\, by the Wells Fargo bank\, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-s5-madera-and-box-canyons/
LOCATION:The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - S6 Babson's Big Day Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Join professional guide and environmental educator\, Jeff Babson\, on a mini Big Day. \nThe object on this trip will be to see as many different species as possible\, covering the different habitats. SE Arizona is a region where bird species from Mexico\, the Rockies\, and both Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts can be found. Specialties like Gray Hawk\, Montezuma Quail\, Coppery-tailed Trogon\, Sulphur-bellied and Buff-breasted Flycatchers\, Painted Redstart and Olive Warbler can be found\, plus lower elevation species such as Lucy’s Warbler\, and Cassin’s\, Botteri’s and Rufous-winged Sparrows. Then there are all of the hummingbirds! This trip begins at the San Pedro River\, goes to the high elevations in the Huachucas. Bring water\, hat\, water\, sun protection\, and wear trail shoes. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 3 moderate. Guide Jeff Babson \n\nPLEASE NOTE: This trip may enter Fort Huachuca and a visitor’s pass is required. If you are eligible\, please obtain your pass before the trip as there may not be time to get one on the day. See Visitor Access \n\nMeeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92\, by the Wells Fargo bank\, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-s6-babsons-big-day-field-trip/
LOCATION:The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85635\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - S7 Chickadee Chase Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Join professional bird guide Steve Tracey for a trip to the Chiricahua Mountains to search for the Mexican Chickadee. \n The trips starts with a drive across the Sulphur Spring Valley and chance to see grassland species before ascending into the Sierra Madrean pine-oak woodlands along past Pinery Canyon where we will look for Dusky-capped Flycatcher\, Painted Redstart and Bridled Titmouse\, and as we get higher and enter the coniferous forest there are Virginia’s\, Grace’s\, and Olive Warblers. Up at Rustler and Barfoot Parks there is Greater Pewee\, Red-faced Warbler\, Pygmy Nuthatch and Steller’s Jay. The most special bird up here is the Mexican Chickadee – this is the only public land on which it occurs in the entire United States. Bring hat\, water\, sun protection\, and wear trail shoes. Lunch is included – please select your sandwich filling from menu below the Field Trip descriptions on the registration page. Hiking Difficulty: 3 moderate. Guide: Steve Tracey. \n​ \nMeeting place: The south-east entrance of The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista. Turn west onto Calle Mercancia from Highway 92\, by the Wells Fargo bank\, and the entrance is straight ahead. Map link \n​ \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-s7-chickadee-chase-field-trip-3/
LOCATION:The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85635\, United States
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - S8 San Pedro House & River Walk Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:The San Pedro River is a vibrant green ribbon of life\, its riparian vegetation forming an avian super highway through the desert for millions of migrants.  \nJoin local naturalist guides Gordon and Lori Lam in an exploration of the lush cottonwood/willow forest which is home to Gray and Zone-tailed Hawks\, Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet\, Yellow-billed Cuckoo\, low elevation warblers including Lucy’s Warbler\, Abert’s Towhee\, and many more. Also look at the garden with feeders around San Pedro House. Bring hat\, sun protection\, walking shoes and water. Hiking Difficulty: 2 Easy. Guides Gordon and Lori Lam. \n​ \nMeeting place: San Pedro House parking lot. Follow Hwy 90 to the east of Sierra Vista and turn right just before the San Pedro River. Map link. \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-s8-san-pedro-house-river-walk-field-trip-3/
LOCATION:San Pedro House\, 9800 Highway 90\, Sierra Vista\, AZ\, 85650\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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SUMMARY:Southwest Wings: Summer Festival - S9 Ramsey Canyon
DESCRIPTION:Join local bird expert\, Dan Hoobler\, on a visit to the world famous Ramsey Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains. \nOwned by The Nature Conservancy\, this area has been a hot spot for birding for decades. The lower canyon is good for Montezuma and Gambel’s Quails\, Gila and Ladder-backed Woodpeckers\, Rufous-crowned\, Chipping and Botteri’s Sparrows\, Blue and Black-headed Grosbeaks\, and other canyon outlet species. Ramsey Canyon is a reliable location to find Arizona and Acorn Woodpeckers\, Hepatic Tanager\, Grace’s and Red-faced Warblers and Painted Redstart as well as hummingbirds around the information centre. Be prepared for a slow hike covering two miles with a steep 200-foot elevation gain. Bring hat\, water\, sun protection\, and wear trail shoes. Hiking Difficulty: 4 difficult. Guide Dan Hoobler. \n\nMeeting place: Ramsey Canyon Preserve parking lot\, at the top of Ramsey Canyon Road. Map link \n  \n  \nThe 35th Southwest Wings Summer Birding and Nature Festival will be based at The Mall at Sierra Vista\, 2200 El Mercado Loop\, Sierra Vista from August 5-8\, 2026. This family friendly event is our main one with expertly guided field trips\, pre-festival Jamboree\, free programs\, including some new ones just for kids\, exhibitors\, vendors\, live animals and Keynote Buffet Dinner. \n​A non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) is required if you want to join field trips and attend the welcome Jamboree. The small-group guided field trips will be mainly in Group Vans but there will also be several Car Caravan style\, in participants’ own vehicles\, to nearby easily-accessible locations. 
URL:https://scitechinstitute.org/event/southwest-wings-summer-festival-s9-ramsey-canyon/
LOCATION:Ramsey Canyon Preserve\, 27 E. Ramsey Canyon Rd.\, Hereford\, AZ\, 85615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Expo/Festival,Field Sciences,Field Trip/Outdoor Activity
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