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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
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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/
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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/
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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
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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
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