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Car Pooling:
Maricopa Audubon Strongly encourages
carpooling on filed trips. Please make every effort to
organize your own carpool; consolidate vehicles at meeting places;
and/or contact leaders for car pooling assistance. It is
recommended that passengers reimburse drivers 5 to 10 centers per
mile.
Legend:
Limit:
Maximum number of participants per filed trip. Please call
early to make your reservations.
Difficulty Levels 1 through 5:
1 equals very low level of exertion, short waling distance,
considerable birding from vehicle and possible multiple birding
stops. 5 equals very high level of difficulty with respect to
exertion. Longer hiking distances are expected with possible
steep trails.
Reminders:
- Wear neutral colored clothing and
sturdy walking shoes.
- bring sunscreen, sunglasses, head
protection and water
- Avoid wearing bright colors
- bring your binoculars
- don't forget to have FUN!!
Several of our
fall trips may have to be canceled because of forest closings this
summer. Be sure to call the leader for current updates..
Callow spring migrants are now hardy survivors, heading south.
Wednesday, August 7 through
Sunday, August 11 - Southwest
Wings Birding Festival will be held in Bisbee.. Call 1-800 946-4777 for information.
Friday, August 16 through
Sunday, August 18 - Grand
Canyon North Rim. Gorgeous
scenery and great birds. Migrating
warblers, Blue Grouse, Three-toed
Woodpecker, Cassins Finch and many more.
We will drive and make camp Friday, bird all day Saturday and
Sunday morning, then return. Stay
at D.Mott campground, Jacobs Lake, the North Rim or Kaibab Lodge.
Must contact leader for details and reservation before
August 1, 2002. Limit:
15.
Leader: Charles Babbitt
(602) 840-1772
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Saturday, August 24
- Ramsay
CanyonSierra Vista. August
is a great month for fledglings, early migrants, and hummingbirds.
We will meet at noon at the Nature Conservancy parking lot.
Non-TNC members should bring $5 for entrance.
Expect temperatures in the 80's.
Bring a lunch, water, and a poncho or raincoat.
We will return in the early afternoon.
Difficulty 2. Limit 20. Call
leader for information.
Phoenix Contact: Mark Horlings (MHorlings@aol.com)
Leader: Mark Pretti
(520) 378-2640
Saturday, September 7 -
Buenos
Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Brown Canyon & Arivaca Cienega.
It will still be a little hot, but this weekend offers
the best chance to see a variety of migrant hummingbirds.
Montezumas quail are present although spotted only about
10% of the time. September
and October are the best months of the year for verdant scenery.
A refuge naturalist will lead us on a morning hike (5 miles
round trip) through a sycamore canyon, ending at a 47-foot natural
bridge. The
canyon is at 4000' elevation. After
lunch, well visit the riparian area at Arivaca Cienega.
There is a fee of $5 per person.
Meet at 8:00 a.m. Bring
walking shoes, sunscreen, lunch, water, and a poncho.
Please contact leader for information and reservations.
Limit: 20
Difficulty: 3
Leader: Bonnie Swarbrick
(520) 823-4251
Phoenix Contact: Mark Horlings
(Mhorlings@aol.com)
Sunday, October 6
- Hart
Prairie Preserve-Flagstaff. We
will meet at The Nature Conservancy headquarters, 2601 N. Fort
Valley Road ( Hwy 180) in
Flagstaff at 10:00 a.m. and carpool to the preserve.
Expected migrants
include orange-crowned, black-throated gray, and Virginia warblers.
Three-toed woodpeckers, sharp-shinned hawks, and prairie
falcons are in the area.
Bring a lunch and $5 fee for non-TNC members.
Monsoon failure may force a second cancellation of this trip,
so be sure to call. Limit 20.
Difficulty 2 (Easy
nature trail-about one and a half miles around).
Phoenix Contact: Mark Horlings
(MHorlings@aol.com)
Leader: Todd Barnell
(928) 774-8892
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