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Welcome to the Huachuca Audubon Society

The Huachuca Audubon Society (HAS) offers monthly meetings in the form of lectures or slide shows on birding and natural history subjects. Meetings take place in Sierra Vista, usually on the third Tuesday of the month, September through May. Frequent birding trips to a variety of birding hotspots are offered year round. Whether in the area for a few days or newly relocated here, you are invited to join us in any activity offered. Check out recent trip reports of travels in Mexico and locally.

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Schedule of Events for September 2010 [E-mail us about coming events & corrections]

Local Programs and Events

11th, Saturday, 6pm. Potluck/Presentation at A-W RR on FROG Project: Conservation of Aquatic Vertebrates of Cienega Creek.
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21st, Tuesday, 7pm. HAS Monthly Program at rm 313, Cochise College.

Field Trips

Weekly events

Every Sunday at 7am Apr-Sep (then 8am Oct-Mar), Bird Walk at Sierra Vista EOP. Blue Arrow Learn more...
Every Monday at 7am, Bird walks on the San Pedro River. Blue Arrow Learn more...

Looking Ahead

Nov 11-14, 2010. Audubon Round Up at Saguaro Lake Ranch. Blue Arrow Learn more...
Nov 13, Saturday, 8am. HAS Field Trip to Beatty's Guest Ranch/Miller Canyon. Meet at trailhead parking lot below Beatty's property.
Nov 21, Sunday, 7am. HAS Field Trip to Whitewater Draw. Meet at Sierra Vista City Hall.
Dec 11, Saturday, 7am. HAS Field Trip to Patagonia Lake. Meet at Sierra Vista City Hall.
Jan 9, Sunday, 8am. HAS Field Trip to Whitewater Draw. Meet at Sierra Vista City Hall.
For additional nearby field trips and programs, check out the Friends of San Pedro River and Friends of Sonoita Creek.
Interested in butterflies? Check out the Southeast Arizona Butterfly Association.

International Bird Tours

Birding and Natural History in Mexico with Mark Pretti Nature Tours

Join Mark Pretti and HAS in West Mexico, Feb. 24 - March 4, 2011. New Item Blue Arrow Learn more...

The Birds and Natural History of the Durango Highway and San Blas, Mexico
Feb. 24 - March 4, 2011


Harboring about ten percent of Earth's biodiversity, Mexico is one of the most biologically rich countries in the world. During this natural history and birding adventure, we'll explore and learn about some of that richness as we travel along the Durango Highway in southern Sinaloa and in and around the town of San Blas, Nayarit.

Tropical deciduous forest, the pine-oak woodland of the Sierra Madre, tropical rivers, mangrove forests, beaches, and a shade grown coffee plantation make up the varied habitats we'll visit. Amidst the exotic vegetation of cecropia, gumbo limbo, strangler fig, rosa amarilla, cohune palm, and red mangrove, we should encounter military macaw, tufted and San Blas jays, red warbler, red-headed tanager, russet-crowned motmot, up to four species of trogon, golden vireo, bumblebee hummingbird, green and spiny-tailed iguanas, colorful tropical butterflies, and many other natural treats.

The all-inclusive, double occupancy cost from Sierra Vista, AZ is TBA, but should be about $2100-2200 per person, double occupancy, and includes all lodging, meals, excursions, admissions, and transportation from Mazatlan. Group size is limited to eight participants. For more information, contact Mark Pretti at (520) 803-6889 or e-mail mpnaturetours@earthlink.net. Also, see Mark Pretti Nature Tours web site for further information. For each person who joins the tour, Mark will donate $100 to Huachuca Audubon! It's a win-win!!

October 2010 Brazil Tour with Cheepers!

This tour has 4 spots left. For each HAS member who registers by June 30, 2010, Cheepers! Birding on a Budget LLC will donate $200 to Huachuca Audubon. Blue Arrow Learn more...

Lifers & Twitchers Birding Tours (South Africa)

Lifers & Twitchers Birding Tours is a Johannesburg-based tour operator offering 11-12 day bird tours of northern and eastern South African hot spots.   For every tour booked by a member of Huachuca Audubon Society, they will donate 10% of the proceeds to our chapter.  
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Birding Festivals

Aug. 4-8, 2010. 19th Annual Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival. Blue Arrow Learn more...

Sep. 16-19, 2010. 6th Annual Gila River Festival. Blue Arrow Learn more...

Jan. 12-16 2011. Wings Over Willcox Festival. New Item Blue Arrow Learn more...

In order to locate upcoming festivals, please consult the American Birding Association Birding and Nature Festivals Directory.


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