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
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Local Programs and Events
Enter the Audubon Magazine Photo Contest before Sept. 7.
Learn more about Birds in Focus...
11th, Saturday, 6pm. Potluck/Presentation at A-W RR on
FROG Project: Conservation of Aquatic Vertebrates
of Cienega Creek.
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11th, Saturday, 6pm. Potluck/Presentation at A-W RR on
FROG Project: Conservation of Aquatic Vertebrates
of Cienega Creek.
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WHERE: Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch,
366 Research Ranch Road, Elgin, AZ 85611
Phone: 520/455-5522
WHEN: Saturday September 11, 6pm
WHAT: Potluck/Presentation at A-W Research Ranch on
F.R.O.G. (Fish and Frog Restoration and Outreach Group) Project, by
Philip C. Rosen, Research Scientist, School of Natural Resources &
Environment, University of Arizona.
Potluck begins at 6:30 PM; presentation begins immediately after
potluck dinner.
Mark your calendars for our next Potluck and Presentation on Saturday,
October 9, 2010 at 5 pm when Susan Wethington will present Hummingbird
diversity and abundance in southeastern Arizona at the turn of the
century.
RSVP to pkugler@audubon.org
so that we can have tables and chairs set up accordingly.
Please bring a dish to share and any beverages you prefer besides tea
and coffee. We will provide tea and coffee, dishes and flatware.
Regards,
Staff at Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch
366 Research Ranch Road
Elgin, AZ 85611
21st, Tuesday, 7pm. HAS Monthly Program at rm 313, Cochise College.
Field Trips
8th, Wednesday, 7am. FSPR Bird Walk. Meet at San Pedro House (SPH).
12th, Sunday, 6am. HAS Field Trip to Empire/Las Cienegas NCA.
Meet at Sierra Vista City Hall.
18th, Saturday, 7am. FSPR Hike: From Hereford Bridge to San Pedro House.
Meet at SPH and carpool to Hereford Bridge ($5 fee).
21st, Tuesday, 6am. HAS Field Trip to Saint David.
Meet at Sierra Vista City Hall.
25th, Saturday, 7am. FSPR Bird Walk. Meet at San Pedro House (SPH).
Note: due to the particularly high price of gas, car pool passengers
are expected to provide adequate compensation to their drivers, about
8 cents per mile.
Weekly events
Every Sunday at 7am Apr-Sep (then 8am Oct-Mar),
Bird Walk at Sierra Vista EOP.
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Every Sunday at 7am Apr-Sep (then 8am Oct-Mar),
Bird Walk at Sierra Vista EOP.
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The Sunday bird walks at the Sierra Vista EOP (Environmental Operations Park)
sponsored by Huachuca Audubon Society, Friends
of the San Pedro River, and the Southeast Arizona Birding Observatory
start at 7 AM. Please come early as tours
are limited to 20 participants with two docents.
Every Monday at 7am,
Bird walks on the San Pedro River.
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Every Monday at 7am,
Bird walks on the San Pedro River.
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Join the Huachuca Audubon Society for 2-3 hour weekly birdwatching
field trips to the Gordon Lewis property on the San Pedro River.
Meet at 7 am, Monday mornings, at the pull-off just west of the
bridge, on the north side of Highway 92 (near Palominas; There is a
rusty quonset hut just before the turn-off, and a gate numbered
10663.) Check out the Google
map
of the location of the property entrance.
Bring water, sun protection, and adequate clothing; it will
be cold. This is a unique opportunity to visit private property with
incredible riparian habitat, including burrowing owl roosts. There
is no fee, and interested non-members are welcome.
Looking Ahead
Oct. 8-10.
AZFO State Meeting in Prescott
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Oct. 9, Saturday, 5pm. Potluck/Presentation at A-W RR on
Hummingbird Connection, by Susan Wethington.
Oct 11, Monday, 9am. HAS Family Bird Walk Meet at SPH.
Oct 21, Thursday, 7am. HAS Field Trip to Sawmill Canyon.
Meet at Gateway Park near main entrance to Ft Huachuca. Bring photo ID.
Oct 26, Tuesday, 8am. HAS Bird Walk along San Pedro River and
Grasslands. Meet at SPH.
Nov 6, Saturday, 9am. HAS Family Bird Walk at Brown Canyon.
Meet at Cinema parking lot at Choctaw and Hwy 92.
Nov 11-14, 2010.
Audubon Round Up at Saguaro Lake Ranch.
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Nov 11-14, 2010.
Audubon Round Up at Saguaro Lake Ranch.
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Consider yourself invited!
Experience the Sonoran Desert along the powerful Salt River at Saguaro
Lake Ranch (30 miles from PHX Airport)
www.saguarolakeranch.com.
Featuring: Conservation and Chapter Sustainability Themes, fun
networking opportunities and GREAT BIRDING!
Invitees: Audubon Chapters in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and
Colorado (the Colorado River watershed, roughly)
Costs: from $115 PP (includes all meals) plus registration Fee TBA
CONTACT: Karen LaFrance, VP Sonoran Audubon Society, Glendale, AZ;
Together Green Fellow:
klaf@cox.net
or 602-809-0947 (cell and voice).
For Further Information: For registration and other updates:
www.sonoranaudubon.org; and
www.azaudubon.org
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.
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Join Mark Pretti and HAS in West Mexico, Feb. 24 - March 4, 2011.
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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.
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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.
Learn more at
www.lifers-birding.com.
Birding Festivals
Aug. 4-8, 2010. 19th Annual Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival.
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Sep. 16-19, 2010. 6th Annual Gila River Festival.
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Jan. 12-16 2011.
Wings Over Willcox Festival.
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Jan. 12-16 2011.
Wings Over Willcox Festival.
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WINGS OVER WILLCOX FESTIVAL - JANUARY 12-16 2011
The annual celebration of thousands of
Sandhill Cranes and other wintering birds is coming soon. This is your
opportunity to learn more about the birds and other natural history
subjects as well as past and present human life in the Sulphur Springs
Valley.
Tours include Sandhill Cranes -
thousands up close and personal, southwest mountain birds,
beginning birdwatching, Muleshoe ranch, Eurofresh greenhouse and
valley farming, Willcox walking history, hawk stalks, sparrow seeks,
grassland birds, ghost towns, botany, a working cattle ranch, local
archeology, wetlands and woodlands and Chiricahua geology. Free
seminars cover backyard native landscaping for wildlife,
wildlife photography, astronomy, ice age animals and
humans, sky islands, basic bird watching, bats, sandhill cranes,
lizards, butterflies and nest box building. Registration, tour
departures and seminars are located at the Willcox Community Center on
Stewart Street.
The daily trade fair at the Community Center has booths
ranging from birding and field trip accessories, original art and
photography to arts and crafts and natural resource and local history
displays.
Our banquet speaker on Saturday night,
Scott Weidensaul is the author of more than two dozen books on natural history,
including the Pulitzer Prize finalist Living on the Wind,
about bird migration, Return to Wild America: A Yearlong
Search for the Continent's Natural Soul, and his newest book,
Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding.
Weidensaul writes for such publications as Audubon,
Nature Conservancy and National Wildlife;
he lives in the mountains of
eastern Pennsylvania, where he studies the migration of owls and
hummingbirds. In addition to being the keynote speaker Scott will lead
some birding tours.
Wings Over Willcox has something for everyone.
Come learn more about our winter
visitors as well as your surroundings and natural history of the
valley. Tours are limited and many fill early.
Contact the Willcox Chamber of Commerce at 384-2272,
800-200-2272 or go online at
www.wingsoverwillcox.com
for further information and registration.
In order to locate upcoming festivals, please consult the
American Birding Association
Birding and Nature Festivals Directory.
Mission Statement
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The goal of Huachuca Audubon Society members is to conserve and
restore eco-systems so that birds and other wildlife can flourish and
enrich the Earth's diversity. Members enjoy observing wildlife and
seek its protection through efforts to advance public understanding of
the relationships of all life forms and the consequences of
interfering with these relationships.
Huachuca Audubon Society members are concerned conservationists who
work to extend the public awareness of the value of conservation. They
also seek to inform and influence lawmakers so that their work may
reflect this value.
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Last update: 31 August 2010 by REW.
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