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.
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Schedule of Events for January 2012
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Local Programs and Events
7th, Saturday, 10am to 2pm. Sandhill Crane Workshop at Whitewater Draw.
Pre-registration required. Contact Mark Hart
with Game and Fish at 520-388-4445 or e-mail
mhart@azgfd.gov.
11-15. 19th Annual
Wings Over Willcox Birding and Nature Festival.
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14th, Saturday, 5pm. Potluck/Presentation at A-W Research Ranch on
Archaeological Resources at the Research Ranch by Leslie Schupp.
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14th, Saturday, 5pm. Potluck/Presentation at A-W Research Ranch on
Archaeological Resources at the Research Ranch by Leslie Schupp.
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WHERE: Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch,
366 Research Ranch Road, Elgin, AZ 85611
Phone: 520/455-5522
WHEN: Saturday January 14, 5pm
WHAT: Potluck/Presentation at A-W Research Ranch on
Archaeological Resources at the Research Ranch by Leslie Schupp.
Potluck begins at 5:30 PM; presentation begins immediately after
potluck dinner.
RSVP:Please let Pat Kugler (
pkugler@audubon.org) know you're
coming so we can be sure that adequate tables and chairs are set up.
The presentation begins immediately after potluck dinner.
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
17th, Tuesday, 7pm. HAS Monthly Program:
Texas Birding.
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17th, Tuesday, 7pm. HAS Monthly Program:
Texas Birding.
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Texas Birding
For the past two years Ricki and Rick Thompson have spent two to three
weeks in March and early April birding the south Texas coast
(Rockport/Fulton to Port Isabel) and the Rio Grande Valley (Falcon
Lake to Brownsville). Rick's presentation will consist of video clips
made during these two trips. The focus will
be on birds we don't see here and include others because of
interesting behavior
The Huachuca Audubon Society monthly program
will be held on Tuesday, January 17th, 7:00 pm in
Room 702 at Cochise College in Sierra Vista.
See the
street map for the location of the campus in Sierra Vista and the
campus map for the location of the room.
26-29, all day. Dr. Janet Ruth to conduct Sparrow Banding
at two sites in the Sonoita Valley.
Volunteer a day or two to help set mist nets and flush birds.
E-mail janet_ruth@usgs.gov.
31st, 8:30am to 2pm. Environmental Day at the Capitol in Phoenix.
Contact Sandy Bahr at 602-253-8633 or
E-mail sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org. Join the
Arizona Heritage Alliance.
Field Trips
11th, Wednesday, 8am.
FSPR Bird Walk. Meet at San Pedro House (SPH).
28th, Saturday, 8am.
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 8am Oct-Mar (then 7am Apr-Sep),
Bird Walk at Sierra Vista EOP.
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Every Sunday at 8am Oct-Mar (then 7am Apr-Sep),
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 8 AM. Please come early as tours
are limited to 20 participants with two docents.
Every Monday at 8am,
Bird walks on the San Pedro River.
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Every Monday at 8am,
Bird walks on the San Pedro River.
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Join this 2-3 hour weekly bird walk
on the Gordon Lewis property at the San Pedro River.
Meet at 8 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
Feb 11. Potluck/Presentation at A-W Research Ranch on
The Phenology Network
by Jake Weltzin.
Feb 17-20. The Great Backyard Bird Count.
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Feb 21. HAS Monthly Program: Sandy and Betsy Kunzer explore
Great American Deserts
in Horace Steele Conf Room at Cochise College Library
in Sierra Vista.
Mar 10. Potluck/Presentation at A-W Research Ranch on
What to plant, how to plant it and care for it
by Jim Koweek.
Apr 14. Potluck/Presentation at A-W Research Ranch on
<TBD>.
May 12. Potluck/Presentation at A-W Research Ranch on
Partnerships for Desert Rivers
by Aaron Citron.
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 Festivals
Jan 11-15. 19th Annual
Wings Over Willcox Birding and Nature Festival.
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Mar 1-4. 16th Annual
San Diego Bird Festival. E-mail
birdfest@cox.net
or call 858-273-7800.
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Mar 15-18. 42nd Annual
Rivers & Wildlife Crane Festival in Central Nebraska.
E-mail
nebraska@audubon.org
or call 402-797-2301.
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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: 13 January 2012 by REW.
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