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Tucson Audubon Society
April 26, 2024
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Welcome, , to Tucson Audubon's weekly update.
This summer, whether you are toiling in Tucson, hiding from the heat in a cabin, or cruising on the high seas, there are birds around you. What a comfort that is. Thanks for all you do to make sure we go on living in a world with birds.
Enjoy this weekly update and, as always, contact us with your questions and concerns.
Kendall Kroesen, e-News editor, 520-209-1806
Volunteers Needed for the 2016 Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
 Calling all volunteers! We are now less than one month away from the 2016 Southeast Arizona Birding Festival. Many of you have already signed up to participate. For those of you who haven’t, fear not! We have an abundance of opportunities still available.
Some of the remaining assignments which we would like to fill can be found on our Volunteer page. It is organized by day and time for your convenience. These are all key roles. Though we have other opportunities available, please sign-up for these first!
For more information or to sign-up please contact Josh Barron at: jbarron@tucsonaudubon.org.
Last Chance to Sign Up -- Festival is Coming Fast!
NEW Trip to WOW Arizona
 We have just added a Saturday festival trip to WOW Arizona and there are additional spaces on the other two trips. Don't miss your chance to visit this amazing hummingbird spot! Description below:
August Hmmm - Hummingbird Migration Mornings!
Share a delicious, gourmet, homemade breakfast on the “Hummingbird Patios” at WOW Arizona! You will be encircled by 25 hummingbird feeders, all within arm’s reach. Expect to see at least eight different species, as you indulge in a morning feast. When you are done with breakfast, walk the grounds and feel the buzz and the pulse of the tiny, colorful birds that surround you! This trip is offered in partnership with WOW Arizona and a portion of the trip fee will be donated to Tucson Audubon so we can continue to protect southeast Arizona birds and their habitats.
Trips on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
6:00 am–11:00 am | $85 per person
Sign up here: tucsonaudubon.org/festtrips.html
More Hummingbirds! Sheri Williamson Keynote
Hummingbirds: Small Wonders
Sheri Williamson, Director, Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory
 Tiny they may be, but hummingbirds know how to live large. Dazzling colors, "singing" feathers, huge brains, voracious appetites, continent-spanning migrations, and sometimes scandalous sex lives are just a few of the qualities that have earned these miniature marvels a devoted following far beyond the birding community. Includes a sneak peek at the forthcoming revised edition of the Peterson Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America.
Friday, August 12, 5:00pm - 8:30pm | $65 per person
A ticket to the dinner program includes one complimentary drink ticket to use at the afternoon social hour from 5:00pm - 6:00pm in the Arizona Riverpark Inn lobby, a buffet dinner, and a seat at Sheri's presentation.
Pre- and Post-Festival Trips Still Open
Northwest
Mexico: Madera, Basaseachic Falls & Yecora
August 15-22, 2016; $2650 per person ($550 single supplement)
This trip focuses on the birds of the northern Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range, a rugged and little-traveled area of Mexico home to a whole range of interesting birds, including a high number of Mexican endemics.
Alpine
Arizona: White Mountains
August 15-19, 2016; $1595 per person
Thanks to the proximity of the White Mountains to Tucson, we'll have chances for many birds that normally require a separate trip deeper into the Interior West of the United States.
Bird
Communities of the Sky Islands
August 7-9, 2016; $795 per person
Most of our time will be spent in the Chiricahua Mountains, the largest and
most biologically diverse of the isolated sierras locally known as "Sky
Islands."
Madera:
A short trip for Sierra Madre endemics
August 7-10, 2016; $1200 per person ($220 single supplement)
This
short but very special trip into the states of Sonora and Chihuahua is
offered mainly to see the target species of the highly endemic
Thick-billed
Parrot and Eared Quetzal.
Find details on all these trips
Living With Nature Monthly Program Needs Hosts
Do you like birds and people? Interested in becoming an important member of the Tucson Audubon team? Tucson Audubon is seeking Program Hosts for our Living With Nature monthly program, our free public meeting series. As a host and representative of the Tucson Audubon Society, you would:
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arrive early to set up the monthly gathering
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help situate our guest speakers
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coordinate logistics with staff
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greet our attendees
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invite non-members to join us!
Contact Josh Barron. We will make this year's Living With Nature series a more welcoming and vibrant gathering than ever before .... with your help!
Featured Birding Field Trips
New Trip! A new field trip has been scheduled for Tuesday July 26: Sally Johnsen's "Secret Trail, Santa Rita Mountains." This is a hiking trip and is limited to 8 people. See the description and sign up at www.tucsonaudubon.org/fieldtrips.
Weekly Trips. We
have weekly free birding trips at Sweetwater Wetlands on Wednesday
mornings at 6 a.m. No registration is required for these—sign in when you arrive.
Special Sweetwater Wetlands trip with Jeff Gordon. On August 12, as part of the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, there will be a very special Sweetwater Wetlands field trip with
Jeff Gordon, president of the American Birding Association and keynote
speaker at the festival. This is a chance to get a glimpse into the
world of North American birds and birding from one of the top experts. You
must register for this special trip: Cost
$30. For more information and to register online, go to tucsonaudubon.org/festtrips.html. More about Jeff Gordon can be found at tucsonaudubon.org/festevents.
Learn the Birds You Hear
 Bird Songs of Southeastern Arizona and Sonora, Mexico by Geoffrey A Keller
Hear, and become familiar with, the songs and calls of 202 species in this auditory adventure that focuses specifically on the birds that can be found in the birding mecca of southeast Arizona, and the neighboring Mexican state of Sonora.
The audio quality of the CDs is fantastic, as would be expected of recordings from Cornell’s Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds. This set also comes with a useful booklet that lists all of the tracks, describes the songs and calls contained in each track, and where it was recorded.
Retail price $29.95
OPTICS
Eagle Optics Ranger 8x32
 Excellent quality binoculars with quality optics at a reasonable price. It is easy to see why the Ranger series from Eagle Optics is their most popular line. The Ranger's optics includes dielectric coatings that allow the viewer to get optimal light transmission and excellent color fidelity. On top of this you get quality BaK-4 prisms that have phase correction coatings resulting in a sharper and higher-contrast image. They are also 100% waterproof.
Member Price $322.99 Regular Price $358.88
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 Thank you, , for being a part of Tucson Audubon and helping to protect birds and the places they live in southeast Arizona.
—Tucson Audubon Staff
(image by Angela Pritchard)
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