It was an overcast day with poor light and occasional light rain which made some of the trails very muddy. Nonetheless nine dedicated Sonoran Audubon birders joined leader Lorraine Thompson for a search for birds at the Nature Conservancy Preserve near Wickenburg which was open especially for them.

The Red-shouldered Hawks that nested there were seen. Also seen were: Pied-billed Grebe, Mallard, Cooper's Hawk, American Kestrel, Common Moorhen, American Coot, White-winged Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, Gila Woodpecker, Red-shafted Flicker, Black Phoebe, Scrub Jan, Verdin, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler, Abert's Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon), House Finch, and a Marsh Wren was heard.