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SUMMARY:Sonoran Audubon Special Members’ Meeting
DESCRIPTION:YOU ARE INVITED! \nSonoran Audubon Special Members’ Meeting \nMonday\, November 3\, 2025 \n5:45 PM to 7:30 PM \nHummingbird Room \nFoothills Library \n19055 N 57th Ave\, Glendale\, AZ 85308 \nOpen to all Sonoran Audubon Society Friends and Family Members and Friends of Friends! RSVP REQUIRED (see below) \nGuests at this Special Members’ Meeting are SAS’ 2024 and 2025 Western Yellow Billed Cuckoo Survey Interns and our SAS Interns at Hassayampa and SAS. You’ll hear about their adventures learning about and counting these wonderful Cuckoos on the Upper Agua Fria River\, at Tres Rios in PHX and at other sites in our part of Arizona. You’ll hear about the bird banding station at Hassayampa and meet our SAS off and on intern who helps SAS with managing the website and other tasks. \nOur intrepid interns count Cuckoos on the hottest days of the year—from mid-June through August— when the birds arrive in AZ to build their nests and raise young. Bob McCormick\, former SAS Board President and SAS Important Bird Area Coordinator and Tim Flood\, long time SAS member and leader of the Upper Agua Fria River Annual Wet Dry Mapping surveys\, are the senior guides and leaders for SAS’ interns. \nSAS’ outreach to conservation science majors and recent college graduates through these internships is resulting in their participation with SAS and other AZ Audubon chapters. SAS always appreciates interns’ and others’ input to make this effort better and more far-reaching. We hope you’ll join us! —Sincerely\, the SAS Board. \nWHERE: 19055 N 57th Ave\, Glendale\, AZ 85308 \nBasic instructions: Travel to the 101 West of the 17 to the 51st Ave Exit. To avoid construction & traffic take Thunderbird or Union Hills as alternatives from west or east. At the 51st Ave exit off the 101 Freeway\, turn south to wind your way on small streets to 57th Ave. Coming from the south on Thunderbird or Union Hills: go north on 57th Ave; turn right for the library on 57th Ave. just north of Union Hills. \nLibrary Phone Number: +1 623-930-3600 \nRSVP is required. e mail klaf40@gmail.com by end of the day Saturday\, November 1st\, 2025. This sign up is especially important so that we have a people count for a correctly-sized room at the Library. Thanks! \nNOTE: The event is SAS’ only members’ INDOOR meeting in person in 2025. Please refer to the SAS’ website calendar (at https://sonoranaudubon.org/calendar/ )for other events\, bird walks and volunteer opportunities.
URL:https://sonoranaudubon.org/calendar/sonoran-audubon-special-members-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251108T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251108T100000
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SUMMARY:Family Bird Walk - Estrella Mountains
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a family bird walk in the Estrella Mountains with guide\, Tom Locascio! \nThis park has a wide variety of species due to the generous representation of habitats\, such as mesquite bosque; open river channels providing flyovers by Cormorants\, Egrets\, Herons\, and Ibis. There is a mini-grassland\, pollinator garden\, all surrounded by Sonoran Desert species. \nLocation: Estrella Mountain Regional Park\, address: 14805 W. Vineyard Ave. Goodyear\, AZ 85338. Meet at the Nature Center (or behind it\, as the group may be checking out birds). Click here for a Google Maps pin to the location. \nTo sign up\, email Tom at: locascio2000@hotmail.com \nSee our Bird Walks & Field Trips page for general information on the birding events we host.
URL:https://sonoranaudubon.org/calendar/bird-walk-estrella-mountain-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251108T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251108T140000
DTSTAMP:20260513T042848
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SUMMARY:Nature Fest PHX
DESCRIPTION:Nature Fest PHX is an annual free\, family-friendly event that celebrates our community’s connection to nature! Sonoran Audubon\, alongside several other groups\, will have a table at the event to showcase our group\, local birding community\, conservation efforts\, and more. Also at the organization will be opportunities to see live wildlife\, plant for pollinators\, participate in a river clean-up\, and so much more. \nThe Fest will run from 9 am to 2 pm\, with the river clean-up starting earlier at 8 am. \nLocation: Rio Salado 7th Avenue Trailhead\, address: 2801 S. 7th Ave. \nFor more information\, visit the City of Phoenix webpage on the event by clicking here.
URL:https://sonoranaudubon.org/calendar/nature-fest-phx/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251111T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251111T173000
DTSTAMP:20260513T042848
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SUMMARY:Sunset Walk at Gilbert Riparian Preserve
DESCRIPTION:Desert Rivers Audubon has extended an invitation to SAS members for a special family bird walk taking place at sunset. This location is iconic for its wide breadth of urban bird diversity due to the great habitat that the recharge ponds provide for them. \nLocation: Gilbert Riparian Preserve\, address: 2757 E. Guadalupe Rd\, Gilbert\, AZ 85234. Click here for a Google Maps pin to the location. \nCourtesy of Desert Rivers Audubon \nNov 11\, 2025 \nSunset Walk through the Riparian Preserve\nPrior to DRA’s Monthly Speakers Meeting on November 11\,\nplease join an early evening bird walk at Gilbert Riparian\nPreserve from 4:00-5:45 p.m. https://desertriversaudubon.org/event/november-11-sunset-bird-walk-gilbert-riparian-\npreserve/–go here to register for this event (required). \nLet go of the day’s stress as we observe the birds’ last feeding of\nthe day! Sometimes there is frenzied activity before sunset to\nfind a safe roosting place from owls and other predators. If you\nare not an early morning person\, this is a good event for you!\nGilbert Riparian Preserve is one of the best places in the Phoenix\nmetro area for birding. Many waterfowl arrive from the north to\nstay for the winter. The native trees and shrubs that line the flat \nwide paths provide food and protection for many of our year-\nround species and migrants. We might be treated with an \nawesome sunset reflecting on the water!\nBring binoculars (if you have them) and a phone or flashlight as\nthe paths may get dark before we return to the library parking\nlot. Optional: a sandwich or snack.
URL:https://sonoranaudubon.org/calendar/sunset-walk-at-gilbert-riparian-preserve/
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251115T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251115T113000
DTSTAMP:20260513T042848
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SUMMARY:Family Bird Walk - Tres Rios
DESCRIPTION:Sonoran Audubon Society: Tres Rios Wetlands  November 15\, 2025 9:30am-11:30am \nLeaders: Kaylee\, Grey \nFor all experience levels – whether you’re new to birding or an expert – we will learn together \nEnjoy a relaxing late morning bird walk beside an Important Bird Area. Birds we may see and hear include egrets\, herons\, cormorants\, ospreys\, sparrows\, phoebes\, soras\, and wrens. Grey will have Merlin running – so we can all brush up on our auditory birding skills. There may be other wildlife to appreciate as well such as small butterflies\, damselflies\, and dragonflies fluttering around. \nMeet next to the gate in small dirt parking lot off of 91st ave \nUse the I-10 West and get off onto exit 134 for 91st Avenue. Turn left and drive down for ~10 minutes. There will be a small dirt parking lot between Broadway and Baseline for Tres Rios Wetlands to the right. \nhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/ojuEC1YqqMfBNFMP8 \nDifficulty 1\, flat dirt paths – we will walk as much or as little as the group needs \nTo bring: hat\, binoculars\, sunscreen\, water\, bird-identification book\, close-toed walking shoes \nNote: Kaylee will have the Tres Rios permit for the group \nhttps://www.phoenix.gov/administration/departments/waterservices/development-infrastructure/tres-rios-wetlands/birder-information.html \nTo register\, email sonoranaudubon@gmail.com with the subject “Tres Rios Wetlands” \nPlease include if you need a loaner pair of binoculars for the trip and we will do our best to accommodate that request. \nSee our Bird Walks & Field Trips page for general information on the birding events we host.
URL:https://sonoranaudubon.org/calendar/bird-walk-tres-rios/
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SUMMARY:Family Bird Walk - White Tank Mountains
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a family bird walk in the White Tank Mountains with guide\, Tom Locascio! \nBacked up to relatively open habitat to the West\, the White Tanks are a hotspot for a diverse cast of birds and other wildlife. The typical birding session at this park consists of looking for birds around the Visitor Center before setting off on one of the park trails\, such as Black Rock\, Mule Deer\, or Ford Canyon. The Wildlife Pond is a possibility during migration for Warblers and Buntings. \nLocation: White Tank Mountain Regional Park\, address: 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Rd\, Waddell\, AZ 85355. Meet at the Nature Center (or behind it\, as the group may be checking out birds). Click here for a Google Maps pin to the location. \nTo sign up\, email Tom at: locascio2000@hotmail.com \nSee our Bird Walks & Field Trips page for general information on the birding events we host.
URL:https://sonoranaudubon.org/calendar/bird-walk-white-tanks-3/
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