Welcome to a new concept: Maricopa Audubon is starting a pilot program called “MAS Pod Birdwalks” to offer birding during this difficult Covid-19 period. Our goal is to enjoy birding in small groups while remaining as safe as possible. We request that if you need to cancel your reservation, you contact the trip leader so someone on the wait list can take your spot.
Who: Open only to members of Maricopa Audubon Society (MAS). You may join MAS anytime before the trip here.
Leader: Kathe Anderson
Where: Fountain Hills Lake on the NE corner of Saguaro and El Lago Blvds, in Fountain Hills near the playground. We’ll stroll around the lake where there should be abundant waterfowl, a few shorebirds, blackbirds and common desert birds.
Why: To enjoy birding and friends while safely maintaining CDC and the State of Arizona guidelines.
How: Registration is required. Limit: 4 birders plus the leader. To register, email kathe.coot@cox.net.
When you register, please include a contact phone number where you can be reached in case the field trip needs to be cancelled or for any post-trip messages such as contact tracing.
On the day of the field trip, participants must:
sign the liability waiver
provide a current email address
carpool only with members of your own household
provide and wear a mask
maintain social distancing of 6 feet from others when possible
Bring your binoculars, a snack, water, hat, and personal hand sanitizer.
We will ask for feedback after the event to improve or modify future bird walks to best meet identified needs.