This is on the way up to Seven Springs, north of Scottsdale. It usually hosts a Zone-tailed Hawk nest in the summer, which should have arrived by late April. Other birding includes desert species, and in the creek bottom, under huge shade trees, we can hope for orioles, tanagers, grosbeaks and other migrants that frequent riparian areas. The hike out will be toasty, but doesn’t last that long. Difficulty: 2.5. No fees. No scope necessary. Limit 5 participants. Meet at 5:30am, likely at the Cave Creek Ranger Station – wrap up there about 9:30am. Final logistics to be decided a few days before the trip.
Leader-Kathe Anderson.
This is a pod field trip with COVID restrictions in place:
Open only to Maricopa Audubon Society members. You may join MAS any time before the trip here.
Registration is required. To register, send your cell phone number to kathe.cootatcox.net
Cell numbers are required 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:
show up on time
sign the liability waiver
provide a current email address
carpool only with members of your own household
wear your mask
stay 6 feet from others when possible