Agua Fria National Monument — Maricopa Audubon Society
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Agua Fria National Monument

  • Agua Fria National Monument 5 miles off Highway 17 on Bloody Basin Road Black Canyon City, AZ 85324 (map)

Explore part of Agua Fria National Monument, 40 miles north of Phoenix. The Monument features many canyons with riparian vegetation which, in summer, bring nesting Yellow-billed Cuckoos. We will visit surrounding plateaus and hillsides for wintering sparrows and other birds of the grasslands. We will meet around 6:30 AM at a central Phoenix location and carpool to the Monument, arriving about 8:00 AM

Time: 6:30 AM - about 10:30 AM

 Limit: 10

Difficulty: 2 (moderate walk down a trail to the river)

Leader: Larry Langstaff

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