After a quick stop in Payson, we’ll head east on Highway 260 to visit Willow Springs and Woods Canyon Lakes on the Mogollon Rim. This should get us a variety of summer birds—Osprey, flycatchers, tanagers, and warblers, as well as resident woodpecker and nuthatch species. Weather permitting, we’ll plan a picnic lunch at one of the lakes.
Time: Leave Scottsdale at 5 AM and return about 3 PM.
Limit: 7.
Difficulty: 2-3. Lots of walking, with some uneven surfaces at about 6,000’.
Restrictions: All participants must be fully vaccinated.
Leader: Kathe Anderson