Tucson Audubon Society

UPCOMING TRIPS

July 24-Saturday
Young Birders Field Trip - Mount Lemmon
For this month's young birders trip we will ascend the Catalina highway in search of birds of the higher elevations and relief from the heat of Tucson! We'll concentrate on the upper parts of the mountains, looking for birds of the conifer forests. Red-faced Warbler, Pygmy Nuthatch, Steller's Jay, and Pine Siskin are just a few of the birds we may encounter. Bring lunch, water, sunscreen, and a hat. We'll be done by 1pm. Contact leaders for meeting time & place or any other info.

Contact leaders Scott Olmstead This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it /520-840-9567 or Rob Payne This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it /867-0490 for more details.

August 7-Saturday 7:30 to 9:30 AM
Sweetwater Wetlands Family Outing Series
Do you enjoy sharing the joy of nature and outdoor activities with your children or grandchildren? Make peanut butter bird feeders; sketch and color birds; or check out a backpack filled with family activities. We'll loan you the binoculars! Presented by Tucson Audubon Society and Sunnyside School District's Student Urban Naturalists (SASUN). Children age 4-14 must be accompanied by an adult!

Leader: Deborah Vath at dvath@hotmail.comor 490-4835.
 

More about the Youth Birding Program Field Trips
All kids 8-18 years of age with an interest in birds are invited to join in the trip.

The club's adult leaders, Robert Payne and Scott Olmstead, are young men that share a passion for birding and a desire to help open up the world of birding to kids.

Most of the trips will be a half-day of birding at local Tucson parks or birding hotspots and will usually end with a lunch meeting. We hope the young birders themselves will play an important role in determining the focus and direction of the club. It is our hope that, beyond gaining and sharing birding skills, club members will gain an interest in natural history and take on citizen science projects that “give back” to the birding community and to wildlife.