Isabella Lee Natural Preserve with Laurel Salvador & Linda Hanson

Trip difficulty: Moderate. Approximately two-mile hiking round trip on mostly uneven surfaces. No restrooms, water or benches are available.

Isabella Lee Natural Preserve is a mesquite bosque along the Tanque Verde Wash. We will look for both returning residents and migrating songbirds as well as the usual desert birds in this area. Depending on water levels, we may see aquatic species as well. Wear hiking shoes and a sun hat and bring water. Take Tanque Verde Road east about .8 mile past Catalina Highway, and turn right onto Bonanza Road to the parking area at the end of the road. Bonanza is about .5 miles west of Houghton Road, if coming from that direction, turn left onto Bonanza from Tanque Verde. Note that Google Maps does not take you the proper way, you must enter via Bonanza Road. Limited to 10 participants.

Leaders: Linda Hanson (birdwithlinda@gmail.com) and Laurel Salvador (laurelsalvador@yahoo.com).

Registration for this trip is free.

Header Image: White-crowned Sparrow by Martin Molina