| Concept:
A multiday, shared expense birding trip of a small group of friends
to Southeast Arizona during the first two weeks of August 2013.
General
Plan:
Two nights in Tucson, three nights in Portal, three nights in
Sierra Vista, two nights in Green Valley, one night in Phoenix.
Participants:
Bert Filemyr
(www.thefilemyrs.com),
Mike Rosengarten, Connie Goldman, Ann Scott
Dates:
Saturday August 3 - Wednesday August 14
Information:
Contact Bert Filemyr
Trip
Blog:
http://www.ArizonaBirding2013.blogspot.com
Planning
Chart:
| Date
and Day |
Proposed
Activities |
Lodging |
Travel
distance from previous night
|
Day
1
Sat. August 3 |
Fly
to Tucson (arrive 12:25 pm MST, will have eaten lunch on
plane)
Pick up rental vehicle (should be on the road by 2 pm)
Rosy-faced Lovebirds
Burrowing Owls
Sweetwater Wetlands (possible)
Bats at dusk (dusk 7:15 pm, arrive about 6:40 pm) |
Tucson
- Hampton Inn |
Phoenix
to Tucson – 1 hr 35 minutes, 108 miles |
Day
2
Sun.. August 4 |
Mt.
Lemmon
Madera Canyon |
Tucson
- Hampton Inn |
0 |
Day
3
Mon.. August 5 |
Wilcox
Local birding in Portal |
Portal
- Cave Creek Ranch |
Tucson
to Willcox – 1 hr 17 minutes, 77 miles
Wilcox to Portal – 1 hr 37 minutes, 92 miles |
Day
4
Tues. August 6 |
Birding
elevations above Portal |
Portal
- Cave Creek Ranch |
0 |
Day
5
Wed.. August 7 |
Birding
the flatlands east of Portal |
Portal
- Cave Creek Ranch |
0 |
Day
6
Thurs.. August 8 |
Ash
Canyon B and B
Beatty's Guest Ranch
Whitewater Draw
Sheelite Canyon
Patagonia Area |
Sierra
Vista - Comfort Inn |
Portal
to Sierra Vista – 2 hrs 9 minutes, 107 miles |
Day
7
Fri. . August 9 |
Ash
Canyon B and B
Beatty's Guest Ranch
Whitewater Draw
Sheelite Canyon
Patagonia Area |
Sierra
Vista - Comfort Inn |
0 |
Day
8
Sat. August 10 |
Ash
Canyon B and B
Beatty's Guest Ranch
Whitewater Draw
Sheelite Canyon
Patagonia Area |
Sierra
Vista - Comfort Inn |
0 |
Day
9
Sun. August 11 |
California
Gulch
Senora Desert Museum |
Green
Valley - Comfort Inn |
Sierra
Vista to Green Valley – 1 hr 30 minutes, 81 miles |
Day
10
Mon. August 12 |
California
Gulch
Cleanup
day |
Green
Valley - Comfort Inn |
0 |
Day
11
Tues. August 13 |
Senora Desert Museum
Cleanup
day |
Quality
Inn - Tempe |
Tucson
to Phoenix – 1 hr 35 minutes, 108 miles |
Day
12
Wed.. August 14 |
Drive
to airport, return rental car, fly home |
Home |
|
Planning
Map:
View
Arizona
2013 in a larger map
|
Useful
Links:
Arizona
Listserve
SEAZ
RBA
SE
AZ Hummingbirds
Sunrise
/ Sunset
Tucson
Weather Forecast
Tucson
Audubon
AviAtlas
Cave
Creek Ranch |
