Verde Valley Birding And Nature Festival

About the Event

Schedule:

6:00 am - 12:00 pm
Stoneman Lake
Tim Weber, Trip Guide  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)  Field Trips

6:00 am - 1:00 pm
Camp Verde: Hauser & Hauser Farms (Formerly Shield Ranch)
Chip Norton, Trip Guide  Lisa Grubbs, Trip Guide  Heather Hoffling, Assistant Trip Guide  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)

6:00 am - 2:00 pm
Camp Verde: Rancho Tres Brisas
Kay Hawklee, Trip Guide  Becky Hardy, Assistant Trip Guide

6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Agua Fria National Monument
Damon Haan  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)  Field Trips

6:30 am - 11:30 am
Rockin' River Ranch
Whit Manter, Trip Guide  Abby Confer, Assistant Trip Guide  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)

6:30 am - 12:30 pm
Camp Verde: West Clear Creek
Marceline VandeWater, Trip Guide  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)

6:30 am - 2:00 pm
Clarkdale: Mingus Mountain
David Moll, Trip Guide  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)  Field Trips

7:00 am - 11:00 am
Clarkdale: Indian Springs
Rosa Palarino, Trip Guide  Ryan Crouse, Trip Guide  See Trip Pin  Field Trips

7:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cornville: Wings to Wine
Janie Ward-Langley  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)  Field Trips

7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Watching Warblers with Homer Hansen
Homer Hansen, Trip Guide  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)  Field Trips

7:30 am - 12:00 pm
Clarkdale: Bent River Ranch
Kristen Rothrock, Trip Guide  Rita Faruki, Speaker  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)

7:30 am - 1:00 pm
Flagstaff: Picture Canyon/Walnut Canyon Lakes
Brooks Hart, Trip Guide  See Trip Pin  Field Trips

8:00 am - 1:15 pm
Raptor Ramblings with Steve Hoffman  - Featured Speaker & Small Capacity
Steve Hoffman  Tice Supplee  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)  Field Trips

8:00 am - 10:00 am
Armchair Birding - Free event - Must RSVP
The Lookout Staff , Trip Guide  Canopy Trail @ DHRSP  Field Trips

8:00 am - 11:00 am
Sedona: Garden Tour
Nanette Armstrong, Trip Guide  Rich Armstrong, Trip Guide

8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Montezuma Well: A Stroll and Discussion of Spring Ecosystem Ecology
Larry Stevens, Trip Guide  See Trip Pin  Field Trips

9:00 am - 11:00 am
Botanical Walk - Tavasci - Botany focus
Max Licher, Speaker  See Trip Pin  Field Trips

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Spring Ecosystems: Baseflow Sources of the Verde River
Larry Stevens, Speaker  The Studio at Dead Horse Ranch SP  Seminar/Workshop

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Northern Arizona Birds with a Meme Twist
Margaret Dyekman, Speaker  Cottonwood Community Clubhouse 805 N Main St.  Seminar/Workshop

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Advanced Bird ID: Focusing on Flycatchers
Homer Hansen, Speaker  Cottonwood Community Clubhouse 805 N Main St.  Seminar/Workshop

5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Keynote Banquet and Presentation by Richard Crossley
Richard Crossley  Cottonwood Community Clubhouse 805 N Main St.  Social

*Location: Dead Horse Ranch State Park, plus guided birding tours across the Verde Watershed

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