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Tucson Audubon Society
April 30, 2024
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Welcome, Jo, to Tucson Audubon's weekly update.
Tucson Audubon is excited to present what is now arguably the premier wildlife festival in southern Arizona: The Tucson Bird and Wildlife Festival! It happens now through Sunday. Please read below about opportunities for fun and learning at the festival and go to the festival website for more. There are many ways local residents can participate.
Thank you to all that filled out our questionnaire about the monthly meetings.
Write to us about your favorite festival experiences!
Reply to this email with any questions or comments.
- Kendall Kroesen, email editor
Tucson Bird & Wildlife Festival: Now is the Time to Experience Southeast Arizona!
The Festival is this week, August 12 – 16 at the Arizona Riverpark Inn.
Two fun-filled KIDS EVENTS on Saturday, August 15
- LIVE ANIMALS from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
10am – 11am: FREE Special Family Friendly Presentation
Limit 40 people and limit of 4 people per registration. For families only with children under the age of 18.
Register here.
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NEST BOX Building Family Workshops
2pm – 5pm: Together
with your child (under the age of 18), you will help Tucson Audubon
create nesting habitat for two local bird species, Lucy’s Warbler and
Ash-throated Flycatcher. $10/family
Register here for these workshops
 Evening programs: Space still available
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Prophets of Woe and Mischance: Discovering Southwestern Owls with Rick Wright
Friday, August 14, 6:30 – 8:00 pm I $30
- The Dozen Most Important Things You Can Do For Birds and Bird Conservation with Paul J. Baicich
Saturday, August 15, 6:30 – 8:00pm I $30
Register for either of these talks
Live It Up, Locals! At the FREE Nature Expo
- Free nature talks,
workshops, social hours, evening programs, and more! See details here
 Enjoy the music of Jacob Acosta on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings!
Jacob has
worked in the bands Race You There and Roll Acosta, along with the
legendary producer and indie wizard, John Vanderslice. He has been
featured on NPR, been on multiple national compilations and features for
Zia Records, has showcased dozens of music festivals throughout the
western United States, and has released 8 albums since 2008. jacobacostamusic.com
Visit the festival website for more information on workshops and evening programs,
field trips, and more!
Fall Birding Field Trips = FUN
September 5—Saturday 6:30 AM
Chiricahuas
Leader: Clifford Cathers: 520.982.3272 or AZCliffy@Q.com
September 26—Saturday 7:00 AM
Atturbury Wash, Lincoln Regional Park
Trip Rating: Easy. Walking Distance: 1 mile. Elevation Gain: Moderate. Ground Conditions: Mostly groomed trail, some sand/gravel.
Leader: Kendall Kroesen: 520.971.2385 or kkroesen@tucsonaudubon.org
September 27—Sunday 7- 9:30 AM
Last Migrating Hummers/New Fall Birds - WOW Arizona
Trip Rating: Easy/moderate Distance: 1k Surface: Gravel/path/pavement
Leaders: Christopher Vincent & MaryEllen Landen cj@wowarizona.org 520.907.8735
October 31—Saturday 9 a.m.
Reid Park
Leader: John Higgins. 520-578-1830 jghiggins@comcast.net
See the full list of current trips and sign up online here
Birder image by Kate Reynolds
Contribute to Lesser Long-nosed Bat Ecology Study
 Arizona Game & Fish, along with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Town of Marana are collaborating on a Citizen Scientist project to monitor bats’ use of hummingbird feeders. If you enjoy watching wildlife and sitting on your porch during summer evenings, please consider volunteering your time. Your efforts will allow Wildlife and Resource Managers in Arizona a better understanding of the ecology of a nectar-feeding bat species, the lesser long-nosed bat. It's a species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. It will also be used by the Town of Marana and the City of Tucson to develop their Habitat Conservation Plans.
For more information about becoming involved, please visit www.maranaaz.gov/bat-study.
Rockjumper Birding Tours is a long-time member of Tucson Audubon's Birds & Business Alliance!
Optics Day at the Festival - Friday, August 14
In the market for a new pair of binoculars? The Tucson Audubon Nature Shop has what you need and just in time for our Tucson Bird and Wildlife Festival. Now is a great time to be thinking about an investment in a new pair of binoculars. Our Tucson Bird and Wildlife Festival is just around the corner and both Zeiss and Swarovski are running summer promotion sales. Stop in our Nature Shop for the details on both promotions.
We not only have what you need to get out birding, we’re packing up and taking our optics inventory on the road. Thinking about a new pair of binoculars and not sure what you need or what to look for? Worried you will end up with a pumpkin when you were really looking for a golden carriage? Join us on Friday, August 14th out at Sweetwater Wetlands to ask the experts. The Tucson Audubon Society will be hosting Optics Day as a part of our Festival. This free outdoor event will give you a chance to test and try a vast variety of binoculars while accompanied by expert reps to answer questions and help guide you to your “glass slipper."
 Thank you, Jo, for being a part of Tucson Audubon and helping to protect birds and the places they live in southeast Arizona.
—Tucson Audubon Staff
(image by Angela Pritchard)
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