Verde Valley Birding And Nature Festival

Schedule:

6:00 am - 8:00 am
Learning to Look Experience with Keynote Richard Crossley
Richard Crossley, Featured Speaker - Lisa Grubbs, Trip Guide

6:00 am - 2:00 pm
Camp Verde: Rancho Tres Brisas
Tim Weber, Trip Guide

6:30 am - 11:00 am
Rimrock: Wet Beaver Creek
Kay Hawklee, Trip Guide - Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)

6:30 am - 2:00 pm
Clarkdale: Sycamore Canyon
David Moll, Trip Guide

7:00 am - 11:00 am
Sedona: D.A. Ranch
Rosa Palarino, Trip Guide - Abby Confer

7:00 am - 11:00 am
Camp Verde: Alcantara Vineyards
Whit Manter, Trip Guide

7:00 am - 11:30 am
Sedona: Sedona Wetlands & Oak Creek Yard
Rich Armstrong, Trip Guide

7:00 am - 11:30 am
Backyards and Gardens: Attracting Birds and Butterflies
Janie Ward-Langley, Trip Guide - See Trip Pin - Field Trips

7:30 am - 1:00 pm
Prescott: Watson & Willow Lakes
Marceline VandeWater, Trip Guide

8:00 am - 10:00 am
Armchair BirdingFree - must RSVP
The Lookout Staff , Trip Guide - Canopy Trail @ DHRSP - Field Trips

8:00 am - 11:00 am
Cottonwood: Beginner Bird Walk at DHRSP
Kathe Anderson, Trip Guide - Dead Horse Ranch State Park - Field Trips

8:30 am - 11:30 am
Black Hawks, Butterflies, & Hummingbirds - NEW - Birds & Breakfasts with 3 presentations
Scott Johnson - Becky Hardy - Alice Madar - The Studio at Dead Horse Ranch SP - Seminar/Workshop

9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Learning to Look Experience with Keynote Richard Crossley
Richard Crossley, Featured Speaker - Lisa Grubbs, Trip Guide - Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP) - Field Trips

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Bird Behavior
Kathe Anderson - Cottonwood Community Clubhouse 805 N Main St.-  Seminar/Workshop

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Birding Basics; Get started birding!
Eric Moore, Speaker, Trip Guide  - The Studio at Dead Horse Ranch SP - Seminar/Workshop

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Birds on the Move: Tracking with MOTUS
Kay Hawklee, Speaker - Cottonwood Community Clubhouse 805 N Main St. - Seminar/Workshop

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

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Optics with the Lookout - Free Event - Must RSVP
The Lookout Staff , Speaker, Trip Guide - Lagoons @ DHRSP - Seminar/Workshop

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Meet Moonlight! Owls, Rescue and Rehab
Tori Marshall

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Welcome Cocktail Reception & Presentation with Steve Hoffman - New Event
Steve Hoffman - Social

5:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sedona: Dusk Birding at Bubbling Ponds & Dinner at "Up the Creek"
Lisa Grubbs, Trip Guide - Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)

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