Verde Valley Birding And Nature Festival

Schedule:

6:00 am - 2:00 pm
Clarkdale: Sycamore Canyon  
David Moll, Trip Guide  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)

6:30 am - 11:30 am
Sedona: Bubbling Ponds IBA & Page Springs Fish Hatchery - Small Capacity
Marceline VandeWater, Trip Guide

6:45 am - 10:45 am
Sedona: Spring Creek & Oak Creek Valley  
Lisa Grubbs, Trip Guide  Heather Hoffling, Assistant Trip Guide

7:00 am - 11:00 am
Tavasci Marsh  
Whit Manter, Trip Guide  Lagoons @ DHRSP  Field Trips

7:00 am - 11:30 am
Sedona: Birding, Hiking, and History tour of the Upper Red Rock Loop Rd - Small Capacity
Nanette Armstrong, Trip Guide  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)  Field Trips

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

7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sedona: Sedona Wetlands & Red Rock State Park  
Tim Weber, Trip Guide  Becky Hardy, Assistant Trip Guide  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)

7:30 am - 10:30 am
Cottonwood: Roadside Birding & Garden  
Janie Ward-Langley, Trip Guide

7:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cornville: Sycamore Springs Guest House  
Kay Hawklee, Trip Guide  Kristen Rothrock, Trip Guide

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

8:00 am - 11:00 am
Sedona: Beginner Bird Walk at Sedona Wetlands  
Rich Armstrong, Trip Guide  See Trip Pin  Field Trips

8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Rimrock: Montezuma Well  
Rosa Palarino, Trip Guide

8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cottonwood: Cadillac Canoe - Water Trip
Chip Norton

9:00 am - 11:00 am
Botanical Walk - Lime Kiln Trail - Botany Focus
Max Licher, Speaker  See Trip Pin  Field Trips

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Honeybees and other pollinators - taking the sting out
Bruce Steele  Nancy Steele  Cottonwood Community Clubhouse 805 N Main St.  Seminar/Workshop

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Awesome Arizona: 200 Amazing Facts about the Grand Canyon State
Roger Naylor  The Studio at Dead Horse Ranch SP  Seminar/Workshop

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Featured Speaker!!!
Advanced Bird ID: Identification of Arizona's Diurnal Raptors
Steve Hoffman  Cottonwood Community Clubhouse 805 N Main St.  Seminar/Workshop

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Birding By Ear
Homer Hansen, Speaker

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Birds of Prey
The Studio at Dead Horse Ranch SP  Seminar/Workshop

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Dusk Birding: Jail Trail & Dinner at Belfry Brewery  
Tim Weber, Trip Guide  Vans at Festival Site (DHRSP)

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