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General Resources
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Maricopa Audubon Society is an organization of volunteers dedicated to the enjoyment of birds and other wildlife with a primary focus on the protection and restoration of the habitat of the Southwest through fellowship, education, and community involvement.
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Tucson Audubon inspires people to enjoy and protect birds through recreation, education, conservation, and restoration of the environment upon which we all depend.
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Hotspots
Phoenix
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The Gilbert Water Ranch in Gilbert, AZ opened in 1999 and has become the premier birding location in central Arizona. Riparian Wetlands and Mesquite shrub, this site has a little bit of everything.
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Glendale Recharge Ponds |
One of Phoenix's greatest shorebird locations. The ponds can fluctuate greatly from one day to the next but so can the birds. There have been several rare bird sightings here.
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Tucson
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Madera Canyon, one of the most famous birding areas in the United States, is a north-facing valley in the Santa Rita Mountains with riparian woodland along an intermittent stream, bordered by mesquite, juniper-oak woodlands, and pine forests.
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Home to one of Arizona’s few permanently flowing streams, endangered fish, butterflies and birds.
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This riparian habitat is important for wildlife in the absence of the cottonwood gallery forest that used to exist along the nearby Santa Cruz River. As such, it is a green jewel in an otherwise arid environment.
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Grand Canyon
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Almost 3/4's of the worlds California Condors reside at the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.
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Rare Bird Alerts
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The location to find rare birds in Tucson and surrounding area
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Tours and Guides
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