How Do You Watch Spring Migratory Birds In Southeast Arizona?
Southeast Arizona, with its wooded canyons and majestic mountains, offers superb birding in spring and summer. While spring is best for migrating birds, you may want to come in the summertime – if you can stand the heat – in hopes of spotting rare hummingbirds and breeders from across the Mexican border. Choose Tucson as your destination if you’re flying. Rent a car and visit Madera Canyon first, as it’s less than an hour’s drive from Tucson. Hike the trails and look and listen for elegant trogons, as well as other Mexican strays. Travel to Patagonia and bird the Arizona Nature Conservancy’s Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Sanctuary. And don’t miss the famous Patagonia rest stop, which you’ll find written up in any birding guidebook on Southeast Arizona. Drive to Sierra Vista and bird the Huachuca Mountains if possible (sometimes access is limited). Also visit the Nature Conservancy’s preserve at Ramsey Canyon, where the hummingbirds are stunning. Stop at the San Pedro Riparian National Conser
