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Second Spring
Owls and Warblers in May
Raptors and Sparrows in December
Hummingbirds

Southeast Arizona offers some of the most exciting birding in all of North America. The "Sky Islands", forest-clad mountains jutting up impressively out of the stark surrounding deserts, are home to loads of spectacular species that otherwise only occur south of the border. Hummers often top the list of visiting birders "most-wanteds", with beauties like Magnificent , Blue-throated , White-eared, Lucifer, and Berylline are some of the dozen or so possibilities, but other highlights can include Elegant Trogon, Olive and Red-faced Warblers, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Whiskered Screech-Owl, and the very real possiblity of an extreme rarity from the south.

The deserts and grasslands, crossed by lush riparian areas and dotted by a few ponds and wetlands, also hold an impressive variety of birds. The winter tour especially concentrates on these areas, as they can be teeming with sparrows and finches and loaded with over-wintering raptors.