*Birding/Nature: Sweetwater Wetlands/Christopher Columbus Park--Tuesday 04/15/2025

When
04/15/2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location
GVR Photography Club, Santa Rita Springs Social Center
Spaces left
3

Registration

Photography Club Member
You must be a Member to attend this event.

Birding/Nature: Sweetwater Wetlands / Christopher Columbus Park--Tuesday 04/15/2025

Due to inclement weather forcasted for Wednesday, April 1, 2025, this trip has been moved to April 15th, 2025.

Cost: Free but you must register to attend

Sweetwater Wetlands and Christopher Columbus Park are two of the top birding areas in the Tucson metro area. This water-rich streamside riparian zone supports a huge variety of wildlife, including dragonflies, raccoons, hawks, bobcats and dozens of other species that make the wetlands their full- or part-time home. Recent sightings include an Orange-crowned Warbler, a Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, a Cassin's Kingbird and a Spotted Sandpiper, just to name a few. The various types of waterfowl are always a treat!

Paths are flat and either decomposed granite or gravel.

If you have binoculars, you may want to bring them along. A small notebook and pen or pencil would be useful to record your sightings.

Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and shoes. A hat and water are suggested. Bring your lunch so you can spend as much time as you want observing birds and activities.

Denise LeCount-O'Brien will be leading this trip. Please contact Denise at (309) 830-0177 or email her at rurt2dede@gamil.com if you have any questions.

Meet at the upper-level parking lot at the Photography Club at 8 AM for carpooling. We will leave for Sweetwater at 8:15 AM. A $5.00 donation is appropriate to give the driver if you are carpooling.

If you need to cancel, please contact Lynn Rozema, Field Trip Coordinator at (719) 351-5193 or lrozema51@gmail.com. We may have people on the wait list to take your place.

NOTICE:

All participants need to be responsible for an assessment of their mobility and health issues relating to field trips. Some trips may not be appropriate, but you must make that determination. However, the trip leader may deny participation in a specific field trip to anyone deemed not suitably prepared or able to walk with the group.

The club strives to provide several field trips specifically designed for members with physical limitations.

In order to participate in this event, you must be a member of the GVR Photography Club and GVR.

The GVR Photography Club is located in the Recreation Village of Santa Rita Springs.
921 West Via Rio Fuerte, Green Valley, AZ 85622
Phone 520-648-1315

If you have any questions or concerns please call the above number during business hours or email us at: gvrphotographyclub@gmail.com