
http://www.wingsoverwillcox.com/
Registration begins September 1st 2016. Be sure to sign up for the Easy Birding Sampler Tour with guide Darlene Smyth. A slow pace and comfortable tour, easy viewing will be emphasized on this trip designed for birders with limitations of endurance or mobility. Visit Willcox Twin Lakes for waterfowl and shorebirds, Kansas Settlement for raptors and sparrows, and AEPCO Ponds for Sandhill Cranes. Most birding done from the vehicle or in close proximity to vehicle and the short excursions will be wheelchair accessible.
Gilbert Outdoors Expo - Feb. 2018 -Put on your camouflage, boots and head over to the First Annual Gilbert Outdoors Expo at the Riparian Preserve. You will have a chance to brush up on various outdoor activities or learn new skills, including fishing, camping, hunting, hiking and much more. This premier 2 day event will draw exhibitors and attendees statewide with an expected attendance of over 8,000 people. See http://www.gilbertaz.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/parks/riparian-preserve-at-water-ranch


Hassayampa Preserve Nature Festival, April, 2018 - 8 AM - 2 PM, Join us for a day of outdoor fun for the entire family. Touch a non-venomous snake, go eye-to eye with a live bird of prey and other wildlife, make your own walking stick and other nature crafts, get new ideas on recycling and enjoy interpretive hikes.
8:00 - 9:30 AM - Guided nature walk
8:00 - 9:30 AM - Guided bird walk,
11:00 - 11:45 AM - Liberty Wildlife live animal presentation
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Nature crafts for kids. Children 12 and under admitted free.
Email: bmccollum@tnc.org More info HERE

http://www.birdyverde.org/

Payson Wildlife Fair, May 2018, 9am-3pm - Join us for a fantastic day of activities during the Annual Payson Wildlife Fair, an annual cooperative event between the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Mogollon Sporting Association, US Forest Service, and Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department. Admission is FREE. Parents and kids can fish, play games, and get a close-up look at wildlife, including birds of prey, rattlesnakes, Gila monsters and alligators. There will be booths from a variety of conservation groups and Green Valley Lake will receive more than double its usual stocking of trout in preparation for this event. No fishing license is required for fair attendees and equipment and bait can be borrowed from the free fishing booth at the fair. For more information contact the Parks, Recreation & Tourism at (928) 474-5242 x7
http://paysonrimcountry.com/Activities/Special-Events/Wildlife-Fair

10th annual High Country Hummers Festival. July, 2018
- Sheri Williamson, one of the nation’s foremost experts on
hummingbirds, will lead a capture and bird-banding event with the
invaluable assistance of a dedicated group of volunteers. Free and open
to the public. Participants will be able to observe researchers up close
as they handle, measure and band these flying jewels. The festival
takes place at the department’s Sipe White Mountain Wildlife Area
located near Eagar in eastern Arizona. http://www.azgfd.gov/outdoor_recreation/hummingbird.shtml

Tucson Bird & Wildlife Festival, August 8th - 12th, 2018 An exciting weekend of outstanding birding and wildlife-watching, presented by Tucson Audubon
and the Riverpark Inn .\ Expert-led Field trips
to nearby birding hotspots, some of the best birding in N. America!
Birding & Natural History Workshops for beginners through
advanced! Family-friendly activities, Vendors,and live critter exhibits!
Bye Bye Buzzards, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, September 23rd, 2017 ASU Professor and author Dave Pearson is the special guest interpretive guide for September's seasonal salute to the Arboretum's flock of Turkey Vultures before the big black birds fly away on their winter migation southwards. The Arboretum opens at 7:00 am today, one hour earlier than usual for September, so visitors can join our staff and volunteers 'vulture viewing' from 7:00-8:30 before Dr. Pearson leads the 8:30 am bird walk. Preview this event on YouTube. Bring your camera, today brings a chance to see a real, live vulture up close and personal at the Arizona Game & Fish Department wildlife rehabbers living exhibit near the smith building - with other rescued birds, mammals and reptiles too. Read more at http://ag.arizona.edu/bta/events/buzzards.html.
Arizona Field Ornithologists (AZFO) Annual Meeting, Oct. 26-28, 2018
Conventions feature:
* Expert presentations on identification, status and distribution of Arizona birds
* Presentations on where to go birding in Arizona by local experts
* Reports on AZFO Activities such as Field Expeditions, Seasonal Reports, Sightings Database, the Online Journal, Web Page, Censuses
* Report from the Arizona Bird Committee
* Sunday half-day field expeditions led by local experts to 'under-birded' and lesser-known areas
* A chance to meet new friends in the AZ avian research community, and visit with old ones!
Complete details will continue to be posted at http://www.azfo.org/annual_meetings/annual_meetings.html