Difficulty: Moderate. Mostly flat walking dirt trails on possibly some uneven and rocky terrain. Bathroom on-site. Drive time to Arivaca is about 75 minutes.
Just outside of the small town of Arivaca is the Buenos Aires Wildlife Refuge, known for its grasslands and cienegas, along with being a place where efforts to re-introduce Masked Bobwhites are being undertaken. Led by Joshua Covill of Hillstar Nature, we’ll focus our birding efforts at the Arivaca Cienega and along the Arivaca Creek where we’ll look for Black Vultures, Gray Hawks, four species of kingbirds (Tropical, Cassin’s, Thick-billed, and Western), Lark Sparrows, and buntings among others. Limited to 9 participants.
Tropical Kingbird by Jim Burns