Difficulty: Hard (Steeper slopes or more rocky/rooted trails. Drive time to locations approximately 2 hours and includes some time on a very rough road.)
We’ll get an early start from Tucson to explore the east flank of the Huachuca Mountains. Depending on road conditions we’ll either go up into the Madrean oak woodland and open pine forests of Carr Canyon, or walk underneath the towering sycamores in Ramsey Canyon, both of which offer a wide variety of Arizona specialty birds. After our picnic lunch we’ll head over to nearby Ash Canyon, where a bank of hummingbird feeders at the Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary should be buzzing with activity, including perhaps the range-restricted and very attractive Lucifer Hummingbird. We will be walking slowly along nearly level dirt roads at up to about 7000 feet in elevation. Lunch included. Limited to 15 participants.
Lucifer Hummingbird by Peter-Hawrylyshyn