|
| Birding
Hotspot |
Description
|
Time
from Casa |
| Casa de San Pedro |
Easy to moderate hiking from
inn. Mesquite grasslands and riparian habitat. Resident and
migrant birds. |
0 minutes |
| Coronado National Monument
|
Easy access by car. Easy,
moderate and strenuous hikes from parking area. Mountain canyon
habitat. Canyon and mountain birds. |
15 minutes |
| Beatty's Orchard |
Easy access by car, short
walk to Beatty's observation benches. Mountain meadow.
Hummingbirds and mountain birds. |
20 minutes |
 |
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| Carr Peak |
Moderate access by car. Easy
to moderate hiking from parking area. Mountain and canyon
habitat. Mountain birds. |
35 minutes |
| San Pedro House |
Easy access by car. Easy
hikes from parking area. High desert and riparian habitats.
Resident and migrant birds. |
35 minutes |
| Empire Cienega |
Easy access by car when dirt
roads are dry. Easy hikes. High desert grasslands and some
riparian areas. High desert residents and migrant birds. |
45 minutes |
| Garden/Shelite Canyons at
Fort Huachuca |
Moderate to difficult access
by car. Four wheel drive advisable beyond picnic areas.
Strenuous hike in Shelite Canyon. Easy to moderate hiking in
Garden Canyon. Mountain canyon habitat. Mountain birds and
Spotted Owl. |
45 minutes |
| Kartchner Caverns |
Fee area. Easy access by
car. High desert habitat. Hummingbird garden and resident desert
birds. |
45 minutes |
| White-water Draw |
Easy access by car. Easy
hikes from parking area. Man made lake. Water fowl and riparian
birds. Sandhill Cranes Nov-March. |
45 minutes |
| Patagonia Preserve |
Easy access by car. Easy
hikes. High desert and riparian habitats. High desert resident
birds and migrants. |
1 hour |
| Patagonia Rest Stop |
Easy access by car. Short
hike to Rose-throated Bacard. High desert and riparian habitats.
High desert resident birds and migrants. |
1 hour |
| Patton's residence in
Patagonia |
Easy access by car. Short
walk to hummingbird feeders in backyard. |
1 hour |
| Kino Springs |
Easy access by car. Easy
walks around parking areas. Trip includes stops at 2 spring fed
ponds and golf course. High desert and riparian habitats. High
desert resident birds and migrants. |
1.5 hours |
| Patagonia Lake |
Fee Area: Easy access by
car. Easy hikes. High desert and riparian habitats. Water fowl,
high desert residents and migrants. |
1.5 hours |
| Cave Creek/Portal |
Easy access by car. Easy to
moderate hikes from parking area. Riparian habitat. Resident and
migrant birds. |
2.5 hours
|
| Madera Canyon |
Easy access by car. Easy,
moderate and strenuous hikes. High desert and mountain canyon
habitats. High desert, mountain and migrant birds. |
2.5 hours |
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