AZFO Newsletter

November-December 2025


AZFO Annual Meeting

Another terrific Annual Meeting accomplished! During the first weekend of October, about 90 AZFO members and supporters enjoyed the presentations, the mini-expeditions, the banquet and speaker--as well as the great raffle items, books, and AZFO bling for sale. Old friends and new had plenty of socializing time, too. We'll share more images and meeting summaries

 on our website soon. 

Our thanks to all who worked to make this happen and to all who attended!

We also welcome the two new AZFO Board Members elected at our meeting, Tabitha Wasilio from the Tempe area, who will be our Recording Secretary, and Jennie MacFarland from Tucson. We're looking forward to having you both aboard!

Save the Date! 2026 Annual Meeting


We are pleased to announce that our 2026 Annual Meeting will be on Saturday, September 19 in Munds Park, near Flagstaff.

We will be meeting at the Pinewood Country Club.


Upcoming Christmas Bird Counts:

December 14, 2025 - January 5, 2026


AZFO compiles the statewide information for the annual Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) . It's time to schedule any counts you want to participate in! CBCs are a good way to learn about wintering birds and to help with this enduring citizen science program. For our list of CBCs statewide,

Click Here


AZFO offers training workshops with tips and techniques to use during your CBC counts.

This year, we have two options:

A live workshop hosted by Audubon Southwest and AZFO's Troy Corman

and our 2022 video by Jennie MacFarland and Troy Corman.


Want to improve your count results?

See sidebar.


CBC Training Workshop

December 6

9:00 a.m.-Noon


Our NEW live training workshop will be on December 6th at the Rio Salado Audubon Center, 3131 S Central Ave, Phoenix.

Free! Register Here


For our CBC training video,

Click Here

Arizona Birds

our Online Journal


November Species of the Month

Ferriginous Pygmy Owl


Read More Here


December Species of the Month

Long-tailed Duck


Read More Here


And a New Article:

Twenty Years of Counting Winter Raptors at Sant Cruz Flats


Read the Full Article