AZFO Newsletter Feb-Mar 2024

What's New with AZFO? Read on!

Our Successful Lake Havasu Field Expedition

On January 27, two boats filled with AZFO volunteers set out to survey birds that are using the lake this winter. Kudos to our organizers and to the participants for an excellent morning! The species data gathered will improve understanding of the birds wintering

on Lake Havasu.

Species List Here

Santa Cruz Flats Raptor Count

Every year, on the third Saturday in January, AZFO volunteers survey the raptors wintering in the Santa Cruz Flats area. This year's survey adds to data going back to 2006.

Photo by Jim Hoagland

Global Big Day - May 11

This annual spring migration count is a great day of birding, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology gathers all the info for a worldwide picture of bird migration numbers and species. You can use our list of Big Day coordinators to find an area near you - just click on the heading above!

More Field Expeditions!

A New AZFO Field Expedition! Save the Dates: May 31-June 2

We're planning an expedition we've been eager to try for some years. We will be going out to grasslands near Springerville in Apache County to look for breeding Mountain Plovers. Years ago, surveyors found a single nest in this area, but just how many might be breeding in the these grasslands is still unknown.

More info soon; we are in the planning stage now. Click on the heading above to see updates on the website.

What's a JAM? A Joint Annual Meeting, as it turns out. You are sure to discover new friends and new field opportunities at our September annual meeting in Tucson. Read on!

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