At 04:17 PM 3/27/98 -0800, Michael & Janka Hobbs wrote:
>We are going to the Tucson area in the middle of April. I have never been
>down there before. I did get the ABA/Lane guide to Southeastern Arizona,
>but I was wondering if any Tweets would like to share any advice.

Sure - do everything the book recommends :) Seriously, it's a great book.

>We'll be there 4/10 - 4/18, and we are planning to visit the Arizona Sonora
>Desert Museum, Madera Canyon, the Patagonia-Sonoita Preserve, and Ramsey
>Canyon. Any advice for these areas, or any other places not to miss?

Oh, if you're going to go birding down there you really do have to try and
hit the Chiricahuas and Spofford's in the small town of Portal. It means
a lot of running around like crazy on a 9 day trip but if you can squeeze
a couple of days over that way, you should really try to do so.


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