Deborah -- Madeira Canyon and the Sierra Vista area are great for bird
watching. About five miles east of Sierra Vista, towards Bisbee, there is a
riparian habitat that's an oasis for birds (I can't remember the name).
Sierra Vista is pretty cheap, too, and Bisbee's a cool little community.

Justin Brown
justinlb at earthlink.net

Deborah Raymond wrote:

> does anyone have favorite birding spots for viewing birds in the Arizona
> area, esp in the fall/winter/spring time. I'm thinking of buying a place
> for my mother for the winter months, to let her be a migrating "snow
> bird".
>
> thanks for any suggestions
>
> Deborah Raymond
> dlr at u.washington.edu