** Reply to message from Joaw9 at aol.com on Mon, 10 Mar 2003 06:35:29 -0500 (EST)

> Greets --
> I am thinking about driving to SE Arizona for a two or three week
> birding trip. I am primarily interested in 'must see' places in Arizona but
> also birding stops (wildlife refuges, etc.) enroute. I am considering the
> first two weeks of April/last week of March, hoping to avoid high elevation
> places if snow storms are a variable.
> In SE AZ, can anyone recommend places to stay that are friendly to
> birders and near interesting places to wander around, binoculars at the
> ready? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

An absolute must if you are in the Tucson area is the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum just past the western outskirts of town. Also Sabino Canyon area is worth the walk. As with all people who have been to the Sonoran desert, I will never be able to get the sound of Cactus Wrens and Phainopeplas out of my head. And that is a good thing...

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Jack Bowling mailto:jbinpg at shaw.ca
Prince George, BC