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Explore, learn, and connect through our upcoming events.

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Papago Buttes Church of the Brethren, 2450 N 64th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85257

Ecuador 2025 – with Jeff Goulding

Travel through Ecuador with Jeff Goulding, MBA Membership Chair and accomplished photographer, as he shares breathtaking bird photography and stories

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Papago Buttes Church of the Brethren, 2450 N 64th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85257

The Little-known Little Feather – with Matt van Wallene

Join Matt van Wallene for “The Little-known Little Feather” — a captivating look into ear coverts and their role across

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Papago Buttes Church of the Brethren, 2450 N 64th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85257

Hybrids – Presented by Pierre Deviche

Join Dr. Pierre Deviche for an insightful presentation on avian hybrids — how cross-species breeding helps scientists understand evolution, speciation,

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The Big Sit
Granite Reef, Tonto National Forest

29th Annual Herb Fibel Big Sit! Fundraiser

MBA friends will gather to count bird species seen from a 17’ diameter circle at Granite Reef Recreation Area. Funds

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Field Trips
Northsight Park, 8400 E Thunderbird Rd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85620

Northsight Park with Brian Ison

Come along for birding at this fantastic city park that provides both good park birding, and lush desert habitat –

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Field Trips
Jewel of the Creek Preserve, Cave Creek, AZ, 85331

Jewel of the Creek Preserve with Kathe Anderson

We’ll start at about 6:15am in Scottsdale, and explore this exquisite migrant trap for about 2+ hours, wrapping up by

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Christmas Bird Counts Event
Multiple designated Christmas Bird Count Circles across Arizona

Annual Arizona Christmas Bird Count

CALLING ALL BIRDERS Including Beginners! Every year the Maricopa Bird Alliance participates in the Christmas Bird Count. Your observations add

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Christmas Bird Counts Event
Multiple designated Christmas Bird Count Circles across Arizona

Annual Arizona Christmas Bird Count

CALLING ALL BIRDERS Including Beginners! Every year the Maricopa Bird Alliance participates in the Christmas Bird Count. Your observations add

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Christmas Bird Counts
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Multiple designated Christmas Bird Count Circles across Arizona

Annual Arizona Christmas Bird Count

Every year between December 14 and January 5 the Maricopa Bird Alliance participates in the Christmas Bird Count to add

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Field Trips

Sunflowers, Sycamore Creek and Mt. Ord

Come along for a trip exploring three distinct, yet closely related habitats between Sunflower, Sycamore Creek and Mt. Ord. All

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Field Trips

Montezuma Well with Jackie Anderson and Robert Carter

Join Jackie Anderson and Robert Carter for a joint Sonoran/Maricopa Audubon outing to Montezuma Well, a limestone sinkhole replenished with

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Hybrids

Pierre Deviche Hybrids result from the mating of two individuals of different species or subspecies. Naturally occurring hybrid birds are

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What can we learn about ourselves from bird mating behavior? Are we that different?

Dave Pearson Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89999411122?pwd=2GGccxGJcyladXpGQxNLLgW8uNxV2m.1 Meeting ID: 899 9941 1122Passcode: 379140 Bird mating rituals involve singing, dancing, elaborate displays, and

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Meetings

Maricopa Bird Alliance Monthly Meeting (Hybrid – In-Person & Zoom)

Meetings are in-person and by zoom. Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of each month, September through May.Although there

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Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe

Mat Dry Join Zoom Meeting 07:00 PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82833118890?pwd=aqaNWu1qYQTkdQK4cj1vqFnhcFXDGq.1 Mat will talk about the birds and other denizens of the parks

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Christmas Bird Counts

Arizona Christmas Bird Count 2023–2024

Join the 2023–24 Arizona Christmas Bird Count between Dec 14 and Jan 5. Help monitor bird populations across Arizona —