Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival: Montezuma Well Field Trip

Montezuma Well is actually a unique closed-system water body, a limestone sinkhole with warm springs and a prehistoric canal system abundant with riparian life. Species you may see include common black-hawk, ladder-backed and Gila woodpeckers, vermilion and brown-crested flycatchers, bridled and juniper titmouse, verdin, Bullock’s, Scott’s and hooded orioles, yellow, orange-crowned, and Lucy’s warblers, yellow-breasted chats, black-throated and lark sparrows, and Abert’s towhee as well as a variety of water fowl. Rating: 3 Transportation: Self-drive Meal: None Cost: $70 Trip Guide: Rosa Palarino Rosa has been a participant and/or volunteer for the Verde Valley Birding & Nature Festival since 2008. She completed her education in Wildlife Biology & Management and Environmental Sciences in the Northeast, and has worked throughout the country studying various bird species for the past 20+ years. She is a Natural Resource Specialist/Wildlife Biologist with the National Park Service. She spends as much time as possible exploring the outdoors and when not traveling, she is planning her next adventure. Rosa is thrilled to be a part of the VVBNF!         Part of the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival It’s the 2024 Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival! In 2024, join us as we explore the theme of migration and its impact on riparian areas in our environment. Our keynote speaker, Richard Crossley, will lead discussions, and the featured bird for the year is the common black hawk. The Free Family Nature Festival at the Verde Valley Birding & Nature Festival will be in the lagoon area on Saturday, April 27th from 9am to 3pm. There will be armchair birding and guided bird walks all across the Verde Valley from April 25th - 28th that you do need to register for.