Fountain Hills Lake
The fountain is located in 64-acre Fountain Park. There is is a paved walking trail around the lake to look for many species of waterfowl.
Beeline Highway
Fountain Hills Lake
The fountain is located in 64-acre Fountain Park. There is is a paved walking trail around the lake to look for many species of waterfowl.
McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Nestled in the lower Verde River basin, the 21,099-acre park is a desert jewel. There are over 50 miles of hiking trails.
Mesquite Wash
A rare desert riparian habitat and one of the best and easier places in Maricopa County to view Yellow-billed Cuckoos.
Mount Ord Area
The mountain is popular with birdwatchers because its geography and habitat attract a concentration of all of the species of mountain warbler birds that exist in Arizona.
Mount Ord – FR 626
The landscape along this road is dotted with scrub oaks, piñon pines and agaves then dramatically shifts to a forest of pine trees. It is a good place to look for mountain warblers.
Needle Rock Recreation Area
Noted for its unusual rock formations. Nearby riparian area. Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons are frequently seen in this vicinity.
Slate Creek Divide – Sycamore Creek West Fork Basin
This area is rugged and is accessed from dirt roads and back country hiking but has good sightings from lower slopes and higher elevation.
Sycamore Creek – Upper Beeline Hwy
Canyons and surrounding mountains form a narrow lush riparian area in the middle of the Sonoran Desert.
List of Sites
McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Nestled in the lower Verde River basin, the 21,099-acre park is a desert jewel. There are over 50 miles of hiking trails.
Mesquite Wash
A rare desert riparian habitat and one of the best and easier places in Maricopa County to view Yellow-billed Cuckoos.
Mount Ord Area
The mountain is popular with birdwatchers because its geography and habitat attract a concentration of all of the species of mountain warbler birds that exist in Arizona.
Mount Ord – FR 626
The landscape along this road is dotted with scrub oaks, piñon pines and agaves then dramatically shifts to a forest of pine trees. It is a good place to look for mountain warblers.
Needle Rock Recreation Area
Noted for its unusual rock formations. Nearby riparian area. Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons are frequently seen in this vicinity.
Slate Creek Divide – Sycamore Creek West Fork Basin
This area is rugged and is accessed from dirt roads and back country hiking but has good sightings from lower slopes and higher elevation.
Sycamore Creek – Upper Beeline Hwy
Canyons and surrounding mountains form a narrow lush riparian area in the middle of the Sonoran Desert.