Agenda Changes
Changes will be listed daily by date (newest at the top of page)
Monday, January 29
- 8am - Registration opened for Early Bird Qualifiers
- SAT - We added a new workshop by Roger Naylor author of "Amazing Arizona." He is new to our festival and we are excited to have him!
- FRI - Change of return time for West Clear Creek trip
Sunday, January 28
- THU - Change in time for Wine social
- T-shirt details and size chart uploaded. (In the "Other" dropdown menu)
- THU - Owl talk has had change of title and better description added
- SAT - Tavasci Marsh trip added
- The Cottonwood Water Reclamation Facility is no longer availble to us for workshops. All of those workshops have been moved to the Cottonwood Clubhouse on Main Street.
- THU - Birding Basics with Eric Moore has moved up by half an hour
- THU - Optics with Eric Moore/The Lookout has moved up by half an hour
Saturday, January 27
- THU - Field Trip formerly called Backyards and Butterflies was renamed with more accurate description to "Backyards & Gardens: Attracting Birds and Butterflies".
- There is no longer a breakfast included.
- It is now a self-drive trip.
- Price change from $70 to $40
- FRI - The botanical walk has been changed to a morning field trip at 9am. Keeping them early in the day to avoid possible heat. This one will focus on the Tavasci Marsh after the fire last year.
- SAT - A botanical walk has been added. This one will be on the Lime Kiln Train.
- Registration hours for all the days finalized on details page
- FRI - Raven talk has more details and we have a bio and picture for Dr. Emily Faun Cory giving the presentation
Friday, January 26
- THU - added our NEW 3 hour combo workshop on Black Hawks, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds
- SAT - removed guide from the Cottonwood: Roadside and Garden field trip
- SAT - updated transporation description for trips with a 1-way van return, Cadillac Canoe & Dusk Birding are self-drive to park, then vans will return you to your car.
- SUN - description added for new trip to Copper Canyon
- SUN - Jail Trail walk - more details added to description
- SUN - removed the Verde Valley Property Owner's Association Trip
- FRI - added Wings to Wine back in to the agenda
- THU - description added to the motus workshop with N. AZ Audubon President, Kay Hawklee
Thursday, January 25
- FRI - Added guide to the Agua Fria Trip
- SAT - added some details to the Birding, Hiking, & History Tour description
- FRI - Bats presentation removed
- THU - Motus presentation title snazzed up
Wednesday, January 24
- THU - Watson/Willow Lakes in Prescott added
- SAT - The small capacity Bubbling Ponds trip has had a time change and price change.
- SUN - Greenway Walk now has Marceline VandeWater as guide.
- FRI - Montezuma Well trip with SSI has had time change, title change, and description added
- FRI - Ecosystems presentation has had a description change
- SUN - Kristen Rothrock added as guide to the Armchair Birding experience
Tuesday, January 23
- FRI - Rancho Tres Brisas is a van trip, corrected inconsistencies
- FRI - Agua Fria Trip added and rating was changed to a "4" from a "3"
- FRI - Indian Springs Trip - removed Whit Manter as a guide
- FRI - Featured Speaker Trip at Bubbling Ponds - changed the return time to 2pm
- FRI - Removed the Wings to Wine Trip (we are trying to work out details with the winery)
- FRI - moved the Bats workshop from Thu to Fri
- FRI - moved Margaret Dyekman's talk to this date
- FRI - added Emily Cory presentation with Shade, the raven (live bird)
- THU - added workshop by Kay Hawklee on the installation of a MODUS station locally
After 1:30pm
- SAT - removed BIRD ID: Hummingbirds in low light Seminar
- FRI - Title change and description change for Margaret Dyekman's Seminar
- SAT - added the Honeybees Seminar
- SAT - added the Pioneer History and Bird Field Trip
- SAT - removed the Pinyon Jay presentation
- SAT - removed the Water Waders presentation
Monday, January 22
- THU - Sycamore Canyon - changed the price, capacity, and description
- FRI - Mingus Mountain - changed the time and description
- FRI - Added in a new trip to Montezuma Well by Springs Stewardship Institute
- FRI - Added in a workshop by Springs Stewardship Insitute about the Verde River
- FRI - moved the Indian Springs Trip from Sat to Fri with Rosa Palarino
- SAT - moved the birding trip to Montezuma Well from Fri to Sat with Rosa Palarino
- SAT - Sycamore Canyon - changed the price, capacity, and description
- SUN - Mingus Mountain - changed the description
Friday, January 19
- "Other" menu was added with dropdown choices
- THU - Backyards & Butterflies had a time change
- THU - Learning to Look at 6am, change in cost
- THU - Removed the Itty Bitty Grey Birds Presentation
- THU - added cost to the Welcome Wine Social with our Featured Speaker
- THU - Removed the Night Hike