Birdability outing to Reid Park with Birdability’s Virginia Rose and Freya McGregor, and Tucson Audubon accessible outing leader Marcia OBara
Date: Saturday August 14th, 8:00am – 10:30am.
Difficulty: 1. For detailed accessibility information on this location, please visit the Gene C. Reid Park Birdability Site Review on the Birdability Map here.
Distance: 0.75 miles on concrete surfaces.
Bathrooms: Bathrooms are available but are not wheelchair accessible.
Type of bird outing: This trip is designed to be intentionally inclusive and accessible for beginner and advanced birders who experience accessibility challenges as a result of a disability or other health concern. The three outing leaders experience their own accessibility challenges, including one who uses a manual wheelchair, and the location’s accessibility features have been documented in detail to help you decide if you’d like to attend.
Description: Join us for a leisurely birding experience at Reid Park, near the festival hotel and expo hall. We will meet at the parking area near the Cele Peterson Rose Garden. From S Country Club Rd, enter the park at the S Concert Place entrance. Bear to the right and look for the solar panel covered shade structures. We will bird the pond, trees and grassy areas of the park, travelling on a concrete trail for about 0.75 miles.
Target birds: Vermillion Flycatcher, White-winged Dove, Black-crowned Night-heron, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Brown-crested Flycatcher, Lucy’s Warbler, Western Tanager.
Number of attendees: Limited to 15 participants, with up to five additional attendants if you need to bring someone to help you participate.
Additional information: 12 pairs of loaner binoculars will be available. Outing is free with festival registration. Please feel free to email info@birdability.org with any additional questions you may have about this event. To learn more about Birdability, please visit birdability.org
To learn more about the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, including the other fieldtrips and workshops offered, and to register, visit the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival webpage.