You don't really need a guide. Its pretty easy to do that area without = one. The couple guides around there are very expensive (Though if you = truly want one, their names are Stuart Healy (www.aztrogon.com), or Melody = Kehl (dont remember her web address), or you could even try Rich Hoyer of = Wings..he lives there...he'd provbably be leading a tour in January, but = you never know. He's about as expensive, or maybe slightly more so than = the other two. One idea is to drive down to Sierra Vista, stay in a hotel = there (There are several decent ones. I stayed in the Fairfield hotel off = of Hwy 92). From there you can go to Ramsey Canyon, Miller Canyon, and = the Huachucas to Garden Canyon. All are within 15 minutes or so of the = hotel I mentioned. Another choice would be to drive down from Tuscon to = Madera Canyon and overnight there. There are plenty of trails to explore = up above Santa Rita lodge, and the feeders around the lodge as well. =20
There won't be any trogons around in January except possibly at Patagonia = Lake which would be relatively on your way to Sierra Vista. You could = find out if a Trogon is overwintering there by following the AZ-NM list = server. One has the last 2 years that I know of. Most of the SE AZ = specialties are not around in the winter. There definitely won't be any = Flame Colored Tanagers around. They have historically shown up in mid = April. Chris Fagyal Senior Software Engineer United Defense, L.P. ASD (UDLP-GSD for 6 mo) Fridley, MN (San Jose, CA for 6 mo.) (763) 572-5320 (408) 289-3840 (For the next 6 months) [email protected] >>> Ann and Manley Olson <[email protected]> 07/28/2004 13:34:12 PM >>> In January I will be attending a conference in Tucson.I will have only=20 one full day and most of a second free to bird. ABA publications carry=20 ads from guides. Does anyone have any recommendatons or experience they=20 would be willing to share about any guide service?I have spent a week = of=20 Spring birding in SE Arizona about ten years ago and birded around the=20 edges of a conference in Tempe in the Fall but since I have such a=20 limited time I would like to make the most of it. Thank you for any ideas you might have. Manley Olson _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list [email protected]=20 http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net
