Wings over Willcox celebrated January 15-18


Published/Last Modified on Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:06 PM MST


The annual celebration of thousands of Sandhill Cranes and other wintering birds is coming soon. This is your opportunity to learn more about the birds and other natural history subjects as well as past and present human life in the Sulphur Springs Valley.


 Tours include Sandhill Cranes – thousands up close and personal, southwest mountain birds, wildlife photography, beginning birdwatching, Muleshoe ranch, Eurofresh greenhouse and valley farming, Willcox walking history, hawk stalks, sparrow seeks, grassland birds, ghost towns, botany, a working cattle ranch, local archeology, wetlands and woodlands and geology & history of the Sulphur Springs Valley.  Free seminars cover pre-history of the Sulphur Springs Valley, astronomy, biology of Sandhill Cranes, basic bird watching, bats, jaguars, low-water landscaping, wildlife tracking, Siberian cranes, snakes and hummingbirds. Registration, tour departures and seminars are located at the Willcox Community Center on Stewart Street.

The daily trade fair at the Community Center has booths ranging from birding and field trip accessories, original art and photography to arts and crafts and natural resource and local history displays.

Our banquet speaker on Saturday night, Dr. Paul Johnsgard, has concentrated four decades of research on the comparative biologies of several major bird groups of the world, having published nine world monographs  and six monographs on various North American bird groups.

Wings Over Willcox has something for everyone.  Come learn more about our winter visitors as well as your surroundings and natural history of the valley.  Tours are limited and many fill early.  Contact the Willcox Chamber of Commerce at 384-2272, 800-200-2272 or go online at www.wingsoverwillcox.com  for further information and registration.  

 

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