Birding Guide & Fun Birding Tours in SE Arizona

Sandhill Cranes in the Sulphur Springs Valley, ArizonaWelcome to Fun Birding Tours based in Tucson, Arizona. My name is Richard Fray and I’ll be your guide…

When birding, my emphasis is always on having a good time, even if the birds don’t cooperate. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or an expert, if you’re chasing a particular species or just want to experience birding in southeast Arizona; I aim to give you the best chance of seeing the fabulous wildlife of this unique region, and make sure we all have fun doing it!

Take a look at my bird guiding and birding tours in southeast Arizona and further afield, and please contact me with any questions. I’ll be delighted to help you plan your trip, and escort you as we experience the great birding southeast Arizona has to offer.

What’s Going On?

I’ll be your birding guide in SE Arizona

Spotted-owl-scheelite-canyonI’m available for hire by the day in Tucson and anywhere around southern Arizona. I’ll take you to the right places, show you the fascinating birds and wildlife of our region, and hopefully keep you entertained throughout the process! Or at least, that’s the plan… :D

Fun Birding Workshops

Blue-Grosbeak-Empire-GulchI’ve announced dates and locations for the Fun Birding Workshops this year, so take a look. These fun birding days are aimed at beginner and intermediate birders. I try to combine a really great day of birding with a side subject or two, so that we all learn and take something away from the experience. Spaces are limited to ten, so book early.

SE Arizona Birding Tours

Middlemarch-Canyon-Dragoon-MountainsI’ve added a winter itinerary for an 8 day/7 night all-inclusive birding tour of SE Arizona and will add a summer version soon. Prices and dates are still to be confirmed so stay tuned, and please register your interest now.

Belize Birding Tours

Blue-crowned-Motmot-01We’re going to be announcing prices and dates in late fall/winter 2010 and winter/spring 2011 for our exciting Belize Birding Tours soon. Take a look at the 9 day or 11 day itinerary and see how much fun you could have! If you’re interested, please contact us now.

  

Latest Blog Posts


Buckeye Thrasher Site
2010-07-26 23:51:58
Le-Conte's-Thrasher-Buckeye-10-0726-03Well, it's probably not a normal experience in July, so don't count on it, but to my amazement it took me only 12 minutes to find a calling LE CONTE'S THRASHER, see it fairly well and get a reasonable record shot. It was nothing more than dumb luck, presumably.

Miller Canyon, Ash Canyon
2010-07-24 23:40:37
Spotted-Owl-Miller-Canyon-10-0724-05Beatty's Guest Ranch was low on quantity of hummers, but as usual very high on quality. BERYLLINE, WHITE-EARED, BLUE-THROATED, MAGNIFICENT, ANNA'S, BLACK-CHINNED, BROAD-TAILED and BROAD-BILLED were all seen in 40 minutes. We hiked up canyon and enjoyed good looks at a SPOTTED OWL roosting in a maple.

Ash Canyon, Miller Canyon - Hummingbird workshop
2010-07-10 18:28:48
At Beatty's Guest Ranch in Miller Canyon we added BERYLLINE (male and female), WHITE-EARED (male and female), BLUE-THROATED (multiple), MAGNIFICENT and BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRDS, plus the leucistic hummingbird thought by most to be a Black-chinned. The feeders were really buzzing as the rain started to fall. SULPHUR-BELLIED FLYCATCHER also put in an appearance.

Patagonia, Rio Rico
2010-07-09 18:30:55
Patagonia Roadside Rest was productive, despite being mid afternoon. Highlights included WILLOW FLYCATCHER, Cassin's and THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD, a pair of food-carrying VARIED BUNTINGS, four BLACK VULTURES, GRAY HAWK, loads of YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS, calling YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS, etc.
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