Any birder visiting Southeast Arizona will find this book invaluable. Don’t bird Southeast Arizona without it!
Southeast Arizona Birding Hotspots
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More Information on Selected Birding Sites
Urban Tucson West
- Sweetwater Wetlands [map of ponds]
- Roger Road Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Tohono Chul Park [bird checklist]
- Kennedy Park
- Silverbell Lake (Chistopher Colombus Park)
Urban Tucson Central
Urban Tucson East
Around Tucson
- Saguaro National Park – East (Rincon Mountain District) & West (Tucson Mountain District)
- Catalina State Park
- Catalina Highway (Mt. Lemmon)
- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
- Sabino Canyon
- Wastewater Treatment Plants: Avra Valley, Corona de Tucson, Green Valley
North of Tucson
Patagonia Area
- Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve (Nature Conservancy)
- The Paton’s house
- Patagonia Lake State Park
- San Rafael Grasslands
- Las Cienegas & Empire Ranch (Sonoita Grasslands)
Santa Rita Mountains
I-19 Corridor
Huachuca Mountains
- Ramsey Canyon (Nature Conservancy)
- Ash Canyon B&B
- Miller Canyon [Beatty's Guest Ranch]
- Fort Huachuca (Garden, Scheelite & Sawmill Canyons)
San Pedro Valley
Chiricahua Mountains
Sulphur Springs Valley
Atascosa Highlands/Pajarito Wilderness
Dragoon Mountains
Whetstone Mountains
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Mileage Chart from Tucson
All miles and times are according to Google Maps.
| Miles from midtown Tucson | Hours from midtown Tucson | |
| AROUND TUCSON | ||
| Saguaro National Park East | 18.2 | 43 mins |
| Saguaro National Park West | 24 | 57 mins |
| Mt Lemmon (Summerhaven) | 37.6 | 1 hr 12 mins |
| HEADING NORTH | ||
| Santa Cruz Flats | 58.4 | 1 hr 18 mins |
| Phoenix | 115 | 2 hr 4 mins |
| Buckeye Thrasher Spot | 164 | 2 hr 55 mins |
| Boyce Thompson Arboretum | 94 | 1 hr 59 mins |
| Aravaipa Canyon | 61.9 | 1 hr 35 mins |
| HEADING SOUTH AND EAST | ||
| Madera Canyon | 46.5 | 1 hr 18 mins |
| Tubac | 51.1 | 1 hr 3 mins |
| Nogales | 72.5 | 1 hr 22 mins |
| California Gulch | 77.3 | 2 hr 13 mins |
| Arivaca Cienega | 60.5 | 1 hr 25 mins |
| Sonoita | 50.2 | 1 hr 7 mins |
| Patagonia | 62.7 | 1 hr 22 mins |
| San Rafael Valley | 74.7 | 2 hr 1 min |
| Benson | 48.7 | 58 mins |
| St. David | 56.8 | 1 hr 9 mins |
| Willcox | 84 | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Elfrida (Whitewater Draw) | 118 | 2 hr 4 mins |
| Sierra Vista | 77 | 1 hr 41 mins |
| Miller Canyon | 87.7 | 2 hr 1 mins |
| Portal (via NM) | 175 | 3 hr 4 mins |
