Melody's  Birding Adventures,Southern Arizona

(So Many Birds, So Little Time)

Whether you are a birdwatcher or a bird-a-holic (like your guide), come and join Melody Kehl.  Each adventure is designed with a schedule and pace tailored to your needs, giving a unique and personalized birding experience.  Just imagine. . . an itinerary specifically designed for you. Whether you are looking for a day of birding, lusting for that elusive nemesis bird or yearning for a week-long all inclusive tour of Arizona, talk to us.  No 15 passenger van to crawl in and out of, just you and me to share the experience, plus lots of little extras a big tour company can not offer . . . at about the same cost.

All of our day tours include a picnic lunch. We cater to people unable or unwilling to do the rigorous schedule of a tour group.

We now accept Visa and Mastercard

May, 2012

New summer residents are arriving daily.  An exciting time of year!!!  The owls are mostly back.  We started our trips into California Gulch last night (04-28-12).   It is still just as beautiful and remote as ever.  We did spend some time hoping for the glorious sound of the Buff-collared Nightjar to no avail despite a report of being heard the night before.  

We are headed into the gulch for the Five-stripe Sparrow on the 13th.  We have room for others to join us.

After owling the Catalinas tonight (May 03). . . good news, we heard Elf, Western Screech, Whiskered Screech, Mountain Pygmy, Great Horned and Flammulated along with Common Poorwill and Mexican Whippoorwill.  Great evening!!!
Despite the fires, Southern Arizona is absolutely beautiful.  Lots of renewal.  Yes, there are the charred remains, but Mother Nature seems to know how to fix this and make it not so alarming.  A most spectacular year for annuals!!

Pena Blanca Lake is producing little Least Grebes.  One count was 18 birds.  Amazing!!  

I would like to address this issue of border safety.  We are always cautious, but I am far more concerned about going to the mall after dark than I am along the border.   There have been no changes to our operation and none foreseen.  So come on!!!  Let's go birding!!!

We continue to praise the Great Birding God and thank him for smiling down upon us.

Give me a call at 520-245-4085 or e-mail Melody for more info.
Outfitter/guide permittee of the Coronado National Forest

A special thank you to Leica for my optics.  Absolutely the best ever used.