Rio Sonora

Sky Island Hikes: Banámichi to Río Sonora

January 29, 2024

The following is part of a series of recommended Sky Island hikes. Be safe, have fun, and leave no trace. Earlier last year, Sky Island Alliance’s entire staff met up in the…
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Historias de pasantes: primera vez en los pinos

July 19, 2023

Mi nombre es Estefani Moyers y soy de Cananea, Sonora, un pueblo minero al sur de la frontera con Arizona. Y esto es un poco de cómo fue mi primera…
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Intern Stories: First Time in the Pines

My name is Estefani Moyers, and I’m from Cananea, Sonora — a mining town just south of the Arizona border. And this is a bit of what my first experience…
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Hummingbird chicks

The Great Backyard Bird Count Is Here — So Are All These Other Beauties

February 8, 2023

Guest Blog by Randy Serraglio  When my partner and I moved into our house about 11 years ago, we saw great potential for creating urban habitat, even though it was…
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Hummingbird chicks

Contando Aves en Comunidad está aquí — también todas estas otras bellezas

Blog invitado por Randy Serraglio  Cuando mi pareja y yo nos mudamos a nuestra casa hace unos 11 años, vimos un gran potencial para crear un hábitat urbano, a pesar…
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Join the 25th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count

February 17, 2022

Attention all birders, birder wannabes, and community science lovers (looking at you Spring Seekers and FotoFauna checklisters)! The 25th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count is coming to your yard, or wherever…
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Field Notes: Joining the Great Backyard Bird Count

February 12, 2021

  One amazing thing I’ve realized by staying home during the pandemic is that if I just simply look out my window for more than a few seconds, it’s impossible NOT to see…
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Monday Morning at Madera!

October 7, 2015

We are bringing back nature! After two bridges were replaced earlier this summer, there were no plants and lots of potential erosion. Help us continue our work to bring back the natives and pollinators at this phenomenal birding spot with Sky Island Alliance just an hour south of Tucson. We start with a bird/nature walk, then do some restoration work.