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Through May, many species of butterflies and birds like the Phainopepla can be spotted in the Preserve.
Butterflies and birds take flight in the Preserve through May By Jace McKeighan | MSC Steward and DC Ranch resident
This is the season when wintering birds depart, migratory birds pass through, and butterflies float on spring winds. The sky activity will be a significant focus of the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy and the McDowell Sonoran Field Institute. While Maricopa County is home to about 125 of the 350 butterfly species found in Arizona, you might see as many as 20 to 30 different species on a good day in the Preserve. You can find butterflies anywhere in the Preserve, and particularly good areas The McDowell Sonoran Field Institute to find them are where abundant Lecture Series details some of the flowers grow or on the hilltops. This research findings. All presentations are is the location where males gather free, open to the public and held at 6:30 to wait for females. The McDowell p.m. at Palomino Library, located at 12575 Sonoran Field Institute’s survey will East Via Linda, #102. Topics include be documenting butterfly activity this the migration, behaviors and breeding spring to obtain more exact data on patterns of the birds and mammals of the Preserve’s butterfly population. the Preserve on May 23; how to survey The Institute is also in the midst of plant life on May 30; the reptiles and a two-year bird study. Six survey sites amphibians of the Preserve on June 6; have been designated to determine the Civil War road that crossed through which birds are present at various the McDowell Sonoran Preserve and times of the year and to provide data the historical hunt to re-discover its path for analysis for an inventory of the on June 13; and how the urban-wildlife species found within the Preserve. interface affects a bug’s life on June 20. To try birding, start searching for For more information, contact MSC at them in washes and canyons where 480.998.7971 ext. 100. birds stay for food and shelter. The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy champions the sustainability of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve for the benefit of this and future generations. As stewards, we connect the community to the Preserve through education, research, advocacy, partnerships and safe, respectful access.
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