Backyard Birds and More

Class | Available (Membership Required)

7110 E. McKellips Rd. MCC Red Mountain, AZ 85207 United States
DW 131
1/21/2026 (one day)
1:30 PM-3:00 PM on Wed

Backyard Birds and More

Class | Available (Membership Required)

NOTE DATE! THIS CLASS OCCURS ON JANUARY 21! BRING A FRIEND OR NEIGHBOR TO INTRODUCE THEM TO NFLL AND RECRUIT THEM TO JOIN THE FUN AND LEARNING!

Learn
 about Sonoran Desert birds such as Cactus wren, Gambel's quail, Elf owl, Greater roadrunner and more of our soaring friends. Awarded the 2024 Sunland Village Earth Day citation, Jim Shepherd, our speaker, is an 11-year veteran tour guide at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum,

and author.

James Shepherd

Life-long naturalist, Boyce Thompson Arboretum docent, and author Jim Shepherd talks about Sonoran Desert plants, plant relationships/adaptations, survival techniques, keystone versus indicator species, medicinal benefits, and wildlife relationships in a one-hour program called “Unique Plants of the Sonoran Desert and Arid Lands.”