One of the things I like most about the WINGS leaders is the breadth of their knowledge and enthusiasm: from music to geology, from reptiles to sculpture, from chocolate to butterflies.

Our popular “Birds and…” tours find the leaders combining their passion for things feathered with their “outside” interests. In addition to their formal WINGS tours, many of our leaders share their expertise with local and regional groups, too.

For example, Senior Leader Rich Hoyer will be conducting two field trips for the Southeast Arizona Butterfly Association in the next weeks: the first on February 21 to Pima Canyon, the next on March 14 to Montosa Canyon. The latter site is famous among birders for its Black-capped Gnatcatchers, but both locations promise butterflies aplenty.

Gray Hairstreak: Which end up? Photo: Rick Wright

For more information about either of these hikes, visit the SEABA website.