Date: 11/16/25 5:16 pm From: Larry Morgan (via aznmbirds Mailing List) <aznmbirds...> Subject: Re: [AZNMbirds] CANCELLED: Sunday Sierra Vista EOP Walks
Erika, thanks to you and all the other amazing people that have given us
the opportunity to be a part of the EOP experience . I will always remember
the times when I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the bird walks.
Larry Morgan
On Sun, Nov 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM The Cornells <aznmbirds...>
wrote:
> Hello from the UK.
> What awful news.
> The EOP Walks are and have been so valuable and have been followed around
> the world.
> Such sad news.
> The EOP birding group have done a fabulous job, creating an invaluable set
> of research data, as well as welcoming visitors from both within your
> country and around the world. Thank you, Erica and co.
> Many kind regards, and thank you, from you Nick and Victoria, UK.
>
>
> On Sun, 16 Nov 2025, 22:24 Erika Wilson, <aznmbirds...>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, you read that correctly. Today was the *LAST* Sunday morning EOP
>> bird walk behind the locked gates at the Sierra Vista Environmental
>> Operations Park.
>>
>> Why? This was a decision based on an increasing concern for the liability
>> vulnerability of the sponsoring parties, and due to projected long term
>> changes to the EOP facility that will make it less favorable to birding.
>>
>> This morning a dozen locals and visitors walked the Sierra Vista EOP
>> dikes for the *last* time, noting 52 species. Despite steady winds,
>> which kept the small birds down, we had wonderful views of 11 species of
>> ducks, with 175+ Am. Wigeon in flight in the bright sunshine at one time.
>> Also present were: a Great Egret, the off-and-on again presence of a
>> Neotropic Cormorant, and the usual chorus of Soras and Virginia Rail. The
>> melanistic N. Harrier was seen briefly quartering over the cattails.
>>
>> Over the past 22 years, we have led over 1,000 Sunday morning bird walks,
>> and seen over 275 species, some of which are the only records for the San
>> Pedro Valley. Thousands of birders have attended these walks, coming from
>> all over the United States, as well as other countries such as Canada,
>> England, Sweden, Germany, India, and South Korea.
>>
>> Although there will be no more Sunday morning bird walks, the EOP bird
>> viewing platform remains open Monday-Friday, 6 am - 3 pm, but is closed on
>> the weekends. For those of you who have done this walk, you have the many
>> volunteer leaders to thank for a unique experience that we will all miss.
>> Remember that the EOP lists, including today, can be accessed on eBird for
>> the hotspot called *Sierra Vista EOP* <
>> https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Q2g3C0Aj5NfgJ4oJ5UwfNC9K-Ir?<domain...> >> <https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Q2g3C0Aj5NfgJ4oJ5UwfNC9K-Ir?<domain...> >> >.
>>
>> Cheers, Erika
>>
>> --
>> Erika Wilson, Sierra Vista, AZ
>>
>>
