Welcome to the 2012 Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival
Wednesday, August 1st - Saturday, August 4th 2012
Here is a link to the birds seen during the 2011 Festival.(xls file)
2012 Festival Highlights
Tickets for paid events and raffle can be purchased without the online registration fee.
They are available for purchase at We Frame It.
Welcome Reception
Thursday at 6 pm August 2nd at 6:00 pm $25 - On Thursday night Sergio Avila, Northern Mexico Conservation Program Manager with the Sky Islands Alliance will give our welcome address. - read more
Keynote Speaker Paul Bannick
Saturday, August 4th at 6:00 pm - $35 - On Saturday evening Paul Bannick, a wildlife photographer specializing in the natural history of North America with a focus on birds and habitat, will give the keynote address entitled The Owl and the Woodpecker - read more
Children's Program
Be sure to bring the kids to our special children's day program on Saturday, August 4th!
Writers Workshop
This year we have a special three day Writers Workshop. While this workshop has been created with teachers in mind, it should be noted that it's appropriate for any person or group of people who are interested in working through the writing process.
Join us this year for Arizona's Longest Running Nature Festival Southwest Wings is an educational celebration of the diversity of birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects, in their unique environment; the sky islands in southern Arizona.
Southwest Wings is held in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Some of the educational highlights of the Birding and Nature Festival will be Mexican Birds, Trogon, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Ornithology, Hummingbirds, Bats, Bugs, Snakes, and Owls. It takes place in the spectacular high desert environment of Cochise County, home to the Huachuca Mountains and the San Pedro River.
Registration and additional Information
Our detailed registration and festival information is now exclusively on our registration site! You do not need to register to access all the information. Be sure to go to registration site for complete 2012 festival information and register soon!
