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Thank you for stopping by! Sky Island Tours offers field trips for birds, butterflies, dragonflies, and general natural history throughout southern Arizona. My tours are casual and fun, yet I strive to ensure that we see as much as possible.
I also offer environmental education programs on a huge
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Get to know me:
Welcome, fellow animal lovers,
I am Jeff Babson. Here is a little about me and how it all started...
I have always been interested in the natural world. I was always out in the forests, fields, and marshes near my home, just seeing what I could find. It all fascinated me and continues to do so today. I earned a B.S. in Biology, which was helpful. But the real learning takes place out in the field. I have been leading tours in southern Arizona since 1999.
Price List
Trips
Base Price
150
For a tour of two people on an 8 hour trip
Additional
50
For each additional person on your tour
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Contact Me
Sky Island Tours
jeff@skyislandtours.com (preferred contact method) (520)488-8551
Events
07/01/2026
The World of Mammals: Mammals of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan
7pm
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8pm
Meet in the McDonald’s parking lot on the corner of Catalina Highway and Tanque Verde Road and carpool to the site
Event Details
07/01/2026
The World of Mammals: Mammals of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan
Cost is $10/person. Email ( jeff@skyislandtours.com) to register. LIMIT 15 PARTICIPANTS. Once registered you will receive a link to the Zoom...
7pm
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8pm
Meet in the McDonald’s parking lot on the corner of Catalina Highway and Tanque Verde Road and carpool to the site
07/07/2026
Adventures in Birding: Tinamous
7pm
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8pm
Zoom
Event Details
07/07/2026
Adventures in Birding: Tinamous
Free, but registration is required. To register visit https://bit.ly/Nature-Online-Tickets. Once registered you will receive a link to the Z...
7pm
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8pm
Zoom
07/08/2026
Madera Canyon Birding
7am
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11am
We will meet in the Safeway parking lot at I-19 and Continental Road and carpool to the site
Event Details
07/08/2026
Madera Canyon Birding
Cost is $10/person. Email (jeff@skyislandtours.com) to register. LIMIT 15 PARTICIPANTS.
Warblers top the list for this outing, as Red-faced,...
7am
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11am
We will meet in the Safeway parking lot at I-19 and Continental Road and carpool to the site
07/10/2026
Flowering Plants Part 1
10am
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12pm
Zoom
Event Details
07/10/2026
Flowering Plants Part 1
Virtual Class Via Zoom. Tucson Botanical Gardens. To register, use this link https://tucsonbotanical.org/class-schedule/. Part of TBG’s Bota...
10am
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12pm
Zoom
07/20/2026
Order Up! Inchworm Moths
7pm
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8pm
Zoom
Event Details
07/20/2026
Order Up! Inchworm Moths
Free, but registration required. To register visit https://bit.ly/Nature-Online-Tickets. Once registered you will receive a link to the Zoom...
7pm
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8pm
Zoom
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