Granite Creek Bird Walk with Eric Moore

Join NHI for a birding walk to Granite Creek Park and along the creek with local bird expert Eric Moore.

Begin your morning with birdsong and fresh air on a guided walk along Granite Creek. We’ll take a relaxed stroll through the riparian corridor of Granite Creek Park and nearby areas, which are great spots to see a variety of local and migratory birds in spring.

We’ll meet at the Natural History Institute at 6:45 AM and start our walk together from 7:00 to 9:00 AM. Everyone is welcome, whether you’re new to birding or hoping to improve your skills.

Local birding expert Eric Moore, owner of The Lookout (formerly Jay’s Bird Barn), will lead the walk. Eric has spent decades helping people connect with birds, from his time with the Audubon Society to leading walks and writing a long-running bird column in the Prescott Courier.

Please bring binoculars and water. If you’d like to borrow binoculars, just let us know. Join us to discover the birds of Granite Creek and connect more deeply with nature.

Details:

When: Saturday, May 16th, 2026

Time: 6:45 am to 9 am

Where: Meet at the Natural History Institute, 126 N. Marina St., Prescott, AZ 86301

What to Bring: Binoculars (let us know if you need a pair!), water, and comfortable walking shoes

Cost: $20 per person

Eric Moore is the owner of The Lookout, in Prescott, AZ (formerly Jay’s Bird Barn). Eric’s interest in wild birds began early in life in New England, and continued when he moved to Tucson, Arizona at the ripe old age of six. When he was 13 years old Eric joined the Tucson Audubon Society chapter which helped accelerate his learning and love for wild birds. As an adult, after working in the grocery industry for over twenty years, Eric decided to combine his retail experience with his love of wild birds, and opened Jay’s Bird Barn, a backyard wild bird and nature store in 2003. For the last twenty years Eric has been writing a weekly column (on wild birds) in the Prescott Courier, and he has been guiding bird walks to help individuals create a connection to nature through wild birds.