The Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory (SABO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of the birds of southeastern Arizona, their habitats and the diversity of species that share those habitats through research, monitoring and public education.
SABO was founded in 1996 to address the growing needs for educational activities, ecotourism development and conservation-oriented research on both public and private lands in southeastern Arizona.
Working cooperatively with government agencies, other non-profit organizations, businesses, and private landowners, SABO takes an active but non-confrontational role in local and regional conservation. Its programs include:
guided bird walks, tours, and educational workshops at local birding "hotspots"
a study of hummingbird migration on the San Pedro River in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, Friends of the San Pedro River, and private landowners
monitoring of breeding, migrating, and wintering birds in southeastern Arizona and northern Sonora in cooperation with other non-profit organizations, the BLM, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Arizona Game & Fish Department, and SEMARNAT
the Arizona Hummingbird Survey, a statewide citizen science project
classroom presentations, school field trips, and community seminars
promotion of environmentally responsible economic development through efforts such as the Southeastern Arizona Birding Trail and the Sonoran Ecotourism Project.
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