Learn about desert birds in November

<p><strong>Nov. 3, 10, 17, 2010<br />9 a.m.</strong></p><separator></separator><p>Bird watchers – and nature lovers – are invited to bring their binoculars and come to Arizona State University’s Deer Valley Rock Art Center on three Wednesday mornings in November for guided Desert Birds Tours.</p><separator></separator><p>Docent Jo Brookshier will lead the 9 a.m. tours, which are an hour long, on Nov. 3, 10 and 17. She will talk about the Sonoran Desert birds that make the Rock Art Center’s nature preserve their home.</p><separator></separator><p>Admission is $6.50 for adults; $3.50 for seniors; and $2.50 for children.</p><separator></separator><p>For reservations, call (623) 582-8007.</p><separator></separator><p>The Deer Valley Rock Art Center has the largest concentration of Native American petroglyphs in the Phoenix Valley. Visitors hike a 1/4-mile trail to view more than 1,500 petroglyphs made between 500 and 7,000 years ago. The museum aims to promote preservation, connection and respect for the site and is a destination for families to learn about archaeology in their own backyard.</p><separator></separator><p>The Center is managed by one of the top archaeology programs in the country at Arizona State University and is a Phoenix Point of Pride. The address is 3711 W. Deer Valley Road, two blocks west of 35th Avenue. For more information, go to <a href="http://dvrac.asu.edu">http://dvrac.asu.edu</a>.</p&gt;