See desert birds at Rock Art Center


<p>What sorts of birds make their home in the Sonoran Desert?</p><separator></separator><p>Learn about these desert denizens during three Desert Bird Tours sponsored by Arizona State University’s Deer Valley Rock Art Center.</p><separator></separator><p>The tours will be offered from 9 to 10 a.m., on Tuesdays, April 5, 12 and 19 at the Rock Art Center, 3711 W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, with docent Jo Brookshier as the leader.</p><separator></separator><p>Tour admission (includes museum admission) is: adults $6.50; seniors $3.50; children $2.50. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (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 ASU and is a Phoenix Point of Pride.</p><separator></separator><p>For more information call (623) 582-8007 or go to <a href="http://dvrac.asu.edu">http://dvrac.asu.edu</a>.</p&gt;