Welcome to birderfrommaricopa.com

 I'm Tommy DeBardeleben and thank you for visiting my website.  Birding is my favorite hobby, and I enjoy it as often as I can.  This website is dedicated to the hobby that I am passionate about, and it features information all about birding.  Living in and being from Arizona, a lot of this website is Arizona geared, particularly for Maricopa County, which is my home county where I love to bird at the most. 

The main purpose of this website is Birding in Maricopa County, an online guide to Birding in Maricopa County.  This guide covers hotspots and areas, as well as what birds can be found at these hotspots and areas.  Birding in Phoenix and it's surrounding area can be found in this guide.  Whether you are new to Maricopa County, visiting Phoenix with limited time, wanting to have new locations to bird at or find certain birds, this guide will help you find what you want!  Birding in Arizona is a popular pursuit among many people, and a lot of Arizona's birding excitement is found in Maricopa County.

"Birding is hunting without killing, preying without punishing, and collecting without clogging your home.  Take a field quide into the woods and you're more than a hiker.  Your a detective on a backcountry beat, tracking the latest suspect from Mexico, Antarctica, or even the Bronx.  Spend enough time sloshing through swamps or scaling summits or shuffling through beach sand and you inevitably face a tough question:  Am I a grown up birder or just another kid on a treasure hunt?"  -Mark Obmascik

"From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea, creation's revealing your majesty.  From the colors of fall, to the fragrance of spring, every creature unique in the song that it sings, all exclaiming.. Indescribable, uncontainable, You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name, You are amazing God".  -Chris Tomlin/Laura Story