Lewis and Leskiw lead free bird-watching tours along the San Pedro River every Monday from January to July. Lewis, the founder of the tours, invites people to his ranchland near the river so they can take in the natural scenery and look for birds passing through Southeastern Arizona.

Leskiw is a writer and environmentalist. During the morning walks, the two keep track of each bird they encounter to use in their writings.

Since the river flows from north to south, it is a perfect migration corridor, with an abundance of food, water and shelter, Lewis said. The area is a temporary home to at least a half-million migrating birds throughout the year.

Karl Uterhardt, Tombstone Unified School District superintendent, said the district filed suit to force the contractor, Richard E. Lambert Ltd. of Tucson, to make good on promises to complete a "punch list" of problems that ranged from leaky windows and doors to non-working sinks to more serious, underground plumbing issues. Construction on the school began in 2003 but the school didn't open until 2006 because of problems with the road leading to the school.