August 13-19, 2017 Explore southeastern Arizona’s hummingbird havens with Sheri L. Williamson, author of the Peterson Field Guide to Hummingbirds and one of America’s foremost hummingbird experts, and SABO’s founder and Director/Naturalist Tom Wood. August is one of the most … Continue reading
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The diversity of hummingbird species in SABO’s ongoing monitoring project on the San Pedro River now goes to eleven! A juvenile female Magnificent Hummingbird, banded last Thursday at Casa de San Pedro B&B, is the latest addition to our study. … Continue reading
If you can’t join SABO this winter for a Whitewater Wetlands Walk and/or Sandhill Crane Watch, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has provided the next best thing: a live video feed from the playa lake at Whitewater Draw Wildlife … Continue reading
Tomorrow (Saturday, October 3) at the San Pedro House will be our final hummingbird banding session for 2015 and the end of SABO’s 20th season of monitoring hummingbirds on the San Pedro River. The celebration will start at 3 p.m. … Continue reading
With this week’s surge in migration, we’re rapidly approaching a major milestone in SABO’s 20-year study of the hummingbirds of the San Pedro River: 6000 hummingbirds banded at our main banding station at the San Pedro House. We expect to … Continue reading
Migration is finally in full swing! This week’s banding session at Casa De San Pedro B & B was by far the most exciting of the fall migration, with 20 new birds of six species. Highlights included three impossibly tiny … Continue reading
SABO’s hummingbird banding team has been busy on the San Pedro River! Over the last four banding sessions (two at each site), we’ve caught 32 “new” (unbanded) birds (25 Black-chinneds, 7 Broad-billeds) and recaptured 8 previously banded birds (all Black-chinneds). … Continue reading
We received the following news this afternoon from Mrs. Angela Camara Public Affairs Officer at Fort Huachuca: Fort Huachuca officials have reopened Huachuca Canyon to recreational users during daylight hours. The nuisance bear was located and, in coordination with Arizona … Continue reading
We’ve recently received notification from Fort Huachuca’s Public Affairs Office (520-533-1850) that Huachuca Canyon has been closed in the interests of public safety in response to reports of Black Bear and Mountain Lion activity. According to Fort Huachuca’s Facebook page, … Continue reading
It’s shaping up to be another exciting hummingbird season in southeastern Arizona! Last year, birders spotted 15 of the 18 hummingbird species recorded in the state, including White-eared and Plain-capped Starthroat in multiple locations as well as Lucifer, Violet-crowned, Allen’s, … Continue reading