Hummingbirds | Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory

Major donation to SABO saves a beloved birding hot spot

Posted on November 1, 2019 by SWilliamson

Lucifer Hummingbird at Chuparosa, © Tony Battiste. Used by permission. Thanks to a single extremely generous donation, Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary will remain open to the public, maintained for the benefit of birds and birders under the ownership of the … Continue reading →

Spring activities now online!

Posted on January 23, 2018 by SWilliamson

SABO’s spring River Walks and hummingbird banding sessions are now on the events calendar! Please note that there will be no walks or banding sessions April 9-14 during the American Ornithological Society meeting in Tucson, but we’ve added Sunday walks on April 8 and 15.

Hummingbirds of Arizona Tour!

Posted on May 17, 2017 by SWilliamson

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 →

Big hummingbird banding news – REALLY big!

Posted on September 22, 2016 by SWilliamson

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 →

Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Bisbee!

Posted on October 27, 2015 by SWilliamson

Though it’s the hummingbird most familiar to most Americans, the Ruby-throated is the third rarest of Arizona’s 18 recorded hummingbird species. Despite generations of intense observation by some of America’s most experienced birders and ornithologists, it wasn’t until January 2005 … Continue reading →

Final hummingbird banding session of the season

Posted on October 2, 2015 by SWilliamson

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 →

Countdown to 6K hummingbirds!

Posted on September 1, 2015 by SWilliamson

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 →

Hummingbird banding report, August 30

Posted on August 31, 2015 by SWilliamson

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 →

Hummingbird banding report

Posted on August 3, 2015 by SWilliamson

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 →

Registration now open for the 2015 Hummingbirds of Arizona Tour

Posted on March 13, 2015 by SWilliamson

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 →

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