Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary

07/12/2026

Last night's visitor caught on camera.

06/04/2026

Due to bear activity, we have greatly reduced the number and location of feeders. You are welcome to visit, and some birds will be visiting the water features, but until the rains come, we will need to cut back on feeders for the welfare of the bear.

04/10/2026

SABO Director Sheri Williamson was featured on a webcast from our partners at Explore.org to talk about hummingbirds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Y5YA9DFi0

So many eggs hatched this week, including at our two hummingbird nests. Learn all about hummingbirds from our friends at Southeastern Arizona Bird Observator...

03/21/2026

A new MOTUS tower on our hilltop at the Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary awaits the arriving spring migrants. Combined with our tower at Casa De San Pedro B & B De San Pedro B & B, any bird or bat fitted with a transmitter that comes up the San Pedro Valley between Bisbee and Miller peak should be recorded. Thanks to Jonathan Horst and our donors for making this possible.

12/28/2025

Caution: This video contains either s*x or violence, I'm honestly not sure which. Thanks to sharp-eyed viewers of our explore.org camera, they were able to alert us to this interesting interaction between two Hog-nosed Skunks at 4:30 a.m. off the back porch at Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary.

11/27/2025

In honor of Thanksgiving, here's a 2 minute clip from our explore.org camera of our turkeys doing a little remodeling at the sanctuary.