Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary

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.

11/24/2025

Night-time activity at the sanctuary-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6-8eUOCghM

11/12/2025

SABO is pleased to have joined Bat Conservation International and Borderlands Restoration Network @ on a project to increase agave populations within the range of nectar-feeding bats. This week a crew from Borderlands Restoration Network planted 300 agaves on the hillside overlooking the main sanctuary site. This is the hillside purchased last year thanks to our members and donors. It was heavily impacted by the 2011 Monument fire and is still recovering.
These agaves will provide nectar for our nectar-feeding bats that return every summer on their migration. Many people have enjoyed watching the bats on the explore.org we**am throughout October. Lest you think we have forgotten our roots, agaves are also among the favorite nectar sources for Plain-capped Starthroats and Lucifer Hummingbirds. If that was not enough reason to be planting agaves, read about the importance of these bats to Mexico’s tequila industry here: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251028-mexicos-tequila-future-depends-on-bats

10/06/2025

Explore.org news and our introductory interview: https://explore.org/livecams/live-chats/explore-live-events

Watch insightful guest experts from explore's partner organizations as they chat live about their work in nature, science, animal behavior and more.

10/04/2025

CBS Sunday Morning did a segment on the Explore.org we**am project that our Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary joined last month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqQtftD4Ju0&t=17s
https://explore.org/livecams/sabo/sabo-back-porch
Explore.org

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09/22/2025

09/19/2025

Woo hoo!

And we're LIVE! Thanks to a new partnership with explore.org, you can now visit Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary virtually! Two high-resolution cameras overlook the back porch feeders and Lily Pond and the south feeders in front of the viewing blinds. Staff and volunteer admins can pan and zoom the cameras to get viewers a closer look at the action. Tune in tonight to watch the nectar bats! https://www.explore.org/livecams/sabo/sabo-viewing-areaow

Screenshot of Wild Turkeys from the back porch camera.

09/18/2025

You're going to love this!
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There's a big announcement coming shortly, and we're so excited we can barely stand it! Watch this space!

11/10/2024

It takes a village. These are (most of) the volunteers that help Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary and our hummingbird banding project run smoothly. A great bunch of folks. Always fun to get together each fall to express our deep appreciation for al they do.