Tucson, Arizona

DeeDeeNature Happenings - October

  • Oct. 4: Full Moon, Oct. 18: New Moon
  • Oct. 13: Venus & Saturn next to each other in the early morning sky
  • Oct. 21-22: Orionids meteor shower
  • Keep your hummingbird feeders filled and clean until you have not seen a hummingbird for two weeks.
  • Peak of southward migration. Birds heading south include: White-crowned Sparrows, warblers, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Green-tailed Towhees, Song Sparrows and Lincoln and Chipping Sparrows.
  • Watch for Sandhill Cranes heading toward the Bosque del Apache in New Mexico where they overwinter.
  • Mixed weather, ranging from hot, dry Santa Ana winds to cool, crisp, damp days and evenings with occasional showers.
  • Elephant Seals appear on the CA coast north of Hearst Castle.
  • Geese and ducks begin arriving throughout the region.
  • Earliest appearance of Pine Siskin at coastal feeders
  • Yellow-rumped Warblers are returning.
  • Peak of fall warbler migration
  • First Northern Flickers arrive.
  • Sandhill Cranes arrive in CA at Salton Sea and Carrizo Plain.Watch for fire-flight birds in coastal areas if fires are burning inland.
  • Shorebird migration is underway; large concentrations of birds can arrive in the morning and be gone at night if weather is favorable.