Winter Solstice - the sun is at its lowest point in the sky. It's the shortest day of the year and the beginning of winter.
Feeder activity increases as weather cools and rains arrive.
Phainopeplas are numerous - feasting on ripe mistletoe berries.
Watch for an increasing number of juncos on the ground beneath your seed feeders.
Provide a blend with enough white millet like our No-Mess Blend or Deluxe Blend to satisfy the increase in ground feeding birds like towhees and juncos.
Anna's hummingbirds begin looking for mates.
Watch for flocks of Cedar Waxwings
Continue enjoying hummingbirds at your feeders.
Anna's Broad-billed and Costa's hummingbirds are very common in winter.
Cactus Wren pairs are maintaining multiple nests for roosting.
