Hummingbirds | Arizona Hummingbird

--- Hummingbird Heaven in southeastern Arizona ---

Facts About Ramsey Canyon

Admission:
$5.00 per person
$3.00 Cochise County Residents
$3.00 Nature Conservancy members
FREE children under 16

Hours:
9AM - 4PM November through January, Thursday through Monday
8AM - 5PM February through October, 7 days a week

Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day

FREE Admission: First Saturday of every month

Phone Number: (520) 378-2785

Size of Preserve: 380 acres

Parking: only 23 spaces, first-come, first-served

Facilities: nature center, bookstore, hummingbird observation area, visitor parking

Elevation: 5,500 feet

Ecosystem: upper San Pedro River

Number of Bird Species: 170+

Number of Hummingbird Species: 14

Number of Plant Species: 400+

Other Animals in the Preserve: coatimundi, ringtailed cats, javelina, trogans, nectar-sucking bats, bears, bobcats, deer, foxes, squirrels, turkeys, rattlesnakes

Best Birding Months: April through September

Weather:
Spring - cool and dry but unpredictable with blooming flowers
Summer - very green, very warm with afternoon rains
Fall - cool and bright
Winter - occasional snow

Prohibited: walking off trails, climbing trees, wading in the creek, radios or tape players, loud kids, smoking, pets, camping, fires, hunting, collecting, feeding wildlife, motorized vehicles, bicycles, buses, trailers or RV's over 18 feet

Who Originally Set Aside this Land: Dr. Nelson C. Bledsoe, an Arizona physician who practiced medicine in Cochise and Pima Counties for 60 years

Questions: call (520) 378-2785 or email Brooke Gebow at bgebow@tnc.org