* Our resident javelinas are a regular sight. Four new "reds" have been born. 

* Evening and nighttime temperatures are beginning to fall.

* Bird activity has slowed down a bit. Fall migrants are beginning to appear.

* Young coyotes are a common sight at the water features.

October 2025

* Monsoon season has been disappointing. Below anticipated rainfall.  

* Cooler nighttime temperatures as we enter the fall season. 

* Pipevine swallowtails and other butterflies and moths are busy visiting the flowering plants in our new butterfly garden. 

* Lesser long-nosed bats activity is beginning to wind down at the hummingbird feeders each night.

* Overall bird activity is down at the feeders as birds begin their migration south. Northern fall migrants are beginning to make their appearance.

March 14 - Total lunar eclipse

April 22 & 23 - Lyrids Meteor Shower.  The Lyrids is an average shower, usually producing about 20 meteors per hour at its peak. 

August 12 & 13 - Perseids Meteor Shower. The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak.  The shower runs annually from July 17 to August 24. It peaks this year on the night of August 12 and the morning of August 13. The best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. 

October 22 & 23 - Orionids Meteor Shower. The Orionids is an average shower producing up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak.  

November 17 & 18 - Leonids Meteor Shower. The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. 

December 13 & 14 - Geminids Meteor Shower. The Geminids is the king of the meteor showers. It is considered by many to be the best shower producing up to 120 multicolored meteors per hour at its peak. 

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