The best months for birding Mount Lemmon are April through the beginning of September. By October many of the migrants have moved on to their winter homes. Most of what remains are the birds that live in the Catalinas year round.
So I was somewhat surprised to see a Hermit Warbler the beginning of October:
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| Hermit Warbler |
The Olive Warbler is one of the few warblers that are year round residents:
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| Olive Warbler |
Townsend's Warblers can usually be found year round though with much lower numbers in June and July (not a very good photo but just to confirm its presence).
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| Townsend's Warbler |
Hermit Thrushes, Acorn Woodpeckers, Mountain Chickadees, Pygmy Nuthatches, and Western Bluebirds are year round residents so no surprise to find them on Mount Lemmon in October:
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| Hermit Thrush |
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| Acorn Woodpecker |
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| Mountain Chickadee |
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| Pygmy Nuthatch |
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| Western Bluebird |
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