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Teaching about hummingbirds, and working internationally
to prevent the extinction of species at risk sm
Tel. (928) 284-2251, (800) 529-3699
6560 State Route 179, Suite 124
info@hummingbirdsociety.org
Sedona, AZ 86351
www.hummingbirdsociety.org
About Us
The International Hummingbird Society is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated solely to hummingbirds. Its mission is to teach about hummingbirds and to work to protect hummingbird species at risk of extinction. It is international in its membership; its headquarters are in Sedona, Arizona. It was incorporated in 1996.
The founder of the organization is Dr. H. Ross Hawkins, who passed at 81, in July 2020 and his wife Beth Kingsley Hawkins is currently its executive director. Ross’s background in the physical sciences, finance, photography/art, and public speaking proved valuable to the long-term development of the Society.
The primary tools of its educational mission are its website: www.hummingbirdsociety.org; its hummingbird calendar; its e-newsletter(s); and its annual Sedona Hummingbird Festival.
These are used in a coordinated fashion, along with its Facebook page and other media platforms, to communicate information about hummingbirds and what activities the Society is pursuing. Funding for conservation is the net cash flow from memberships, and donations, corporate sponsorships, and all the above, so we thank you enthusiastically for your help.
As of this time, most of the Society’s conservation efforts are directed toward two critically endangered species in Chile, the Juan Fernández Firecrown and the Chilean Woodstar; Other species needing help are the critically endangered Colorful Puffleg (Colombia), and the endangered Honduran Emerald and Esmeralda’s Woodstar (Ecuador) and the Marvelous Spatuletail (Peru.)
The Sedona Hummingbird Festival brings together experts with a wide range of hummingbird knowledge: scientists of many specialties, gardeners, banders, rehabilitators, artists, photographers, and conservationists. The 3-day event is timed to coincide with the surge in hummer population and diversity as migrating hummingbirds of 3-4 species add to the 2 species already present. In addition to presentations, the event includes birding tours led by the local Audubon Society chapter, hummingbird garden tours, and banding demonstrations. In 2019, attendees came from 33 states, Canada, France, England, Scotland, Australia, and even South Korea. The Sedona area is known internationally for its famous “red rocks,” as well its clean, dark sky environment. In 2022 the event will be held July 29 – July 31.
