Scottsdale Blog - Things to do in Scottsdale, Arizona » Fall http://blog.scottsdalecvb.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:50:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Fall in the Sonoran Desert http://blog.scottsdalecvb.com/fall-in-the-sonoran-desert/ http://blog.scottsdalecvb.com/fall-in-the-sonoran-desert/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:15:45 +0000 Josh Kenzer http://blog.scottsdalecvb.com/?p=119
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    • ]]>     Fall is a great time to be in Scottsdale and the Sonoran Desert. Here are the vitals:

    Dates: September 16 – November 30
    Average High: 87° F
    Average Low: 61° F
    Normal Rainfall: 1.74″

    What to Expect:

    • Warm days followed by refreshing, cool nights
    • The end of monsoon driven thunderstorms

    What to Look For:

    • Wintering hawks beginning to arrive
    • Lizards and snakes eating as much as they can
    • Anna’s and Costa’s hummingbirds at feeders
    • Desert mammals remaining active in the daytime and sleeping during cooler nights
    • Birds forming flocks and getting ready to migrate for the winter
    • Quail forming groups called “coveys”

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