It will happen just wait. Get a humming bird feeder I saw one last week zooming around and I'm still very cold at night. This year has been a little crazy w/temps and just like my fruit trees blooming to early, the birds may not think its time to come out and about yet. We also put out a bird bath, just not yet, it could freeze. Camp Verde AZ

I used to think we had "just a couple" of birds, turns out I wasn't that good at looking for them. Can't say for your neighborhood but once I started looking up more and focusing on branch tips (and saguaro holes), there are a lot to see!

My favorites include the peach faced love birds (escaped pets who have naturalized), hummingbirds, hawks, and the very occasional owl. Good luck!

Thanks everyone! I will keep my eye out. I guess these warm temps made me think the birds would be out already. I've seen quite a few on some hikes. I love having bird families in my yard. I used to have a nest (in Tn) every spring that was never empty.

Water is absolutely critical. Soon they will have a much harder time finding it. Don't forget fruit for the mockingbirds (direct descendants of the mighty dinosaurs)!

Plant some type of red cherry tomato for them, and you'll have loads. Just don't plan on eating any of the tomatoes. The birds will demolish them. They also flock to my herb bed to eat bugs and to my sunflowers like crazy each year. Last year I had a nesting duck who had 13 babies that grew up in the pool. That was the first year they nested here, although they regularly visit the pool. It was also the first spring that I haven't had a dog out back so I'm sure that made a big difference. It was amazing to watch them all grow up.

We have a large hedge of pyracantha and texas ranger that has 20 or so sparrows, many house finches. Mockingbirds are seen there also. We have ground doves all year also. Seed on ground, seed block, water tray on ground. We have hummers all year also. Get the food and water out, add a few bushes or trees and you'll be in business. I could list all our species, but it's long. East Tucson. Good luck.

If you add plants that attract hummingbirds that will do the trick! Hummers like moving water-such as a fountain. They love the colors orange and red. The flowers that they like tend to be more tubular. Here is a list of some of my favorites for you to look at:

Cape Honeysuckle Picture 1 (larger plant can grow to 6 feet/tolerates full sun/orange flowers)

Desert Honeysuckle Picture 2 (smaller plant-3-4 feet, better in some afternoon shade/orange flowers)

Any aloe plant

Baja Fairy Duster Picture 5 (4-5 feet, full sun/red flowers)

Arizona Yellow Bells Picture 6 (larger plant 6-8 feet full sun)

Firecracker Penstemon Picture 3 or Parry's Penstemon Picture 4 ( 3-5 feet high, I plant these with filtered afternoon sun/firecracker-orange, Parry's is pink)

Tangerine Crossvine Last Pic (Vine, grows large! Beautiful!)

Since you are in Chandler you can visit Treeland Nursery at Country Club just below Guadalupe) and they will have all of these plants and more!

Good Luck and have fun!!! Deana /Bella Fiore

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Water will do it, especially if it's a fountain that makes a bit of falling water noise.