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This page is a summary of "rare" and "specialty" birds seen recently in southern California and Arizona. Our aim is to update this summary daily. Please understand that not all of these records have been confirmed. The information on this page comes from the following sources:
Rare Birds
Rarities are those birds not expected to be at the indicated location, or not expected at that time of year. They could be vagrant, like a Black-throated Blue Warbler, or a wintering migrant, like a Cliff Swallow. Some birds may be listed because they are locally rare, like a Black Skimmer at Lake Havasu.
Specialty Birds
Specialty birds are those which might be of interest to visitors to our area. Examples might be Black Rail, Mountain Quail, Elegant Trogon, or Le Conte's Thrasher. Even though it's possible to see or hear many of these specialty birds year-round, it's always nice to know when someone reports them, and where they were seen.
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| ARIZONA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - Jan 6, 2012- Jan 12, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Huachuca Canyon: Pacific Wren St David Monastery: Eastern Bluebird Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler (abt .4 miles above the dam); Black-capped Gnatcatcher |
CENTRAL AZ |
Casa Grande, Santa Cruz Flats: Mountain Plover (Evergreen Sod Farms); Crested Caracara (5); Ferruginous Hawk (4) Gilbert Water Ranch: Northern Parula; Winter Wren |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Fort Lowell Park: Northern Parula Roger Road WRF: Yellow-throated Warbler; Chestnut-sided Warbler; Summer Tanager St David Monastery: Swamp Sparrow; Eastern Bluebird Tubac, Santa Gertrudis Lane: Evening Grosbeak (4; DeAnza Trail) Tohono Chul Park: Northern Parula (Performance Garden) Catalina SP: Golden-crowned Sparrow; Crissal Thrasher |
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TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tubac, Santa Gertrudis Lane : Evening Grosbeak (4; Anza Trai) San Pedro River, Hereford Bridge: Eastern Phoebe Patagonia, Paton House: White-throated Sparrow Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler (1/4 mile up from dam); Olive Warbler (3) |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Casa Grande, Santa Cruz Flats: Lapland Longspur (Evergreen Sod Farms) | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
Camp Verde: Grasshopper Sparrow (5); White-throated Sparrow |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams River NWR: White-winged Scoter; Sleep Scoter (2) |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler Tubac, Santa Gertrudis Lane : Evening Grosbeak (4; Anza Trai) Huachuca Canyon: Elegant Trogan (about 20 yards above first dry stream crossing) Slaughter Ranch (east of Douglas): Rufous-backed Robin; Crissal Thrasher San Bernardino NWR: Swamp Sparrow (2, Mesquite Pond, Robertson Cienega); White-throated Sparrow (3, Black Draw) San Rafael Grasslands: Rough-legged Hawk Roger Road WRF: Yellow-throated Warbler (east pond) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Chapel Mountain: Crissal Thrasher (2, south of Mesa Butte) | ||
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THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tumacacori: Black-and-white Warbler (2; Anza Trai) Patagonia Lake: Ruddy Ground-dove (3, near Visitor Center) Portal: Broad-billed Hummingbird (2 female) |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Lake Pleasant: Black Scoter; White-winged Scoter; Pacific Loon; Horned Grebe (15); Herring Gull | ||
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WESTERN AZ |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
SW Tucson: Rufous-backed Robin (private backyard birdbath) Tumacacori, Anza Trail: Evening Grosbeak (south of Santa Gertrudis Lane) San Pedro RNCA: Pyrrhuloxia (near Hereford Bridge) St David Monastery: Eastern Bluebird Carr Canyon: Scott's Oriole (private yard) |
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SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
San Pedro RNCA: Pyrrhuloxia (22); Fox Sparrow |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Scottsdale: Chestnut-sided Warbler (private backyard) Tres Rios Overflow Wetlands: Harris's Hawk Mesa: Chestnut-sided Warbler (private backyard) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
V Bar V: White-throated Sparrow (2); Golden-crowned Sparrow | ||
WESTERN AZ |
Havasu NWR: Neotropic Cormorant Mohave Valley, Vanderslice Rd: Chestnut-collared Longspur (1); Lapland Longspur (1); McCown's Longspur (2) |
| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - Jan 6, 2012- Jan 12, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
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| MON | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Dairy Mart Pond: Northern Waterthrush (stick pond) |
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| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Lower Otay Lake: Bay-breasted Warbler; Prairie Warbler Mission San Diego de Alcala: Eastern Phoebe (south along the riparian area behind apartments) Famosa Slough: Swamp Sparrow; White-throated Sparrow Prado Regional Park: Eastern Phoebe |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Parker Dam: Long-tailed Duck |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Lower Otay Lake: Prairie Warbler; Bay-breasted Warbler Del Mar: Thick-billed Kingbird (se corner of polo field) Tijuana Estuary: Yellow-crowned Night-heron (roosting in eucalyptus in apts next to Imperial Beach Sports Park) Ramona, Rangeland Road: Ferruginous Hawk (3) National City, Greenwood Cemetery: Pine Warbler; Plumbeous Vireo; Grace's Warbler Mission San Diego de Alcala: Eastern Phoebe (south along the riparian area behind apartments) Jacumba: Evening Grosbeak Kendall Frost Marsh, Mission Bay: Swamp Sparrow; Nelson's Sparrow (2) |
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| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Evening Grosbeak La Jolla: Short-tailed Shearwater; Ashy Storm-petrel; Black-legged Kittiwake |
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| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Santee: Swamp Sparrow (San Diego River east of Mast Park) Kendall Frost Marsh, Mission Bay: Nelson's Sparrow (2) Pantoja Park: Hermit Warbler; Black-and-white Warbler Shelter Island: Palm Warbler (2, across from Bali Hai restaurant entrance) Nestor Park: American Redstart; Allen's Hummingbird |
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| SAT | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Del Mar: Thick-billed Kingbird and Tropical Kingbird (se corner of polo field) San Dieguito Lagoon: Pacific Golden-plover Solana Beach: Bullock's Oriole (2, along Sun Valley Rd) Carlsbad: Hooded Oriole (Archstone Apartments) Pantoja Park: Hermit Warbler |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Lake Perris: Tufted Duck; Palm Warbler |
Last update: January 13, 2013