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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 13, 2013 - Jan 19, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
San Pedro House: Fox Sparrow Tumacacori, Santa Gertrudis Lane: Evening Grosbeak (4) Madera Canyon: Elegant Trogon (Proctor Rd) Santa Cruz River: Green Kingfisher (about 1/2 mile south from Rio Rico Rd) Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler (above dam); Winter Wren; Olive Warbler; Painted Redstart Tucson, Sweetwater Wetlands: Black-and-white Warbler; Swamp Sparrow; Harris's Hawk (2); Neotropic Cormorant (7) |
CENTRAL AZ |
Mesa: Pyrrhuloxia (Goldfield Recreation Site) | |
NORTHERN AZ |
Beaverhead Flats Rd: Fox Sparrow Cottonwood: Swamp Sparrow (100 yards down Jail House Trail) |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu NWR: Red-throated Loon (2) Bill Williams NWR: White-winged Scoter (female); Barrow's Goldeneye (5) |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Green Valley: Harris's Sparrow Tumacacori, Santa Gertrudis Lane: Evening Grosbeak (4) Santa Cruz River: Green Kingfisher Chiricahua Moutains, Cave Creek Canyon: Varied Thrush (south fork) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu NWR: Pacific Loon (2, Site Six) |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Gila Box (west end): Black-and-white Warbler (picnic area just prior to/west of Dry Canyon Boat Take-out) Green Valley: Harris's Sparrow San Pedro House: Fox Sparrow Santa Cruz Flats: Crested Caracara (12+, near Curtis Rd); Ferruginous Hawk Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler; Winter Wren |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu NWR: Pacific Loon (2, Site Six; 1, Nautical Inn) |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Rio Rico: Green Kingfisher (north of Guy Trobin trailhead) Avra Valley: Bendire's Thrasher (4) |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Gilbert Water Ranch: Swamp Sparrow; Yellow Warbler |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu: Pacific Loon |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Portal: Broad-tailed Hummingbird (2) Rio Rico: Green Kingfisher; White-throated Sparrow |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Santa Cruz Flats, Evergreen Turf sod farm: Lapland Longspur (male); McCown's Longspur (female) Buckeye: Crissal Thrasher; Bendire's Thrasher; LeConte's Thrasher (near Salome Hwy) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams NWR: White-winged Scoter (2); Surf Scoter |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tucson, Columbus Park: Pacific Loon Tumacacori, Santa Gertrudis Lane: Evening Grosbeak (4) |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Santa Cruz Flats: Mountain Plover (50+) | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
V Bar V Ranch: White-throated Sparrow (2); Golden-crowned Sparrow | ||
WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Sierra Vista, San Pedro Conservation Area: Northern Goshawk |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Arrowhead Loop Rd: Eurasian Wigeon Chandler, Sun Lakes: Least Grebe (in pond south of Riggs Rd and east of Sun Lakes Blvd) |
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WESTERN AZ |
Betty's Kitchen: Thick-billed Kingbird; Red-shouldered Hawk; Crissal Thrasher |
| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - Jan 13, 2013 - Jan 19, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Evening Grosbeak; Harris's Hawk; Swamp Sparrow Kendall Frost Marsh: Nelson's Sparrow; Swamp Sparrow Collier Park: Summer Tanager (near Nimitz and Famosa) Border Field State Park: Palm Warbler; Brown Booby (2) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Dogwood Rd: Sandhill Crane (700+; near Duck Club) | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
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| MON | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Shelter Island: Palm Warbler (in front of Bali Hai restaurant) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Dogwood Rd: Sandhill Crane (700+; near Duck Club) |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Harris's Hawk (2) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Salton Sea: Yellow-footed Gull (1, west end of Lindsey; 1, Grubel and Lack Rds) | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Marston House: Hammond's Flycatcher SD Zoo: Yellow Warbler Julian: Lewis's Woodpecker (2, west of town) Crown Point Park: Yellow Warbler Del Mar: Nashville Warbler; Eurasian Wigeon |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Calipatria: Sprague's Pipit (north of state prison) Salton Sea: Glaucous-winged Gull; Yellow-footed Gull |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
Obsidian Butte: Yellow-footed Gull; Glaucous-winged Gull Imperial Valley: Mountain Plover (burned Bermuda grass east of Hwy 115) |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Oceanside, Buddy Todd Park: Summer Tanager San Diego Harbor, Broadway Pier: Red-necked Grebe Marston House: Hepatic Tanager J Street Marina: Reddish Egret Rohr Park: Painted Redstart |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| SAT | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Pantoja Park: White-throated Sparrow J Street mudflats: Reddish Egret Del Mar: Thick-billed Kingbird (polo field) Jacumba: Tri-colored Blackbird; Harris's Hawk; Scott's Oriole; Bullock's Oriole Collier Park: Summer Tanager; Eastern Phoebe Rohr Park: Painted Redstart |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Calipatria: Sprague's Pipit (33.1817; -115.4793) |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Last update: January 19, 2013