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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 20, 2013 - Jan 26, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler |
CENTRAL AZ |
Santa Cruz Flats, Evergreen Sod Farm: Mountain Plover (66); Chestnut-sided Longspur; Ferruginous Hawk (4) Chandler, Sun Lakes: Least Grebe |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu: Pacific Loon (3); Horned Grebe (20) Mohave Valley: Chestnut-collared Longspur (4); McCown's Longspur (2); Lapland Longspur (2) |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Catalina SP: Golden-crowned Sparrow Palominas: White-throated Sparrow |
CENTRAL AZ |
Santa Cruz Flats: Mountain Plover (24+); Chestnut-collared Longspur; Ferruginous Hawk; Crested Caracara (6) Casa Grande: Harris's Hawk (3) Chandler, Sun Lakes: Least Grebe |
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NORTHERN AZ |
V Bar V Ranch: Golden-crowned Sparrow; White-throated Sparrow (2) | |
WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher Wellton: Crissal Thrasher Cocopah RV Park: Hooded Merganser (20+) Colorado River: White-tailed Kite (east of Cocopah RV Park) Martinez Lake: American Goldfinch (3) South of Yuma: Ferruginous Hawk (30); Mountain Plover (26) Yuma: Ring-necked Pheasant (nw of town) Betty's Kitchen: Thick-billed Kingbird |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Roger Road WRF: Yellow-throated Warbler Tumacacori: Black-and-white Warbler (Anza Trail) Columbus Park: Pacific Loon |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Buckeye: Tundra Swan (7, ag fields east of Buckeye between Airport and Jackrabbit Rds) Chandler, Sun Lakes: Least Grebe |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu: Pacific Loon (4) |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Roger Road WRF: Yellow-throated Warbler Silverbell Lake: Pacific Loon Avra Valley: Crested Caracara (Reservation Rd) Catalina SP: Crissal Thrasher Ash Canyon: Arizona Woodpecker; Mexican Jay; Pyrrhuloxia |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Baseline-Salome Jct: Northern Shrike Chandler, Sun Lakes: Least Grebe |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Patagonia: Lazuli Bunting (4-5); Cassin's Kingbird Tucson, Crooked Tree Golf Course: Ross's Goose |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Flagstaff, Koch Field: Northern Shrike |
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WESTERN AZ |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Miller Canyon: Spotted Owl Tuscon: Ross's Goose (Arthur Park) Hereford Bridge: Eastern Phoebe Patagonia Lake SP: Ruddy Ground-dove (2); Horned Grebe |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Phoenix: Eurasian Wigeon (Legend Springs School) Palo Verde: Tundra Swan (6, Hazen Rd) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Tuba City: Swamp Sparrow; White-throated Sparrow | ||
WESTERN AZ |
Havasu NWR: Eastern Phoebe north of Havasu, Vanderslice Rd: McCown's Longspur (3); Chestnut-collared Longspur (5); Lapland Longspur (3) Bill Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher; Long-tailed Duck |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tuscon: Ross's Goose (Arthur Park) |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Phoenix: Eurasian Wigeon (Legend Springs School) | ||
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WESTERN AZ |
| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - Jan 20, 2013 - Jan 26, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Ramona: Zone-tailed Hawk Tijuana River Valley: Eastern Phoebe (Communiy Gardens) La Jolla: Summer Tanager Rohr Park: Painted Redstart Jacumba: Harris's Hawk Julian: Lewis's Woodpecker Ocean Beach, Collier Park: Eastern Phoebe Pantoja Park: Black-and-white Warbler; White-throated Sparrow |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
San Jacinto Wildlife Area: Tricolored Blackbird; Eastern Phoebe; Swamp Sparrow |
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| MON | SAN DIEGO CO. |
G Street Pier: Red-necked Grebe Pantoja Park: Chestnut-sided Warbler |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Del Mar: Thick-billed Kingbird (polo field) Chula Vista: Eurasian Wigeon Imperial Beach: Curlew Sandpiper |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Imperial Beach: Curlew Sandpiper Jacumba: Evening Grosbeak |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Imperial Beach: Curlew Sandpiper |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Palm Desert: Summer Tanager (Living Desert) |
| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Imperial Beach: Curlew Sandpiper |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| SAT | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Oceanside: Yellow Warbler (Buccaneer Park) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Salton Sea, Unit 1: Trumpeter Swan | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
Desert Hot Springs: Cassin's Kingbird (Avenue Manzanita and Kann Rd) |
Last update: January 27, 2013