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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 27, 2013 - Feb 2, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Hereford Bridge: Eastern Phoebe; Fox Sparrow Tuscon: Ross's Goose (Arthur Park) |
CENTRAL AZ |
Maricopa Co: Ferruginous Hawk (91st Ave south of Buckeye Rd) Arlington Valley: Tundra Swan Greenwood Cemetery: Greater White-fronted Goose; Gray Flycatcher Chandler, Sun Lakes: Least Grebe Tres Rios Wetlands: Chestnut-sided Warbler; Northern Parula; Harris's Hawk Palo Verde: Ferruginous Hawk (3) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Hereford Bridge: Eastern Phoebe; Wood Duck (2) Tuscon: Ross's Goose (Arthur Park) |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Arlington Valley: Burrowing Owl (7); Ferruginous Hawk; Sandhill Crane (36); Bendire's Thrasher (3) | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
Flagstaff: Evening Grosbeak (10, Logan's Crossing) | ||
WESTERN AZ |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Roger Road WRF: Yellow-throated Warbler | |
CENTRAL AZ |
Tres Rios Wetlands: Ferruginous Hawk (2); Chestnut-sided Warbler; Northern Parula; Swamp Sparrow Linden: Ferruginous Hawk |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Willow Lake: Tundra Swan (8); Ross's Goose | ||
WESTERN AZ |
Yuma West Wetlands: Summer Tanager |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Portal: Varied Thrush; Mexican Jay; Arizona Woodpecker Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve: Rusty Blackbird |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Tres Rios Wetlands: Ferruginous Hawk; Chestnut-sided Warbler | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
Flagstaff: Evening Grosbeak | ||
WESTERN AZ |
Bil Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
San Pedro River: Eastern Phoebe (Casea de San Pedro B&B) Portal: Broad-tailed Hummingbird Roger Rd WRF: Yellow-throated Warbler Arthur Park Gold Course: Ross's Goose Whitewater Draw: Ruddy Ground-dove (little pond next to parking lot) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve: Rusty Blackbird Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler Cave Creek Ranch: Fox Sparrow |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Glendale: Yelow-bellied Sapsucker (61st Ave and Northern) NE Phoenix: Red-breasted Sapsucker (Pebble Beach Rec Area) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Prescott: White-winged Scoter (Watson Lake boat ramp); Tundra Swan (6, Willow Lake) Kayenta: Northern Shrike (Hwy 160, Milepost 385) Mormon Lake: Rough-legged Hawk |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher; Golden-crowned Sparrow |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve: Rusty Blackbird |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Santa Cruz Flats: Crested Caracara (4); Sandhill Crane (4); Ferruginous Hawk (2); Mountain Plover (6) Arlington Road: Sandhill Crane (25); Burrowing Owl |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Grand Canyon: Tundra Swan (Rimmy Jim Tank); Hammond's Flycatcher (Indian Gardens) Flagstaff: Evening Grosbeak (Logan's Crossing) Elden Spring: Lewis's Woodpecker Williams: Pacific Wren (Mud Springs) Camp Verde: Black-and-white Warbler (Clear Creek Campground) |
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WESTERN AZ |
| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - Jan 27, 2013 - Feb 2, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Evening Grosbeak La Jolla: Black Scoter Imperial Beach: Curlew Sandpiper; Hepatic Tanager; Yellow-crowned Night-heron Coronado: Pine Warbler (16th St and Margarita Ave) Broadway Pier: Red-necked Grebe Pantoja Park: Hermit Warbler; Summer Tanager Del Mar: Thick-billed Kingbird (near polo field) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Salton Sea, Unit 1: Trumpeter Swan | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
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Imperial Beach: Curlew Sandpiper |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Del Mar: Thick-billed Kingbird Glorietta Bay Park: White-winged Scoter |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Lower Otay Lake: Bay-breasted Warbler; Prairie Warbler |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Salton Sea, Unit 1: Trumpeter Swan Brawley: Yellow Warbler El Centro, Evergreen Cemetery: Eastern Phoebe; Zone-tailed Hawk |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Desert Hot Springs: Cassin's Kingbird; Red-shouldered Hawk San Jacinto Wildlife Area: Eastern Phoebe |
| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Harris's Hawk |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Salton Sea, Young Rd: Glaucous Gull (immature) | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
| SAT | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Nestor Park: American Redstart (Tesoro Grove); Summer Tanager; Bullock's Oriole (3) Jacumba: Evening Grosbeak; Harris's Hawk Sweetwater River: Eurasian Wigeon (2) Julian: Lewis's Woodpecker (mile marker 56.5-57) Pantoja Park: Chestnut-sided Warber; Black-and-White Warbler Coronado: Pine Warbler (627 Margarita Ave) Imperial Beach: Yellow-crowned Night-heron (3); Long-tailed Duck (north of east bridge on bike bath) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Keystone Road: Sandhill Crane (721) |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
La Quinta: Crissal Thrasher (east of Lake Cahuilla) |
Last update: February 2, 2013