Welcome Birders!
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 - Mar 3, 2013 - Mar 9, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tubac, Anza Trail: Hepatic Tanager; White-throated Sparrow; Broad-billed Hummingbird Whitewater Draw: Ross's Goose; Snow Goose; White-fronted Goose |
CENTRAL AZ |
Santa Cruz Flats: Burrowing Owl; Ferruginous Hawk Gilbert Water Ranch: Broad-billed Hummingbird Whitewater River: Montezuma Quail |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Flagstaff: Rough-legged Hawk (north of town) | |
WESTERN AZ |
Alamo Lake: Lesser Black-backed Gull; Mew Gull; Red-necked Grebe | |
MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tucson, Elida St: Zone-tailed Hawk (btw Howard and Jones Blvds) Roger Road WRF: Harris's Hawk; Yellow-throated Warbler Sweetwater Wetlands: Harris's Hawk; Black-and-white Warbler |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Palominas: Burrowing Owl St David: Neotropic Cormorant (2, St David RV Park) Madera Canyon: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker; Painted Bunting; Hepatic Tanager |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Arlington Valley, Lower River Road: Tundra Sawn (6) Boyce Thompson Arboretum: Williamson's Sapsucker |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Chino Canyon: Crissal Thrasher; Black-tailed Gnatcatcher; Black-capped Gnatcatcher Sierra Vista, San Pedro House: Gray Hawk; Fox Sparrow; White-throated Sparrow Ash Canyon: Rufous Hummingbird; Broad-billed Hummingbird |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Hassayampa River Preserve: Winter Wren | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
Verde Valley: Grasshopper Sparrow | ||
WESTERN AZ |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Portal: Magnificent Hummingbird Continental Pecan Grove: Lawrence's Goldfinch |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Fort Lowell Park: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (2) | |
CENTRAL AZ |
Tonto Natl Forest, Colcord Canyon: Three-toed Woodpecker | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
Sedona: White-throated Sparrow | ||
WESTERN AZ |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Roger Road WRF: Yellow-throated Warlber |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Pebble Beach: Red-breated Sapsucker (Blue Haven) | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Alamo Lake: Lesser Black-backed Gull (Cholla Bay) |
| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - Mar 3, 2013 - Mar 9, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Greenwood Cemetery: Pine Warbler Chula Vista: Thick-billed Kingbird Nestor: American Redstart |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Blythe, fishing ponds: Neotropic Cormorant | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
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| MON | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Pantoja Park: Chestnut-sided Warbler; Black-and-white Warbler; White-throated Sparrow |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
De Luz: Zone-tailed Hawk El Cajon: Rufous Hummingbird (private yard) Lower Otay Lake: Glaucous-winged Gull; Prairie Warbler; Bay-breasted Warbler |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Pantoja Park: Chestnut-sided Warbler; White-throated Sparrow; Black-and-white Warbler Imperial Beach: Long-tailed Duck |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Bootsma Dairy: Iceland Gull; Glaucous Gull; Lesser Black-backed Gull; Thayer's Gull |
| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Laguna Mts, Wooded Hill Rd: Mountain Quail |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Point Loma: Lawrence's Goldfinch (2) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| SAT | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Oceanside Harbor: Thayer's Gull Del Mar: Pacific Golden-plover (San Dieguito River mouth); Long-tailed Duck (saltworks) Ft Rosecrans Cemetery: Pacific Wren; Black-and-white Warbler |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Last update: March 10, 2013