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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 - Mar 31, 2013 - Apr 6, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Florida Canyon: Calliope Hummingbird; Painted Redstart Patagonia Lake SP: Gray Hawk; Lucy's Warbler (25+) Huachuca Mts, Spirit Tree B&B: Rufous-backed Robin; Elf Owl; White-throated Sparrow; Hooded Oriole; Scott's Oriole Bisbee, Mule Mts: Lucifer Hummingbird Amado: Hooded Oriole (2) |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Heber Area, FR 86: Painted Redstart; Olive Warbler (5) Lake Montezuma: Neotropic Cormorant (2) |
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WESTERN AZ |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Benson STP: Heermann's Gull (south pond) |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Mittry Lake: Thick-billed Kingbird (Betty's Kitchen); Black Rail and Yuma Clapper Rail (Rail Overlook) Cibola NWR: Burrowing Owl (3); Crissal Thrasher Tacna: Hooded Oriole (4, Mesa Dr off of E Co 8th St) Aztec Rd and I-8: Swainson's Hawk |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Sierra Vista, San Pedro House: Eastern Phoebe; Gray Hawk (3) Mt Lemmon, Rose Canyon: Yellow-eyed Junco; Olive Warbler (4, 2 male and 2 female); Buff-breasted Flycatcher Holy Trinity Monastery: Northern Beardless-tyrannulet; Gray Hawk (4) |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Boyce Thompson Arboretum: Hooded Oriole; Zone-tailed Hawk; Lucy's Warbler Santa Cruz Flats: Crested Caracara; Burrowing Owl (2) |
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WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Bisbee, Mule Mts: Scott's Oriole; Hooded Oriole; Lucifer Hummingbird (2, male and female); Black-chinned Hummingbird; Broad-tailed Hummingbird; Broad-billed Hummingbird; Rufous Hummingbird San Pedro River, Fairbanks: Gray Hawk Madera Canyon: Gray Hawk; Calliope Hummingbird (Santa Rita Lodge); Elegant Trogon Florida Canyon: Northern Beardless-tyrannulet; Rufous-capped Warbler |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Sedona: White-throated Sparrow (2) |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Huachuca Mts, Battiste B&B: Lucifer Hummingbird; Calliope Hummingbird; Scott's Oriole; Lucy's Warbler Florida Canyon: Dusky-capped Flycatcher; Northern Beardless-tyrannulet (2); Hepatic Tanager Madera Canyon: Calliope Hummingbird (2); Gray Hawk; Painted Redstart; Hepatic Tanager |
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FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Portal: Lucifer Hummingbird (Cave Creek Ranch); Elegant Trogon (2, South Fork) Mt Lemmon: Evening Grosbeak (Mt Bigelow Trail); Hooded Oriole (Molino Basin); Olive Warber and Grace's Warbler (Rose Canyon) Sycamore Canyon: Gray Hawk; Violet-crowned Hummingbird; Eastern Bluebird; Montezuma Quail |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Arlington Valley: Swainson's Hawk (21); Black-bellied Whistling-duck (2) | ||
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu, Site Six: Pacific Loon (5) |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Bisbee, Mule Mts: Magnificent Hummingbird; Lucifer Hummingbird (male and female) |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Hassayampa River Preserve: Lawrence's Goldfinch Gilbert Water Ranch: Rufous Hummingbird Anthem: Zone-tailed Hawk |
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WESTERN AZ |
Mittry Lake: Heerrman's Gull; Black Rail; Thick-billed Kingbird (Betty's Kitchen) |
| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - Mar 31, 2013 - Apr 6, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
San Diego, Seaport Village: Black-and-white Warbler Imperial Beach Sports Park: Yellow-crowned Night-heron (4) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Pound Rd near hunting club: Cave Swallow (3); Northern Parula; Hooded Oriole | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
Cleveland NF, San Mateo Canyon: Mountain Quail (7); Costa's Hummingbird (2) |
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| MON | SAN DIEGO CO. |
San Diego, south of Sea World tower: Laughing Gull (on sandbar) Borrego Springs: Hooded Oriole (2) |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Ocean Beach, Robb Field: Laughing Gull |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
South Park, Juniper Canyon: Hooded Oriole (2); California Thrasher Oceanside, Guajome Regional Park: Hooded Oriole; Nuttall's Woodpecker Ocean Beach, Robb Field: Laughing Gull |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Crestline, Lake Gregory: White-headed Woodpecker |
| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Tijuana River Mouth: Long-tailed Duck Imperial Beach Sports Park: Hepatic Tanager; Yellow-crowned Night-heron Lower Otay Lake: Thayer's Gull |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Idyllwild, Deer Springs Trail: Mountain Quail (3); Spotted Owl (1); White-headed Woodpecker (4); Nuttall's Woodpecker (1) San Jacinto WA: Palm Warbler Lake Perris: Glaucous Gull Blythe, S-SW of town in desert: Lucy's Warbler; White-throated Sparrow; Swainson's Hawk |
| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
La Jolla Shores: Lawrence's Goldfinch (4) Ft Rosecrans Natl Cemetery: Pacific Wren San Diego River, Robb Field: Laughing Gull |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Pound Rd Hunt Club: Cave Swallow (2) | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
San Jacinto WA: Palm Warbler; Swamp Sparrow |
| SAT | SAN DIEGO CO. |
San Diego Bay, south end: Reddish Egret |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
San Timoteo Canyon: Rufous Hummingbird; Lawrence's Goldfinch |
Last update: April 6, 2013