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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 - Apr 7, 2013 - Apr 13, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Lodge: Calliope Hummingbird (1 male, 1 female) Thatcher: Common Black-hawk (2); Zone-tailed Hawk; Burrowing Owl California Gulch: Five-striped Sparrow; Elf Owl Miller Canyon: Spotted Owl |
CENTRAL AZ |
Sunflower, Beeline Hwy: Lucy's Warbler; Common Black-hawk; Hooded Oriole; Juniper Titmouse; Zone-tailed Hawk (2) Hassayampa River Preserve: Red-shouldered Hawk; Gray Hawk |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Oak Creek Canyon: Pacific Wren; Common Black-hawk; Bridled Titmouse; Lucy's Warbler; Painted Redstart (15) Flagstaff, Schultz Pass Rd: Olive Warbler (2-3) |
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WESTERN AZ |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Palominas: Gray Hawk; Swainson's Hawk |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Rose Canyon: Grace's Warbler; Buff-breasted Flycatcher; Painted Redstart; Yellow-eyed Junco Bisbee, Mule Mts: Lucifer Hummingbird (2); Calliope Hummingbird Sierra Vista: Lucy's Warbler Roger Road WRF: Black-and-white Warbler Rio Rico: Black-bellied Whistling-duck (8) Huachuca Mts: Lucifer Hummingbird (2); Calliope Hummingbird; Magnificent Hummingbird; Hepatic Tanager San Pedro River, Hereford Bridge: Zone-tailed Hawk; Gray Hawk; Lucy's Warbler |
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WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Huachuca Mts, Upper Miller Canyon: Spotted Owl San Pedro River, Hereford Bridge: Gray Hawk; Lucy's Warbler Patagonia Mts, Harshaw Creek Road: Hepatic Tanager; Arizona Woodpecker; Lucy's Warbler; Northern Beardless-tyrannulet; White-throated Sparrow Sweetwater Wetlands: Zone-tailed Hawk Sierra Vista, San Pedro House: Swainson's Hawk |
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THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Mt Lemmon: Hooded Oriole; Scott's Oriole; Lucy's Warbler; Red-faced Warbler (Molino Basin); Grace's Warbler; Olive Warbler; Painted Redstart (Rose Canyon) Madera Canyon: Elf Owl; Whiskered Screech-owl Willcox: Scaled Quail |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Buckeye/Salome: Le Conte's Thrasher Superior, Oak Flat Campground: Gray Vireo; Juniper Titmouse |
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WESTERN AZ |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Miller Canyon: Scott's Oriole; Williamson's Sapsucker | |
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SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tumacacori: Broad-winged Hawk; Gray Hawk (4); Broad-billed Hummingbird; Northern Beardless-tyrannulet (3); Hooded Oriole (3) |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Mt Ord: Painted Redstart; Grace's Warbler; Olive Warbler; Gray Vireo; Bridled Titmouse; Juniper Titmouse Sunflower: Common Black-hawk (2); Zone-tailed Hawk |
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WESTERN AZ |
Kofa NWR, Horse Tank: Gilded Flicker; Scott's Oriole |
| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - Apr 7, 2013 - Apr 13, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Point Loma: Rufous Hummingbird; Allen's Hummingbird; Pacific Wren San Diego River: Thayer's Gull (mouth of river); Laughing Gull (near Mission Bay Drive bridge) Agua Caliente County Park: Hooded Oriole; Phainopepla Jacumba: Tricolored Blackbird; Lawrence's Goldfinch Kitchen Creek Road: Gray Vireo; Mountain Quail |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
San Jacinto WA: Palm Warbler |
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| MON | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Pt La Jolla: Black Storm-petrel Hillcrest: Hepatic Tanager Imperial Beach Sports Park: Yellow-crowned Night-heron |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Salton Sea: Neotropic Cormorant (3) Ramer Lake: Rufous Hummingbird |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
La Jolla: Brown Booby Hillcrest: Hepatic Tanager Guajome Regional Park: Nuttall's Woodpecker (3); Hooded Oriole (4) Jacumba: Pacific Loon; Hooded Oriole; Harris's Hawk; Lawrence's Goldfinch; Tricolored Blackbird (50) Famosa Slough: Swamp Sparrow |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Blythe: Swainson's Hawk (20) |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
San Diego, Greenwood Cemetery: Grace's Warbler Penasquitos Lagoon: Thayer's Gull Jacumba: Pacific Loon; Harris's Hawk (2) |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Riverside, Andulka Park: Lawrence's Goldfinch |
| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
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| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Pantoja Park: Chestnut-sided Warbler San Diego River Mouth, Robb Field: Laughing Gull Mission Dam: Phainopepla; Rufous Hummingbird |
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| SAT | SAN DIEGO CO. |
San Diego Pelagic: Brown Booby (2); Pink-footed Shearwater (4); Scripps's Murrelet (45) |
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Last update: April 13, 2013