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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 14, 2013 - Apr 20, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler; Broad-winged Hawk (2); Zone-tailed Hawk; Northern Beardless-tyrannulet Patagonia, Spirit Tree B&B: Canyon Towhee; Gray Hawk; Broad-billed Hummingbird; Elf Owl; Whiskered Screech-owl; Mexican Jay Sierra Vista EOP: Lucy's Warbler; Swainson's Hawk; Pyrrhuloxia Madera Canyon: Arizona Woodpecker; Yellow-eyed Junco; Hooded Oriole; Scott's Oriole Rio Rico: Black-bellied Whistling-duck (8); Swainson's Hawk (2); Gray Hawk Patagonia, Paton's House: Violet-crowned Hummingbird; Magnificent Hummingbird; White-throated Sparrow (2) |
CENTRAL AZ |
Morgan City Wash, south of Lake Pleasant: Gray Hawk; Lucy's Warbler; Lawrence's Goldfinch | |
NORTHERN AZ |
Heber, Black Canyon Rd: Olive Warbler; Grace's Warbler | |
WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu: Pacific Loon (4) Yuma West Wetlands: Crissal Thrasher Yuma: Burrowing Owl (5) |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Hereford, Battiste B&B: Zone-tailed Hawk; Lucifer Hummingbird |
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TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Florida Canyon: Hooded Oriole (2); Northern Beardless-tyrannulet (4); Zone-tailed Hawk; Rufous-capped Warbler (2); Scott's Oriole; Hepatic Tanager Madera Canyon: Scott's Oriole; Hepatic Tanager Portal: Yellow-throated Vireo (Portal Store); Scott's Oriole; Juniper Titmouse (George Walker House) Huachuca Mts: Red-faced Warbler |
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Cibola NWR: Short-billed Dowitcher Bill Williams NWR: Rose-breasted Grosbeak; Rufous-backed Robin; Nutting's Flycatcher |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Huachuca Mts, Upper Miller Canyon: Spotted Owl; Flame-colored Tanager |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Mingus Mts: Olive Warbler (6); Grace's Warbler (6) Prescott: Greater Pewee |
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THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Sierra Vista: Scaled Quail; Crested Caracara (San Pedro NCA) Madera Canyon: Elegant Trogon; Calliope Hummingbird; Magnificent Hummingbird; Broad-tailed Hummingbird; Broad-billed Hummingbird; Blue-throated Hummingbird; Greater Pewee; Dusky-capped Flycatcher; Hepatic Tanager; Painted Redstart; Zone-tailed Hawk; Hooded Oriole; Scott's Oriole; Mexican Whip-poor-will Florida Canyon: Zone-tailed Hawk; Hooded Oriole Sierra Vista, San Pedro House: Broad-winged Hawk |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Sedona: Pacific-slope Flycatcher (2); Lucy's Warbler; Scott's Oriole; Common Black-hawk | ||
WESTERN AZ |
Yuma West Wetlands: Calliope Hummingbird; Black-and-white Warbler Yuma: Bronzed Cowbird (private yard) |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Rio Rico: Black-bellied Whistling-duck Patagonia City Park: Northern Beardless-tyrannulet; Gray Hawk Paton's House: White-throated Sparrow; Violet-crowned Hummingbird; Broad-tailed Hummingbird; Gray Hawk; Northern Beardless-tyrannulet; Hooded Oriole Ruby Road: Gray Hawk; Scott's Oriole California Gulch: Dusky-capped Flycatcher; Pacific-slope Flycatcher Willcox, Lake Cochise: Scaled Quail (25) |
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Lake Montezuma: Bridled Titmouse | ||
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SOUTHEAST AZ |
Patagonia, Spirit Tree B&B: Scott's Oriole; Hooded Oriole; Broad-billed Hummingbird; Hepatic Tanager; Mexican Jay; Common Black-hawk; Pyrrhuloxia; Gray Hawk; Elf Owl; Broad-tailed Hummingbird; Canyon Towhee |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Lake Pleasant: Lucy's Warbler | ||
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WESTERN AZ |
Cibola NWR: Glossy Ibis Bill Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher (2, one fledging) |
| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - Apr 14, 2013 - Apr 20, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Point Loma
Nazarene University: Calliope Hummingbird Sweetwater Reservoir: Tricolored Blackbirds (200+) Tijuana River Mouth: Long-tailed Duck Glorietta Bay: White-winged Scoter (2) |
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Old Mission Dam: Allen's Hummingbird (nesting) |
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La Jolla: Nuttall's Woodpecker (3) |
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| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Anza Borrego: Hooded Oriole; Blue Grosbeak Fort Rosecrans Natl Cemetery: Calliope Hummingbird |
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Thermal, 84th Ave: Yellow-footed Gull (Salton Sea) Whitewater River: Crissal Thrasher |
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Point Loma Nazarene University: Calliope Hummingbird Tijuana River Mouth: Long-tailed Duck |
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Palo Verde Ecological Reserve: Broad-winged Hawk |
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Tijuana River Mouth: Long-tailed Duck Imperial Beach Sport Park: Yellow-crowned Night-heron; Hooded Oriole Tijuana River Valley Bird and Butterfly Garden: Calliope Hummingbird; Rufous Hummingbird; Pacific-slope Flycatcher |
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Agua Caliente Hot Springs: White-throated Sparrow; Hooded Oriole Lake Havasu: Pacific Loon (7) San Jacinto Mts, Garner Valley: Mountain Quail; Nuttall's Woodpecker; Tricolored Blackbird (5) |
Last update: April 20, 2013