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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 28, 2013 - May 4, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Continental: Rufous-winged Sparrow; Hooded Oriole Madera Canyon: White-throated Sparrow, Black-capped Gnatcatcher; Botteri's Sparrow; Lucy's Warbler Portal: Rose-breasted Grosbeak (3) Patagonia, Harshaw Rd: Thick-billed Kingbird; Hepatic Tanager |
CENTRAL AZ |
Santa Cruz Flats: Crested Caracara (2); Ferruginous Hawk; Harris's Hawk | |
NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu: Surf Scoter; White-winged Scoter | |
MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Palominas: Gray Hawk |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Upper Lake Mary: Pinyon Jay | |
WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams NWR: Indigo Bunting; Nutting's Flycatcher; Rufous-backed Robin |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Rio Rico: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Cochise Lake: Least Tern San Pedro River: Blackpoll Warbler; Lewis's Woodpecker Pena Blanca Lake: Least Grebe Sierra Vista, E Buffalo Trail: Scaled Quail Ramsey Canyon: Scaled Quail Huachuca Canyon: Whiskered Screech-owl (1.7 mm); Elegant Trogon (4); Buff-breasted Flycatcher (near dam); Arizona Woodpecker; Dusky-capped Woodpecker; Brown-crested Woodpecker Miller Canyon: Spotted Owl (2) Ash Canyon B&B: Lucifer Hummingbird Portal: Northern Parula |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Morgan City Wash: Blackpoll Warbler; Lawrence's Goldfinch; Bronzed Cowbird; Brown-crested Flycatcher | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
Eldon Spring: Broad-winged Hawk | ||
WESTERN AZ |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Willcox: Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Madera Canyon: Elegant Trogon (3); Red-faced Warbler; Grace's Warbler (4); Greater Pewee; Arizona Woodpecker; Dusky-capped Flycatcher; Gray Hawk | |
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WESTERN AZ |
Quigley WA: Ovenbird |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Nogales, Sycamore Canyon: Elegant Trogon; Gray Hawk Chiricahua Mts, Barfoot Park: Short-tailed Hawk |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Arlington Valley: Ruddy Ground-dove | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
Oak Creek Canyon, Cave Springs: Dusky-capped Flycatcher | ||
WESTERN AZ |
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SOUTHEAST AZ |
Chiricahua, South Fork Cave Creek: Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
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| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - Apr 28, 2013 - May 4, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
UCSD: Hooded Oriole Agua Caliente Hot Springs: Hooded Oriole |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
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Dairy Mart Ponds: Broad-winged Hawk (2) |
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| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Pt Loma Nazarene University: Calliope Hummingbird (3 female); Allen's Hummingbird Fallbrook, Santa Margarita River Trail: Hooded Oriole; Nuttall's Woodpecker |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Salton Sea, end of 84th Avenue: Great Black-backed Gull |
| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Pt Loma Nazarene University: Calliope Hummingbird |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Thomas Mt: Mountain Quail (6); Calliope Hummingbird; Nuttall's Woodpecker Garner Valley: Tricolored Blackbird (50+) |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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Last update: May 4, 2013