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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 - May 5, 2013 - May 11, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Chiricahua Mts, Portal: Rose-breasted Grosbeak; Scott's Oriole Chiricahua Mts, Paradise: Painted Bunting Patagonia, Spirit Tree Inn: Gray Hawk; Zone-tailed Hawk; Hepatic Tanager; Elf Owl; Lucy's Warbler; Thick-billed Kingbird; Northern Beardless-tyrannulet; Mexican Jay; Canyon Towhee Patagonia, Paton's House: Rose-breasted Grosbeak; Violet-crowned Hummingbird; Broad-billed Hummingbird; Bronzed Cowbird Huachuca Mts, Beatty's: White-eared Hummingbird Palominas: Bronzed Cowbird |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Oak Creek Canyon, Cave Springs: Dusky-capped Flycatcher; Lucy's Warbler; Grace's Warbler; Painted Redstart | |
WESTERN AZ |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Patagonia Lake Rd: Botteri's Sparrow |
CENTRAL AZ |
Gilbert Water Ranch: Stilt Sandpiper; Least Tern | |
NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Madera Canyon: Plain-capped Starthroat; Varied Thrush Paradise: Scott's Oriole Ft Huachuca: Rose-breasted Grosbeak; Elegant Trogon (2, Garden Canyon) Sierra Vista, San Pedro House: Elegant Tern |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Flagstaff: Bobolink | ||
WESTERN AZ |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Bisbee, Mule Mts: Hepatic Tanager; Scott's Oriole |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Glendale Recharge Pond: Least Tern Pinetop: Evening Grosbeak |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Oak Creek Canyon, Cave Springs: Dusky-capped Flycatcher; Greater Pewee Flagstaff: Bobolink |
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WESTERN AZ |
Yuma West Wetlands: Crissal Thrasher (3) West Yuma (along canal): Burrowing Owl (3) |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Madera Canyon: Plain-capped Starthroat | |
CENTRAL AZ |
Mt Ord: Gray Vireo; Grace's Warbler; Painted Redstart; Hepatic Tanager (8); Scott's Oriole (2) Glendale Recharge Pond: Least Tern |
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WESTERN AZ |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Safford, Roper Lake State Park: Least Tern Cochise Stronghold: Elf Owl; Whiskered Screech-owl; Red-faced Warbler; Lucy's Warbler; Dusky-capped Flycatcher; Pyrrhuloxia; Zone-tailed Hawk; Hepatic Tanager; Bridled Titmouse; Canyon Towhee; Mexican Jay Las Cienegas NCA: Gray Hawk; Zone-tailed Hawk; American Redstart Green Valley: Yellow Grosbeak |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Glendale Recharge Pond: Least Tern Gilbert Water Ranch: Yellow-eyed Junco |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Oak Creek Canyon, Cave Springs: Grace's Warbler; Greater Pewee; Olive Warbler; Red-faced Warbler; Painted Redstart |
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WESTERN AZ |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Paradise: Lewis's Woodpecker; Juniper Titmouse |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Glendale Recharge Pond: Least Tern | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
Grand Canyon, South Rim: Grace's Warbler; Virginia's Warbler | ||
WESTERN AZ |
Yuma West Wetlands: Crissal Thrasher (8); Bronzed Cowbird Yuma, west of town along canal: Burrowing Owl (4) Kofa NWR: Elf Owl; Brown-crested Flycatcher; Scott's Oriole; Crissal Thrasher |
| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - May 5, 2013 - May 11, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Pt Loma Nazarene University: Tennessee Warbler |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Salton Sea, 84th Ave (west side): Great Black-backed Gull |
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| MON | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Pt Loma Nazarene University: Tennessee Warbler; Calliope Hummingbird |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Tijuana River Mouth: Magnificent Frigatebird Jacumba: Pacific Loon; Tricolored Blackbird Pt Loma Nazarene University: Tennessee Warbler |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Tricolored Blackbird; Lawrence's Goldfinch |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
El Casco Lake: Lawrence's Goldfinch |
| SAT | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Palomar: Flammulated Owl (2) Sweetwater Regional Park: Lawrence's Goldfinch |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Last update: May 12, 2013