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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 19, 2013 - May 25, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
San Pedro House: Rufous-backed Robin |
CENTRAL AZ |
Hassayampa River Preserve: Chestnut-sided Warbler | |
NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Kofa Queen Canyon: Scott's Oriole; Elf Owl Wellton: Crissal Thrasher Yuma: Burrowing Owl |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Willcox, Cochise Lake: White-rumped Sandpiper (3) |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu, Island STP: Glossy Ibis; Short-billed Dowitcher Bill Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Willcox, Cochise Lake: White-rumped Sandpiper (3); Least Tern (1); White-throated Sparrow Chiricahua Mts, Southwestern Research Center: Slate-throated Redstart |
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WESTERN AZ |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Willcox, Cochise Lake: Semipalmated Sandpiper; Whimbrel |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Willcox, Cochise Lake: White-rumped Sandpiper (3) | |
CENTRAL AZ |
Oak Flat Campground: Gray Vireo; Juniper Titmouse; Brown-crested Flycatcher; Lucy's Warbler; Canyon Towhee | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
Grand Canyon, South Rim: American Three-toed Woodpecker; Rose-breasted Grosbeak Gray Vireo Gulch: Gray Vireo; Hepatic Tanager; Scott's Oriole |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu City, Island STP: Glossy Ibis; Short-billed Dowitcher; Little Blue Heron |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Willcox, Cochise Lake: White-rumped Sandpiper (3) Patagonia, Paton House: Varied Bunting; Violet-crowned Hummingbird |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Sierra Ancha Mts: Saw-whet Owl; Red-faced Warbler; Grace's Warbler; Mexican Jay | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
Cave Springs: Greater Pewee | ||
WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu City, Island STP: Glossy Ibis; Short-billed Dowitcher Yuma canal, west of West Wetland: Burrowing Owl |
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SOUTHEAST AZ |
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| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - May 19, 2013 - May 25, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Rose-breasted Grosbeak Borrego Springs, Roadrunner Club: Bronzed Cowbird Hot Springs Mts: Rose-breasted Grosbeak; White-headed Woodpecker; Spotted Owl |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Bike Path, Tequisquite to Van Buren: Allen's Hummingbird; Nuttall's Woodpecker; Hooded Oriole |
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| MON | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Pt Loma Nazerene University: Tennessee Warbler Ramona: Tricolored Blackbird Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center: American Redstart |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Borrego Springs, Roadrunner Club: Bronzed Cowbird Scissors Crossing: Brown-crested Flycatcher Chula Vista, Sweetwater Refuge: American Golden-plover |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Point Loma: Rose-breasted Grosbeak; Indigo Bunting Encinitas: American Redstart |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Blythe: Bronzed Cowbird San Jacinto Mts: Flammulated Owl (Seven Pines Trail); Red Crossbill (7) Chiriaco Summit: Black-and-white Warbler Morongo Valley: Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Blythe: Bronzed Cowbird (2) |
| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Borrego Springs: Bronzed Cowbird |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Kershaw Pond: Hudsonian Godwit | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
| SAT | SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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Last update: May 25, 2013