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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 - June 2, 2013 - June 8, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Heber, Clay Springs: Scott's Oriole; Burrowing Owl; Juniper Titmouse Boyce Thompson Arboretum: Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Hummingbird-butterfly Garden); Bronzed Cowbird (2); Brown-crested Flycatcher; Lucy's Warbler; Hooded Oriole |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Mittry Lake: White-eyed Vireo; Brown-crested Flycatcher | |
MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
California Gulch: Five-striped Sparrow (6); Plain-capped Starthroat |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Willcox: Laughing Gull Rio Rico: Varied Bunting; Rufous-winged Sparrow Miller Canyon: Montezuma Quail; Spotted Owl (4); White-eared Hummingbird; Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher; Red-faced Warbler; Painted Redstart Madera Canyon, Proctor Rd: Buff-collared Nightjar |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Willcox: Laughing Gull; Burrowing Owl |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Yuma West Wetlands: Crissal Thrasher (2) Yuma, west of town: Burrowing Owl (4, along canal near Cocopah RV Park) Ahakhav Tribal Preserve: Tropical Kingbird |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Portal, Paradise Rd: Mexican Chickadee; Bridled Titmouse; Grace's Warbler; Hepatic Tanager; Yellow-eyed Junco Ruby Rd: Black-bellied Whistling-duck; Varied Bunting California Gulch: Five-striped Sparrow; Gray Hawk; Northern Beardless-tyrannulet; Varied Bunting Pena Blanca Lake: Least Grebe; Gray Hawk Rio Rico Ponds: Black-bellied Whistling-duck (20); Tropical Kingbird; Bronzed Cowbird Santa Gertrudis Ln: Gray Hawk; Tropical Kingbird Madera Canyon: Arizona Woodpecker; Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher; Buff-collared Nightjar (Proctor Rd) Ash Canyon B&B: Lucifer Hummingbird (2); Gray Hawk; Elf Owl; Black-chinned Hummingbird; Broad-billed Hummingbird; Dusky-capped Flycatcher; Mexican Jay; Bridled Titmouse; Bronzed Cowbird; Scott's Oriole |
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FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tucson, Mile Wide Rd: Gilded Flicker Mt Lemmon: Zone-tailed Hawk; Olive Warbler; Red-faced Warbler; Painted Redstart; Yellow-eyed Junco Sonoita: Botteri's Sparrow San Pedro House: Gray Hawk Miller Canyon Rd: Scaled Quail Ash Canyon B&B: Lucifer Hummingbird; Botteri's Sparrow Tucson, south: Burrowing Owl (3) |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Mt Ord: Lucy's Warbler; Olive Warbler; Grace's Warbler; Painted Redstart; Hepatic Tanager Sunflower: Common Black-hawk; Zone-tailed Hawk; Gray Vireo; Hooded Oriole; Scott's Oriole Seven Springs: Brown-crested Flycatcher; Lucy's Warbler; Bronzed Cowbird Humbodt Mt: Crissal Thrasher; Gray Vireo; Zone-tailed Hawk; Common Black-hawk Madera Canyon, Proctor Rd: Buff-collared Nightjar |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams NWR: Zone-tailed Hawk; Nutting's Flycatcher |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Paradise: Juniper Titmouse (4) |
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WESTERN AZ |
Wellton, Solar and Wind Power Ponds: Common Tern; White-fronted Goose Gila River, Dome Valley Rd: Yellow-billed Cuckoo Yuma, Avenue 5E: Bronzed Cowbird |
| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - June 2, 2013 - June 8, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
San Felipe Creek: Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Zzyzx Desert Center: Northern Waterthrush |
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| MON | SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Idyllwild, Fern Valley: Mexican Whip-poor-will |
| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Hooded Oriole |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Palm Springs: Hooded Oriole (4); California Thrasher (2); Brown-crested Flycatcher |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Encinitas: Mountain Chickadee (2) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Palm Springs, Andreas Canyon: Hooded Oriole |
| SAT | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Rock Mt Preserve: Nuttall's Woodpecker; Hooded Oriole |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Last update: June 8, 2013