Welcome Birders!
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.
COMING SOON: Links to birding location maps and bird photos!
| ARIZONA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - June 16, 2013 - June 22, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Willcox Twin Lakes: Least Tern |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tucson, AZ-Sonora Desert Museum: Northern Parula |
CENTRAL AZ |
Santa Cruz Flats: Tropical Kingbird (15); Yellow-billed Cuckoo | |
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TUE |
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Mt Ord: Zone-tailed Hawk (2); Grace's Warbler; Painted Redstart (4); Hepatic Tanager (6) Heber, Willow Springs Lake: Grace's Warbler |
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WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Madera Canyon, Proctor Rd: Buff-collared Nightjar |
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THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Pena Blanca Lake: Elegant Trogon; Least Grebe; Gray Hawk (2); Varied Bunting; Scott's Oriole; Hooded Oriole; Brown-crested Flycatcher; Dusky-capped Flycatcher; Rufous-winged Sparrow; Botteri's Sparrow; Canyon Towhee; Lucy's Warbler; Bronzed Cowbird Agua Caliente Park: Northern Beardless-tyrannulet; Rufous-winged Sparrow Molina Basin: Hooded Oriole; Scott's Oriole Middle Bear Canyon: Arizona Woodpecker; Dusky-capped Flycatcher; Grace's Warbler; Yellow-eyed Junco; Hepatic Tanager Rose Canyon Lake: Greater Pewee; Buff-breasted Flycatcher; Grace's Warbler; Painted Redstart; Yellow-eyed Junco Incinerator Ridge Rd: Olive Warbler; Grace's Warbler; Red-faced Warbler; Painted Redstart; Yellow-eyed Junco Bear Wallow Rd: Olive Warbler; Grace's Warbler; Yellow-eyed Junco |
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FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Willcox, Twin Lakes: Least Tern SW Tucson, backyard birdbath: Yellow-billed Cuckoo Rio Rico NE: Varied Bunting; Rufous-winged Sparrow; Canyon Towhee Rio Rico Ponds: Black-bellied Whistling-duck; Gray Hawk; Tropical Kingbird; Bronzed Cowbird Patagonia Lake Rd: Botteri's Sparrow Patagonia Roadside Rest: Thick-billed Kingbird; Varied Bunting; Gray Hawk Sonoita: Botteri's Sparrow (near bathrooms) Paton House: Violet-crowned Hummingbird; Gray Hawk Ash Canyon B&B: Gray Hawk; Bronzed Cowbird; Scott's Oriole |
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Mesa: Rose-breasted Grosbeak | ||
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SOUTHEAST AZ |
Paradise, George Walker House: Lucifer Hummingbird; Juniper Titmouse |
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| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - June 16, 2013 - June 22, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Harris's Hawk; Tricolored Blackbird; Hooded Oriole |
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La Jolla Cove: Masked/Nazca Booby (1st year) |
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| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Tijuana River Mouth: Reddish Egret Silver Strand, bay side: Reddish Egret (3) |
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Palomar Mt: Nuttall's Woodpecker; Allen's Hummingbird Lake Hodges: Rufous Hummingbird |
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Last update: June 22, 2013