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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 30, 2013 - July 6, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Lakeside Park: Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
CENTRAL AZ |
Heber, Black Canyon: Virginia's Warbler; Grace's Warbler; Red-faced Warbler; Pinyon Jay; Hepatic Tanager | |
NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
'Ahakhav Tribal Preserve: Tropical Kingbird |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Mt Lemmon: Painted Redstart; Red-faced Warbler; Olive Warbler; Yellow-eyed Junco |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Chiricahua Mts: Mexican Chickadee (FR 42/42B); Red-faced Warbler; Grace's Warbler; Yellow-eyed Junco; Hepatic Tanager California Gulch: Five-striped Sparrow (12) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Mt Lemmon: Zone-tailed Hawk (2); Virginia's Warbler (2); Grace's Warbler (2); Painted Redstart; Red-faced Warbler (3) |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Elden Spring: Red-faced Warbler (2); Virginia's Warbler (many) Montezuma Well: Yellow-billed Cuckoo; Bell's Vireo Rimrock, Sycamore Park: Brown-crested Flycatcher |
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WESTERN AZ |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Portal: Orchard Oriole St David's Monastery: Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Rye Creek: Yellow-billed Cuckoo | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
Flagstaff: White-eyed Vireo | ||
WESTERN AZ |
Colorado River, east of Yuma: Burrowing Owl |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Santa Cruz Flats: Tropical Kingbird (6); Upland Sandpiper; Burrowing Owl | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Flagstaff: Rufous Hummingbird; White-eyed Vireo |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
San Bernardino NWR: Painted Bunting; American Redstart; Dusky-capped Flycatcher; Tropical Kingbird; Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Santa Cruz Flats: Upland Sandpiper Tres Rios Wetlands: Lucy's Warbler; Brown-crested Flycatcher |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Flagstaff: Rufous Hummingbird Montezuma Well: Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
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WESTERN AZ |
| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - June 30, 2013 - July 6, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Tijuana River Valley: Hooded Oriole Dairy Mart Pond: Bell's Vireo |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Salton Sea, Southeast; Burrowing Owl (25) | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
San Diego: Clapper Rail (4); White-tailed Kite; Brown Booby Lindo Lake: Tricolored Blackbird |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
San Diego Bay: Reddish Egret Imperial Beach Sports Park: Yellow-crowned Night-heron (2) Border Field SP: Grasshopper Sparrow (2) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Salton Sea, northeast: Glaucous-winged Gull; Yellow-footed Gull (13) |
| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Hooded Oriole; Harris's Hawk; Tricolored Blackbird North Park: Allen's Hummingbird |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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Last update: July 6, 2013