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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 - August 25, 2013 - August 31, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Ash Canyon B&B: Gray Hawk; Magnificent Hummingbird; Lucifer Hummingbird; Black-chinned Hummingbird; Costa's Hummingbird; Rufous Hummingbird; Broad-billed Hummingbird; Arizona Woodpecker; Mexican Jay; Bridled Titmouse; Canyon Towhee; Botteri's Sparrow; Scott's Oriole |
CENTRAL AZ |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Patagonia Lake SP: Blue-footed Booby |
CENTRAL AZ |
Glendale Recharge Ponds: Short-billed Dowitcher | |
NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tucson Intl Airport: Burrowing Owl (6) | |
CENTRAL AZ |
Glendale Recharge Ponds: Short-billed Dowitcher | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu: Brown Booby |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Patagonia Lake SP: Blue-footed Booby |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Phoenix, Hunters Pond: Burrowing Owl (7) | ||
NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu: Pacific Loon (2); Red-necked Grebe; Brown Booby |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Patagonia Lake SP: Blue-footed Booby Amado WWTP: Black-bellied Whistling-duck; Gray Hawk Carr Canyon: Plain-capped Starthroat Tucson, Rillito Weed Patch: Dickcissel Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Lodge: White-eared Hummingbird |
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FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Carr Canyon: Plain-capped Starthroat Madera Canyon: Lucifer Hummingbird; Elegant Trogon (Super Trail) Santa Catalina Mts: Olive Warbler; Grace's Warbler; Red-faced Warbler; Painted Restart; Arizona Woodpecker; Hepatic Tanager; Bridled Titmouse; Mexican Jay; Canyon Towhee; Yellow-eyed Junco |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Elden Spring: Virginia's Warbler | ||
WESTERN AZ |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Patagonia Lake SP: Blue-footed Booby |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Glendale Recharge Ponds: Short-billed Dowitcher; Semipalmated Sandpiper Tres Rios Overflow Wetlands: Lucy's Warbler; Burrowing Owl |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu: Brown Booby |
| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - August 25, 2013 - August 31, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Ft Rosecrans Natl Cemetery: Hooded Oriole |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Salton Sea: Lucy's Warbler (3) | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
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| MON | SAN DIEGO CO. |
San Diego, Pelagic: Caraveri's Murrelet (6); Red-billed Tropicbird; Buller's Shearwater |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Ft Rosecrans Natl Cemetery: California Gnatcatcher La Jolla Cove: Buller's Shearwater (2) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
La Jolla Cove: Buller's Shearwater; Black-vented Shearwater (100+) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Northend Salton Sea: Little Gull; Reddish Egret |
| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| SAT | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Hooded Oriole; Harris's Hawk |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Last update: September 1, 2013