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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 - September 29, 2013 - October 5, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Paton House: Plain-capped Starthroat |
CENTRAL AZ |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Paton House: Plain-capped Starthroat; Magnificent Hummingbird; Violet-crowned Hummingbird |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Paton House: Plain-capped Starthroat Madera Canyon: Black-capped Gnatcatcher (2); Blue-throated Hummingbird (Santa Rita Lodge) |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Ashurst Lake: Short-billed Dowitcher | ||
WESTERN AZ |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Huachuca Canyon: Sinaloa Wren |
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THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tucson, Reid Park: Rufous-backed Robin Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler (3); Black-capped Gnatcatcher (2) Santa Rita Lodge: Lucifer Hummingbird California Gulch: Five-striped Sparrow (4); Gilded Flicker |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu: Blue-footed Booby; Brown Booby |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Huachuca Canyon: Sinaloa Wren; Olive-sided Flycatcher Tucson, Reid Park: Rufous-backed Robin Paton House: Plain-capped Starthroat; Broad-billed Hummingbird; Violet-crowned Hummingbird; Magnificent Hummingbird; Gray Hawk Patagonia: Gray Hawk; Rufous-winged Sparrow Tubac, De Anza Trai: Louisiana Waterthrush; Painted Bunting; Tropical Kingbird; Varied Bunting; Rufous-winged Sparrow; Northern Beardless-tyrannulet Rio Rico Pond: Black-bellied Whistling-duck |
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SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Paton House: Plain-capped Starthroat |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Gilbert Water Ranch: Ruddy Ground-dove Santa Cruz Flats: Crested Caracara |
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| CALIFORNIA Rare & Specialty Bird Sightings - September 29, 2013 - October 5, 2013 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Bird & Butterfly Garden: Magnolia Warbler Ft Rosecrans Natl Cemetery: Yellow-green Vireo Dairy Mart Rd Pond: Red-throated Pipit |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Salton Sea, Obsidian Butte: Blue-footed Booby (19) | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
San Jacinto WA: Blackburnian Warbler |
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| MON | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Dairy Mart Rd Pond: Red-throated Pipit |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| TUE | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Famosa Slough: Yellow-crowned Night-heron |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| WED | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Borrego Springs: Bobolink Ft Rosecrans Natl Cemetery: Gray Flycatcher Dairy Mart Rd Pond: Red-throated Pipit Nestor Park: American Redstart Jacumba: Tricolored Blackbird; Lawrence's Goldfinch |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Salton Sea, Obsidian Butte: Blue-footed Booby (10) | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
San Jacinto WA: Blackburnian Warbler |
| THU | SAN DIEGO CO. |
La Jolla Cove: Black-vented Shearwater (100+); Blue-footed Booby Imperial Beach: Blue-footed Booby Tijuana River Valley: Northern Waterthrush Nestor Park: American Redstart |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Salton Sea, Obsidian Butte: Blue-footed Booby | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
San Jacinto WA: Blackburnian Warbler |
| FRI | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Ft Rosecrans Natl Cemetery: Painted Bunting Oceanside, Lake Whelan: American Redstart |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Chiriaco Summit: Black-and-white Warbler |
| SAT | SAN DIEGO CO. |
Bird & Butterfly Garden: Chestnut-sided Warbler; Black-and-white Warbler Tijuana River Valley: Bobolink Imperial Beach: Blue-footed Booby |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
San Jacinto WA: Blackpoll Warbler Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center: Burrowing Owl |
Last update: October 6, 2013