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:
- AZ/NM Listserv
- Arizona Bird Network (AZBird.net)
- SDBIRDS: San Diego County Listserv (YAHOO Group)
- Inland County Birds Listserve (YAHOO Group)
- eBird
- Bird observations e-mailed to me
- Personal observations
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 Bird Sightings - November 11-17, 2012 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tucson: White-throated Sparrow (Tanque Verde) Madera Canyon: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Benson Water Treatment Plant (WTP): Long-tailed Duck (south pond) Portal: White-throated Sparrow (4; Cave Creek Ranch) |
PHOENIX AREA |
Hassayampa: White-throated Sparrow (2) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Sedona WTP: Surf Scoter |
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WESTERN AZ |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Wilcox: Franklin's Gull Benson STP: Long-tailed Duck San Pedro River: White-throated Sparrow (Charleston Bridge) Patagonia: White-throated Sparrow (Paton's) |
PHOENIX AREA |
Phoenix: Black-and-white Warbler (Verde River north of Rio Verde) Tolleson: Tennessee Warbler |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill William's NWR: Red-throated Loon; Surf Scoter (4); Heermann's Gull |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Benson STP: Long-tailed Duck (south pond) Tucson: Herring Gull (Lakeside Park) |
PHOENIX AREA |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Sedona STP: Surf Scoter (pond 6) |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams Delta: Heerman's Gull; Whit-winged Scoter; Surf Scoter (4); Red-throated Loon; Neotropic Cormorant |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tucson: Herring Gull (Lakeside Park) |
PHOENIX AREA |
Morgan City Wash: Winter Wren |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Sedona STP: Surf Scoter |
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WESTERN AZ |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Ramsey Canyon: Black-and-white Warbler Tuscon: Eastern Phoebe (McCormick Park) Tucson: Common Loon (Silverbell Recharge Basins) Tucson: Herring Gull (Lakeside Park) Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler |
PHOENIX AREA |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Sedona: Surf Scoter (2; STP, pond 6) |
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WESTERN AZ |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Wilcox: Common Loon Tucson: Common Loon (Silverbell Rd) Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler (2) |
PHOENIX AREA |
Hassayampa: Winter Wren (River Ramble Trail) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Sedona STP: Surf Scoter (1) |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams Delta: Surf Scoter (6); Whited-winged Scoter; Neotropic Cormorant (2) |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tucson: Common Loon (Silverbell Recharge Ponds) Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler (2) Faria Dairy Pond: Common Loon Hereford: White-throated Sparrow De Anza Trail: White-throated Sparrow Carr Canyon: White-throated Sparrow |
PHOENIX AREA |
Boyce Thompson Arboretum: Orchard Oriole; Rose-throated Grosbeak Rio Salado: Eastern Phoebe |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Sedona STP: Surf Scoter |
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WESTERN AZ |
| CALIFORNIA Rare Bird Sightings - November 11-17, 2012 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Imperial Beach Gardens Apartments: Hepatic Tanager Encinitas: American Redstart Cardiff-by-the-Sea: Blackburnian Warbler Carlsbad: Palm Warbler |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Prado Regional Park: Eurasion Wigeon; Thayer's Gull; Tropical Kingbird; Eastern Phoebe Chiriaco Summit: Rufous-backed Robin |
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MON |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Sweetwater River and 2nd Ave: Eurasian Wigeon (2) Chula Vista: Black-and-white Warbler Rohr Park: Painted Redstart San Diego Zoo Safari Park: Zon-tailed Hawk; Eurasian Wigeon (small pond near entrance) Escondido: Black-and-white Warbler (Kit Carson Park at Arroyo Picnic Area) West Cottonwood Creek: American Redstart (2) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
El Centro: Red-breasted Nuthatch (Evergreen Cemetery) Bard: Acorn Woodpecker (Living Waters Ministry) |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Desert Center: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Kelso Depot: Varied Thrush (female) Chiriaco Summit: Rufous-backed Robin |
TUE |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Point Loma: Yelow-bellied Sapsucker (between San Gorgonia and San Fernando north of McCall) Point Loma: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (young male; 640 Albion St) Del Mar: Pacific Golden-plover (San Dieguito Lagoon west of Del Mar Fairgrounds) Chula Vista: Thick-billed Kingbird Encinitas: American Redstart; Brown Creeper (Viewpoint Park) Mission Bay: Black-and-white Warbler (north side of Mission Bay) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
WED |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Fiesta Island: Lapland Longspur (south end of dog park) Crown Point: Nelson's Sparrow (three; 70 ft north of wooden observation deck at Kendall Frost Marsh) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
THU |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Fiesta Island: Lapland Longspur (2) Kendal Frost Marsh: Nelson's Sparrow (2) National City: Chestnut-sided Warbler (Wison Ave and 22nd St) Nestor: Black-and-white Warbler |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
FRI |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
Finney Lake: Northern Waterthrush (west side) Lack and Lindsey: Red Knot Calipatria: Red-throated Loon (Young Reservoir) |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
SAT |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Swamp Sparrow Fiesta Island: Lapland Longspur National City: Chestnut-sided Warbler (22nd and Wilson) Bird and Butterfly Garden: Swamp Sparrow; Fox Sparrow Nestor: Baltimore Oriole (male; along Nestor across from Berry Park) Imperial Beach Saltworks: Thayer's Gull |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Calipatria: Red-throated Loon (Young Reservoir) | |
RIVERSIDE CO. |
Palm Springs: Summer Tanager (Indian Canyon) |
| ARIZONA Specialty Bird Sightings - November 11-17, 2012 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Madera Canyon: Olive Warbler; Hepatic Tanager; Broad-billed Hummingbird Carr Canyon: Scott's Oriole Brown Canyon: Hepatic Tanager; Arizona Woodpecker; Bridled Titmouse |
PHOENIX AREA |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
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TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Madera Canyon: Elegant Trogon; Greater Pewee; Oliver Warbler; Northern Goshawk Palominas: Bendire's Thrasher |
PHOENIX AREA |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Ruby Road and White Rock Campgrpund Road: Elegant Trogon; Hepatic Tanager Sweetwater Wetlands: Common Loon Roger Road WTP: Black-and-white Warbler |
PHOENIX AREA |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Dragoons: Broad-billed Hummingbird |
PHOENIX AREA |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
San Rafael Grasslands: Baird's Sparrow (3) |
PHOENIX AREA |
Hassayampa: Pyrrhuloxia (Palm Lake Loop) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
White Water Draw: Pyrrhuloxia; Ferruginous Hawk (2) Boyce Thompson Arboretum: Broad-billed Hummingbird (4) Tucson: Bronzed Cowbird (Lakeside Park); Zone-tailed Hawk (Oracle Rd) |
PHOENIX AREA |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
| CALIFORNIA Specialty Bird Sightings - November 11-17, 2012 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
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TUE |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Scripps Ranch: Cackling Goose (library pond) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Desert Hot Springs: Le Conte's Thrasher (2) |
WED |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
Unit 1, Salton Sea NWR: Sandhill Crane (100+) Walker Road, Salton Sea NWR: Ferruginous Hawk |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
FRI |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
Dogwood Rd and Keystones Rd: Sandhill Crane (130); White-faced Ibis (4,000) |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
SAT |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Imperial Beach Pier: Elegant tern; Red-throated Loon; Pacific Loon |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Westmoreland: Mountain Plovers (50+; east of Lack and Bannister); Ferruginous Hawk (west on Walker Road) |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Last update: 16 November, 2012