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 - December 2-8, 2012 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tucson, Roger Road WTP: Yellow-throated Warbler; Chestnut-sided Warbler; Swamp Sparrow; Summer Tanager |
CENTRAL AZ |
Tres Rios Overflow: Chestnut-sided Warbler; Swamp Sparrow Tubac: Pacific Wren (Clark Crossing at Carmen) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Ahakhav Tribal Preserve: Golden-crowned Kinglet Bill Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher (Planet Ranch Rd); Lesser Black-backed Gull (delta on a buoy); White-winged Scoter (2; delta); Surf Scoter (4); White-winged Scoter (near HQ) Havasu Springs: Pacific Loon Lake Havasu: Red-throated Loon (off Rotary Park Beach); Black Scoter (off The Nautical) |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Coronado National Monument: Grasshopper Sparrow (3; along road into memorial, closer to Hwy 92) Santa Cruz River: Winter Wren (Clark Crossing) Portal: Broad-tailed Hummingbird Whitewater Draw: Ruddy Ground-dove; Lazuli Bunting Tucson, Roger Road WTP: Yellow-throated Warbler; Chestnut-sided Warbler Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler (2) |
CENTRAL AZ |
Gilbert Water Ranch: Winter Wren (Honeybee Point) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams Delta: Lesser Black-backed Gull Yuma West Wetlands: Summer Tanager (2) |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Sabino Canyon: Rufous-backed Robin and Winter Wren Huachuca Canyon: Golden-crowned Kinglet (2nd Dam) Santa Cruz River: Eastern Phoebe (north of Tubac Bridge) Clark Crossing Road, near Tubac: Winter Wren; Black-and-white Warbler; Hepatic Tanager Tucson: Chestnut-sided Warbler (Evergreen Cemetery) Tucson, Roger Road WTP: Yellow-throated Warbler (in willows at southwest corner of south pond) |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Walnut Canyon Lakes: Rough-legged Hawk |
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WESTERN AZ |
Yuma West Wetlands: Summer Tanager (2) |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler (2) Sabino Canyon: Rufous-backed Robin Tucson: Pine Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, and Hutton's Vireo (Evergreen Cemetery) |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Beaver Creek: White-throated Sparrow (2) |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher; Winter Wren; Cassin's Vireo; White-winged Scoter (2); Pacific Loon |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Slaughter Ranch: Eastern Phoebe Roger Road WTP: Yellow-throated Warbler Tucson: Pine Warber and Chestnut-sided Warbler (Evergreen Cemetery) |
CENTRAL AZ |
Tres Rios Wetlands: Swamp Sparrow; Chestnut-sided Warbler |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Flagstaff: Harris's Sparrow (Frances Short Pond) |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher; White-winged Scoter |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tohono Chul Park: Winter Wren Santa Cruz River: Winter Wren (Clark's Crossing) Tucson: Pine Warber (Evergreen Cemetery) Miller Canyon: Broad-billed Hummingbird Ft Lowell Park: Northern Parula |
CENTRAL AZ |
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| CALIFORNIA Rare Bird Sightings - December 2-8, 2012 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Solana Beach: Orchard Oriole (Sun Valley Rd near San Dieguito County Park); Bullock's Oriole (between Camino Santa Barbara and Camino Catalina) National City: Chestnut-sided Warbler (22nd and Wilson) Borrego Springs: Harris's Sparrow (2 on private property) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Chiriaco Summit: Rufous-backed Robin |
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MON |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
San Diego Botanic Garden: Bullock's Oriole Coronado: Summer Tanager University Heights: Summer Tanager (male); Western Tanager (2) Sweetwater River: Black-and-white Warbler (south side of river a little east of 2nd Ave bridge); Eurasion Wigeon (2; west of 2nd Ave bridge) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Chiriaco Summit: Rufous-backed Robin |
TUE |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Embarcadero Marina: Red-necked Grebe (near Hyatt Hotel) Jacumba: Evening Grosbeak Balboa Park: Rose-breasted Grosbeak (female); Hooded Oriole (1 female, 1 male); Summer Tanager (female); Western Tanager (3); Bullock's Oriole (2) Four Points Sheraton Hotel: Palm Warbler (along Aero Dr) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
WED |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Embarcadero Marina: Red-necked Grebe Coronado: Rose-breasted Grosbeak (660 Margarita Ave on telephone pole) Escondido: Black-and-white Warbler (northeast corner of Kit Carson Park) Seaport Village: Red-necked Grebe |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
THU |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Seaport Village: Red-necked Grebe Balboa Park: Black-throated Green Warbler National City: Chestnut-sided Warbler San Diego: Grace's Warbler Chula Vista: Thick-billed Kingbird Sea World: Eurasian Wigeon (S.D. River channel) Famosa Slough: Baltimore Oriole; Swamp Sparrow; Summer Tanager Fiesta Island: Lapland Longspur |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
FRI |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Dairy Mart Pond: Western Kingbird; Ash-throated Flycatcher; Northern Waterthrush (2) Seaport Village: Red-necked Grebe (Buster's) Nestor: American Redstart Chula Vista: Thick-billed Kingbird Greenwood Cemetery: Grace's Warbler Jacumba: Evening Grosbeak San Diego: Chestnut-sided Warbler (G Street) San Diego River: Magnolia Warber (between Camino del Este and Qualcomm Way) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
SAT |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Rosecrans National Cemetery: Pacific Wren; Palm Warbler Jacumba: Swamp Sparrow; Evening Grosbeak Maxton Brown Park: Black-and-white Warbler J Street Marina: Black Scoter (3 male) Coronado: Pine Warbler (Margarita) Seaport Village: Red-necked Grebe |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| ARIZONA Specialty Bird Sightings - December 2-8, 2012 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Kofa NWR: Crissal Thrasher (Stone Cabin/Kofa Mine Rd) |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
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CENTRAL AZ |
Tres Rios Overflow: Black-bellied Whistling-duck |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Madera Canyon: Olive Warbler (Madera Kubo) Patagonia: Violet-crowned Hummingbird and Broad-billed Hummingbird (Paton House) Coronado National Monument: Spotted Owl (in sycamore near where the dirt road starts past the visitor's center) Whitewater Draw: Sandhill Crane (10,000) |
CENTRAL AZ |
Gilbert Water Ranch: Harris's Hawk |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Yuma West Wetlands: Crissal Thrasher (4) |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Sabino Canyon: Painted Redstart |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Walnut Canyon Lakes: Ferruginous Hawk Camp Verde: Ferruginous Hawk (Salt Mine Rd) |
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WESTERN AZ |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Marana: Crested Caracara (5; Baumgartner and Wheeler); Ferruginous Hawk (2) |
CENTRAL AZ |
Tres Rios Wetlands: Black-bellied Whistling-duck |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Yuma West Wetlands: Crissal Thrasher South of Yuma: Ferruginous Hawk (37; in agricultural fields near the border with Mexico) |
| CALIFORNIA Specialty Bird Sightings - December 2-8, 2012 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
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SAT |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
Bard: Crissal Thrasher |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Last update: 8 December, 2012