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 - Dec 9-15, 2012 | ||
SUN |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tucson: Chestnut-sided Warbler; Pine Warbler Sabino Canyon: Rufous-backed Robin Fort Lowell: Northern Parula |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu: Pacific Loon (Pittsburgh Point); Black Scoter and Red-throated Loon (The Nautical) |
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MON |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Fort Lowell: Northern Parula Tohono Chul Park: Northern Parula (near Ethnobotanical Garden) Evergreen Cemetery: Chestnut-sided Warbler; Pine Warbler Frances Short Pond: Harris's Sparrow Roger Road WTP: Yellow-throated Warbler; Chestnut-sided Warbler Sulphur Springs Valley, Whitewater Draw: Ruddy Ground-dove and Swamp Sparrow (south pond) San Pedro House: White-throated Sparrow (along river near marker #6) Patagonia Lake: Ruddy Ground-dove (along shore near Visitor Center) |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher (Planet Ranch Rd) |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Florida Canyon: Rufous-capped Warbler (2; second curve above the dam) Roger Road WTP: Yellow-throated Warbler Sulphur Springs Valley, Whitewater Draw: Ruddy Ground-dove; Swamp Sparrow Patagonia Lake: Ruddy Ground-dove (3); White-throated Sparrow (2) |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Flagstaff, Frances Short Pond: Harris's Sparrow |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu City: Chestnut-sided Warbler (Rotary Park); Plumbeous Vireo |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Sulphur Springs Valley, Whitewater Draw: Swamp Sparrow (3) Avra Valley, CAP recharge basin: Horned Grebe (on Milewide Rd) Roger Road WTP: Yellow-throated Warbler; Chestnut-sided Warbler; Plumbeous Vireo Tucson, Evergreen Cemetery: Chestnut-sided Warbler; Pine Warbler |
CENTRAL AZ |
Tres Rios Overflow Wetlands: Chestnut-sided Warbler; Swamp Sparrow |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Flagstaff, Frances Short Pond: Harris's Sparrow; White-throated Sparrow |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams NWR: Nutting's Flycatcher Lake Havasu, Bermuda Pasture: Black-and-white Warbler; Golden-crowned Kinglet |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Tucson, Evergreen Cemetery: Plumbeous Vireo Tucson, Reid Park: American Redstart Tucson, Roger Rd WTP: Yellow-throated Warbler |
CENTRAL AZ |
Scottsdale: Ross's Goose (Continental Golf Course pond) |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Flagstaff, Frances Short Pond: Harris's Sparrow; White-throated Sparrow |
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WESTERN AZ |
Bill Williams NWR: Pacific Loon; Long-tailed Duck Yuma: Zone-tailed Hawk (flying over 16th St and Avenue C) |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Portal: Broad-tailed Hummingbird Tucson, Roger Rd WTP: Yellow-throated Warbler |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Lake Havasu City, Rotary Park: Chestnut-sided Warbler Yuma, Betty's Kitchen: Thick-billed Kingbird |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Florida Canyon: Rufous-backed Robin; Rufous-capped Warbler Sweetwater Wetlands: Hepatic Tanager Madera Canyon: Broad-billed Hummingbird; Painted Redstart; Magnificent Hummingbird (2) |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Mittry Lake/Imperial Dam CBC: Thick-billed Kingbird; Cassin's Vireo; Eastern Phoebe; Herring Gull (2) |
| CALIFORNIA Rare Bird Sightings - Dec 9-15, 2012 | ||
SUN |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Evening Grosbeak Otay Valley Regional Park: Black-and-white Warbler; Thick-billed Kingbird Chula Vista: Blue Grosbeak (Main and West Frontage) Oceanside: Summer Tanager (Buddy Todd Park) Seaport Village: Red-necked Grebe Pantoja Park: Black-and-white Warbler; Chestnut-sided Warbler; White-throated Sparrow Hotel Circle North: Summer Tanager; Western Tanager (2) La Jolla Cove: Ancient Murrelet |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Chiriaco Summit: Rufous-backed Robin |
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MON |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Evening Grosbeak Del Mar: Pine Warbler (1528-1535 Forest Way); Bullock's Oriole (female; Rimini and Van Dyke) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
WED |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Jacumba: Evening Grosbeak San Diego, Crown Point: Nelson's Sparrow San Diego Bay, J Street Marina: Black Scoter Rohr Park: Bullock's Oriole |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
THU |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Kendall-Frost Marsh: Nelson's Sparrow (3) Jacumba: Evening Grosbeak |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
FRI |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
San Diego, Crown Point: Nelson's Sparrow (2); Swamp Sparrow Balboa Park West: Black-and-white Warbler; Summer Tanager (female) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Palo Verde Diversion Dam: Black Scoter |
SAT |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
Kendall-Frost Marsh: Nelson's Sparrow (4); Swamp Sparrow Imperial Beach: Hermit Warbler (Veteran's Park); Hepatic Tanager and Summer Tanager (Sport Park on Caspian Way) Seaport Village: Red-necked Grebe Otay Valley: Thick-billed Kingbird Coronado: Yellow-throated Vireo (border between Coronado and North Island Naval Air Station); Pine Warbler Pantoja/Newtown Park: Chestnut-sided Warbler (2) Chula Vista: Chestnut-sided Warbler (south side of Sweetwater River east of 2nd Ave) Greenwood Cemetery: Grace's Warbler Nestor: Black-and-white Warbler (private property) South SD Bay CBC: Dusky Flycatcher (Hollister Ave); Black-headed Grosbeak (Leon Ave); Baltimore Oriole; Bullock's Oriole; Western Tanager; American Redstart (male; Tesoro Grove Apts) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
Senator Wash: Barrow's Goldeneye |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
| ARIZONA Specialty Bird Sightings - Dec 9-15, 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 |
Kansas Settlement: Ferruginous Hawk Tucson, Mason Center: Harris's Hawk (4); Pyrrhuloxia Sierra Vista: Harris's Hawk (Hwy 92 and Canyon de Flores) |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
TUE |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Sulphur Springs Valley: Ferruginous Hawk (3) |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
WED |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Coronado National Monument: Bridled Titmouse; Hepatic Tanager; Montezuma Quail (4) |
CENTRAL AZ |
Tres Rios Overflow Wetlands: Black-bellied Whistling-duck | |
NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
THU |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
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CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
Grand Fire: Three-toed Woodpecker |
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WESTERN AZ |
FRI |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Palominas: Scaled Quail |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Cibola NWR: Sandhill Crane (1000) |
SAT |
SOUTHEAST AZ |
Madera Canyon: Hepatic Tanager (2) |
CENTRAL AZ |
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NORTHERN AZ |
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WESTERN AZ |
Mittry Lake/Imperial Dam CBC: Crissal Thrasher; Black Rail |
| CALIFORNIA Specialty Bird Sightings - Dec 9-15, 2012 | ||
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SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
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MON |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
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IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Palm Springs: Scott's Oriole (Andreas Canyon Loop Trail) |
SAT |
SAN DIEGO CO. |
South SD Bay CBC: Reddish Egret (4) |
IMPERIAL CO. |
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RIVERSIDE CO. |
Last update: 13 December, 2012