Latest Rarities

AZ-Birding compiles the most exciting recent sightings in the state, cutting through the thicket of news, rumors, and reports for you. Check in often to find out what we’re seeing—and what we can show you on your next trip to Arizona.

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Notable Sightings in Arizona
Check = Sighting confirmed by an eBird reviewer
  Name Date Location
  Virginia Rail 09 May Santa Cruz River--south end of Renaissance Dr.
  Snow Goose 09 May Christopher Columbus Park (soon to be Danny Lopez Park)
  Buff-collared Nightjar 08 May California Gulch/Warsaw Canyon confluence
Check White-throated Sparrow 08 May
  Ring-necked Duck 08 May Coyote Pass Reservoir
  Vaux's Swift 08 May
  Greater Yellowlegs 08 May Vicksburg Rd farms
  Northern Harrier 08 May Vicksburg Rd farms
Check Sharp-shinned Hawk 08 May
  Common Black Hawk 08 May Patagonia Lake SP--Birding Trail
  Snow Goose 08 May Lakeside Park
Check Lucifer Hummingbird 08 May Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning)
  Least Bittern 08 May Sweetwater Wetlands
Check Bendire's Thrasher 08 May Four Bar Cottages (private)
Check Northern Waterthrush 08 May Four Bar Cottages (private)
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak 08 May
  Crested Caracara 08 May
  Green-tailed Towhee 08 May Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
Check Bonaparte's Gull 08 May Page WTP
Check Greater Pewee 08 May Box Canyon--old dam area
Check Hairy Woodpecker 08 May Mt. Ord--FR 1688
Check Grace's Warbler 08 May Mt. Ord--FR 1688
  Dark-eyed Junco 08 May Mt. Ord--FR 1688
  Rufous-capped Warbler 08 May Sycamore Canyon (Pajarito Mountains)
Check Thick-billed Kingbird 08 May Portal--Cathedral Rock Rd at Creek Rd
  Common Loon 08 May Bill Williams River NWR--Headquarters and Delta (La Paz Co.)
  Inca Dove 08 May Green Valley--Desert Meadows Park
  Red-necked Phalarope 08 May Solar Power & Water Ponds
Check Clay-colored Sparrow 08 May Portal--Bob Rodrigues yard (Dave Jasper's old yard)
Check Indigo Bunting 08 May Sahuarita--North Santa Cruz Park
Check Berylline Hummingbird 08 May Madera Canyon--Madera Kubo B&B
  Black Vulture 08 May Aztec Feedlot
Check Western Kingbird 08 May Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
  Caspian Tern 08 May Patagonia Lake SP--Birding Trail
  American Robin 08 May Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park
  Black-and-white Warbler 08 May Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park
  Western Cattle-Egret 08 May Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park
  Mississippi Kite 08 May Paton Center for Hummingbirds (Patons' Yard)
  Gray Vireo 08 May Montosa Canyon--km 1 (culvert area)
Check Neotropic Cormorant 08 May Parker Canyon Lake
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Featured Rarity

Plain-capped Starthroat, Patagonia: August 12, 2009. Courtesy Chris West.Thank you to Chris West for this fine photograph of the Plain-capped Starthroat at the Spirit Tree Inn in Patagonia.