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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| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 09 Mar | Agua Caliente Park | |||
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White-crowned Sparrow (Mountain) | 09 Mar | Sweetwater Wetlands | ||
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Neotropic Cormorant | 08 Mar | Lynx Lake, Prescott | ||
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Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 08 Mar | Agua Caliente Park | ||
| Rough-legged Hawk | 08 Mar | Maricopa Co. | |||
| MacGillivray's Warbler | 08 Mar | La Paz Co. | |||
| MacGillivray's Warbler | 08 Mar | La Paz Co. | |||
| Vaux's Swift | 08 Mar | Bill Williams NWR HQs | |||
| Vaux's Swift | 08 Mar | Bill Williams NWR HQs | |||
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Rufous-backed Robin | 08 Mar | Santa Gertrudis Lane (foot access only) | ||
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Black-legged Kittiwake | 06 Mar | Mohave Co. | ||
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Black-legged Kittiwake | 06 Mar | Mohave Co. | ||
| Neotropic Cormorant | 06 Mar | Lynx Lake, Prescott | |||
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Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 06 Mar | Agua Caliente Park | ||
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Green Kingfisher | 06 Mar | Hassayampa River Preserve | ||
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Swamp Sparrow | 06 Mar | Buenos Aires NWR--Arivaca Cienega | ||
| Black-and-white Warbler | 06 Mar | Sweetwater Wetlands | |||
| Swamp Sparrow | 06 Mar | Sweetwater Wetlands | |||
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Curve-billed Thrasher | 05 Mar | Sweetwater Wetlands | ||
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Green-winged Teal | 05 Mar | Sweetwater Wetlands | ||
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Arizona Alerts
Dec 10, 2009 · Rufous-backed Robins at Boyce Thompson
At least one of Boyce Thompson Arboretums two Rufous-backed Robins is said to be showing well as it feeds on fallen pyracantha fruits. With at least seven birds reported in November, this appears to be a slightly better than average winter for the species in Arizona.
Dec 03, 2009 · A Hybrid Hummingbird
Rich Hoyer’s consistently magical hummingbird feeders are at it again. Not only does he have two (two!) Violet-crowned Hummingbirds in residence, but there is also a mysterious bird, likely a hybrid, attending his feeders. Once again Rich shows us what watching carefully and well can turn up.
Oct 27, 2009 · Tucson Woodpecker Show
Got a few minutes in urban Tucson? Lewis’s Woodpeckers are being seen at a couple of sites, and a Red-breasted Sapsucker is reliably found at McCormick Park right now. And an Acorn Woodpecker in Reid Park is part of what is shaping up to be a nice incursion of montane species into the lowlands.
Featured Rarity
Thank you to Chris West for this fine photograph of the Plain-capped Starthroat at the Spirit Tree Inn in Patagonia.