Latest Rarities

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Notable Sightings in Arizona
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  Name Date Location
  Downy Woodpecker 28 Apr
  Western Cattle Egret 28 Apr
Check Cassin's Finch 28 Apr Portal--Jasper/Moisan feeders (opened 2015)
Check Gray Hawk 28 Apr Isabella Lee Natural Preserve
Check Merlin 28 Apr
  Acorn Woodpecker 28 Apr Sweetwater Wetlands
Check Harris's Hawk 28 Apr
Check Snow Goose 28 Apr Lakeside Park
Check Black Vulture 28 Apr
  Gilded Flicker 28 Apr Casa de San Pedro B&B--Visitors Welcome
  White-eared Hummingbird 28 Apr Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning; formerly Ash Canyon B&B)
  Double-crested Cormorant 28 Apr Arthur Pack Regional Park
  Hairy Woodpecker 28 Apr Mt. Ord--FR 1688
  Grace's Warbler 28 Apr Mt. Ord--FR 1688
Check Bendire's Thrasher 28 Apr Portal--Willow Tank
Check Brown Thrasher 28 Apr
Check White-throated Sparrow 28 Apr
Check Lucifer Hummingbird 28 Apr Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning; formerly Ash Canyon B&B)
  Bonaparte's Gull 28 Apr Green Valley WRF (controlled access)
  Gray Catbird 28 Apr Hassayampa River Preserve
  Lazuli x Indigo Bunting (hybrid) 28 Apr Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning; formerly Ash Canyon B&B)
  American Goshawk 28 Apr Lower Carr Canyon Picnic Area
  Mexican Duck 28 Apr SHARP (Southeast Houghton Area Recharge Project)
Check Baird's Sandpiper 28 Apr Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
  Eastern Phoebe 28 Apr Glen Canyon NRA--Lee's Ferry
Check Blue-throated Mountain-gem 28 Apr Mt. Lemmon--Palisades Visitor Center
Check Harris's Sparrow 28 Apr Grand Canyon NP--Visitor Center
Check Red-breasted Merganser 28 Apr Prescott--Willow Lake
  Northern Pintail 28 Apr
  Red Crossbill 28 Apr Mt. Ord--FR 1688
  Greater Scaup 28 Apr Amado WTP
Check Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed) 28 Apr Mt. Ord--FR 1688
Check Wild Turkey 28 Apr La Posta Quemada Ranch
  Townsend's x Hermit Warbler (hybrid) 28 Apr Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
Check Hermit Thrush (auduboni Group) 28 Apr Pine Creek Canyon (access via the Bearfoot Trail; no access from Camp Lo Mia)
Check Brown Creeper (montana/idahoensis) 28 Apr Pine Creek Canyon (access via the Bearfoot Trail; no access from Camp Lo Mia)
  Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted) 28 Apr Pine Creek Canyon (access via the Bearfoot Trail; no access from Camp Lo Mia)
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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.