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
  Calliope Hummingbird 19 Jun
  Least Bittern 19 Jun El Rio Open Space Preserve
  Least Grebe 19 Jun El Rio Open Space Preserve
  Black Vulture 19 Jun
  Tropical Kingbird 19 Jun
  Western Meadowlark 19 Jun
  Bendire's Thrasher 19 Jun Four Bar Cottages (private)
  Berylline Hummingbird 19 Jun Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
  Cape May Warbler 19 Jun Canoa Ranch Conservation Park
  Rose-throated Becard 19 Jun stakeout Rose-throated Becard, Harshaw Creek Rd (2025)
Check Crested Caracara 19 Jun
Check Wild Turkey 19 Jun
  Red-shouldered Hawk (elegans) 19 Jun Hassayampa River Preserve
Check Costa's Hummingbird 19 Jun Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
Check Broad-billed x Berylline Hummingbird (hybrid) 19 Jun Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
Check Inca Dove 19 Jun Green Valley--Desert Meadows Park
  Yellow-headed Blackbird 19 Jun Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Check Townsend's Warbler 19 Jun
Check Violet-green Swallow 19 Jun El Rio Open Space Preserve
Check Snow Goose 19 Jun Anthem Community Park
Check Harris's Hawk 19 Jun
Check Rivoli's Hummingbird 19 Jun Madera Canyon--Madera Picnic Area
Check Wilson's Warbler 19 Jun Canoa Ranch Conservation Park
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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.