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
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  Name Date Location
  Black Vulture 18 Apr
  Lucifer Hummingbird 18 Apr East Whitetail Canyon
Check White-crowned Sparrow 18 Apr Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
Check Green-tailed Towhee 18 Apr Madera Canyon--Chuparosa Inn
  Hooded Merganser 18 Apr Lake Elaine
  Ruddy Ground Dove 18 Apr
  Pine Siskin 18 Apr
Check Snow Goose 18 Apr Lakeside Park
  Painted Redstart 18 Apr Anza Trail--Tubac
  Purple Martin 18 Apr Canoa Ranch Conservation Park
  White-throated Sparrow 18 Apr Anza Trail--Tubac
  Black-chinned Sparrow 18 Apr
Check Inca Dove 18 Apr Green Valley--Desert Meadows Park
Check Northern Parula 18 Apr Portal--Cave Creek Ranch
  Gadwall x Mallard (hybrid) 18 Apr Villago Community Park
  Least Bittern 18 Apr Sweetwater Wetlands
  Baird's Sparrow 18 Apr Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Check Bendire's Thrasher 18 Apr Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Check Yellow-eyed Junco 18 Apr Madera Canyon--Madera Picnic Area
  American Goldfinch 18 Apr
Check Curve-billed Thrasher (curvirostre Group) 18 Apr
  Little Blue Heron 18 Apr Gila River--S Ave 20 E Crossing
  Gray Hawk 18 Apr Sweetwater Wetlands
  Stilt Sandpiper 18 Apr Glendale Recharge Ponds
  White-eared Hummingbird 18 Apr Miller Canyon Trail
Check Crested Caracara 18 Apr
Check Marsh Wren 18 Apr Boyce Thompson Arboretum
  Costa's Hummingbird 18 Apr Sweetwater Wetlands
  Hooded Warbler 18 Apr Patagonia Lake SP--Birding Trail
Check Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid) 18 Apr Avra Valley WTP
Check Lawrence's Goldfinch 18 Apr Canoa Ranch Conservation Park
  Least Flycatcher 18 Apr Base and Meridian WA
  Black-bellied Plover 18 Apr
Check Golden-crowned Sparrow 18 Apr Battiste's Bird Garden
  Wild Turkey 18 Apr Tanque Verde Ranch (please check in @ reception office)
Check Western Flycatcher 18 Apr Mt. Lemmon--Rose Canyon and Lake
Check Baird's Sandpiper 18 Apr Green Valley WRF (controlled access)
Check Neotropic Cormorant 18 Apr Parker Canyon Lake
  Black-and-white Warbler 18 Apr Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd.
Check Broad-winged Hawk 18 Apr
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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.