Latest Rarities

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Notable Sightings in Arizona
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  Name Date Location
  Western Screech-Owl 28 May Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
  Buff-collared Nightjar 28 May California Gulch/Warsaw Canyon confluence
Check White-eared Hummingbird 28 May Miller Canyon--Beatty's Guest Ranch
  Thick-billed Kingbird 28 May
Check Lucifer Hummingbird 28 May Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning; formerly Ash Canyon B&B)
Check Wood Thrush 28 May
Check Rufous-winged Sparrow 28 May
  Hutton's Vireo 28 May Mt. Ord--FR 1688
  Bushtit 28 May Mt. Ord--FR 1688
  Hairy Woodpecker (Rocky Mts.) 28 May Mt. Ord--FR 1688
  Grace's Warbler 28 May Mt. Ord--FR 1688
Check Clark's Nutcracker 28 May
  Calliope Hummingbird 28 May Mt. Lemmon--Palisades Visitor Center
Check Blue-throated Mountain-gem 28 May Mt. Lemmon--Palisades Visitor Center
  Mexican Duck 28 May Veterans Oasis Park
  Orange-crowned Warbler 28 May Highlands Center--Lynx Creek Site
Check Gadwall 28 May McQueen Park
  American Crow 28 May Point of Pines Lake
  Osprey 28 May Point of Pines Lake
  Verdin 28 May
Check Northern Parula 28 May
Check Rose-throated Becard 28 May
  Sharp-shinned Hawk 28 May
  White-crowned Sparrow 28 May Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch
  White-winged Dove 28 May Mt. Lemmon--Bear Canyon (Cypress, Middle Bear, Chihuahua Pine Picnic Areas)
  Brown Creeper (montana/idahoensis) 28 May Pine Creek Canyon (access via the Bearfoot Trail; no access from Camp Lo Mia)
Check Bufflehead 28 May Page WTP
Check Ring-necked Duck 28 May Page WTP
Check California Gull 28 May Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Check Neotropic Cormorant 28 May Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Check American Wigeon 28 May Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Check Flame-colored Tanager 28 May Miller Canyon Trail
Check Green-winged Teal 28 May Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Check Bendire's Thrasher 28 May Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Check Tree Swallow 28 May Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Check Snow Goose 28 May Lakeside Park
  Gray Vireo 28 May Mt. Lemmon--Molino Basin
  Swainson's Hawk 28 May I-10 Burnt Well Rest Area (westbound)
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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.