Latest Rarities
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| Tricolored Heron | 12 Aug | Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd. | |||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | 12 Aug | Ladybug Saddle | |||
| Lucifer Hummingbird | 12 Aug | Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning; formerly Ash Canyon B&B) | |||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 12 Aug | Saguaro NP--West--Desert Discovery Trail | |||
| Berylline Hummingbird | 12 Aug | Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge | |||
| Northern Pintail | 12 Aug | Green Valley WRF (controlled access) | |||
| Berylline Hummingbird | 12 Aug | Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge | |||
| Northern Pintail | 12 Aug | Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course | |||
| Northern Pintail | 12 Aug | Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course | |||
| Ring-necked Duck | 12 Aug | Amado WTP | |||
| Rose-throated Becard | 12 Aug | Patagonia Roadside Rest Area | |||
| Rock Pigeon | 12 Aug | ||||
| Tricolored Heron | 12 Aug | Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd. | |||
| Black-throated Sparrow | 12 Aug | Santa Cruz River--Sunset Rd. | |||
| Ring-necked Duck | 12 Aug | Amado WTP | |||
| Painted Bunting | 12 Aug | Paton Center for Hummingbirds (Patons' Yard) | |||
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Tricolored Heron | 12 Aug | Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd. | ||
| Snowy Plover | 12 Aug | Solar Power & Water Ponds | |||
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Common Ground Dove | 12 Aug | Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd. | ||
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Mississippi Kite | 12 Aug | |||
| Berylline Hummingbird | 12 Aug | Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge | |||
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Mexican Duck | 12 Aug | Tres Rios WRF Settling Basin | ||
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Tricolored Heron | 12 Aug | Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd. | ||
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Mississippi Kite | 12 Aug | Patagonia Town Park | ||
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Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | 12 Aug | Mt. Lemmon--Soldier Canyon | ||
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Tricolored Heron | 12 Aug | Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd. | ||
| Tricolored Heron | 12 Aug | Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd. | |||
| Hammond's Flycatcher | 12 Aug | Rustler Park | |||
| Townsend's x Hermit Warbler (hybrid) | 12 Aug | Rustler Park | |||
| Townsend's x Hermit Warbler (hybrid) | 12 Aug | Rustler Park | |||
| Hammond's Flycatcher | 12 Aug | Rustler Park | |||
| White-eared Hummingbird | 12 Aug | ||||
| White-eared Hummingbird | 12 Aug | ||||
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Berylline Hummingbird | 12 Aug | Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge | ||
| Blue-winged Warbler | 12 Aug | Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch | |||
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Tricolored Heron | 12 Aug | Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd. | ||
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Rose-throated Becard | 12 Aug | Patagonia Roadside Rest Area | ||
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Tricolored Heron | 12 Aug | Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd. | ||
| Bendire's Thrasher | 12 Aug | ||||
| Bendire's Thrasher | 12 Aug | ||||
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Featured Rarity
Thank you to Chris West for this fine photograph of the Plain-capped Starthroat at the Spirit Tree Inn in Patagonia.