Latest Rarities

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Notable Sightings in Arizona
Check = Sighting confirmed by an eBird reviewer
  Name Date Location
  Snow Goose 27 Nov Lakeside Park
  Osprey 27 Nov Lakeside Park
Check Cassin's Kingbird 26 Nov Green Valley Country Club Estates (private)
Check Double-crested Cormorant 26 Nov Green Valley Country Club Estates (private)
Check Snow Goose 26 Nov Christopher Columbus Park
  Roseate Spoonbill 26 Nov
  Lewis's Woodpecker 26 Nov George Ditch
Check Gila Woodpecker 26 Nov Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
Check Varied Thrush 26 Nov Reid Park
  Horned Grebe 26 Nov
Check Varied Thrush 26 Nov Reid Park
  Hammond's Flycatcher 26 Nov Grand Canyon NP--South Rim Trail
  Wilson's Warbler 26 Nov Glendale Recharge Ponds
  Horned Grebe 26 Nov Lake Pleasant--Ten Lane Boat Ramp
Check Varied Thrush 26 Nov Reid Park
Check Wilson's Warbler 26 Nov Christopher Columbus Park
  White-winged Scoter 26 Nov Holbrook--Hidden Cove Golf Course
  Swamp Sparrow 26 Nov Holbrook--Hidden Cove Golf Course
  Cackling Goose 26 Nov Avondale--Crystal Gardens Pkwy
Check Tennessee Warbler 26 Nov Christopher Columbus Park
Check Wilson's Warbler 26 Nov Christopher Columbus Park
Check Varied Thrush 26 Nov Reid Park
Check Mexican Duck 26 Nov Reid Park
Check Varied Thrush 26 Nov Reid Park
Check Varied Thrush 26 Nov Reid Park
Check Varied Thrush 26 Nov Reid Park
Check Varied Thrush 26 Nov Reid Park
  Fox Sparrow 26 Nov Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch
Check Varied Thrush 26 Nov Reid Park
Check Varied Thrush 26 Nov Reid Park
Check Varied Thrush 26 Nov Reid Park
Check Lewis's Woodpecker 26 Nov
  Snow Goose 26 Nov Lakeside Park
  Osprey 26 Nov Lakeside Park
Check Varied Thrush 26 Nov Reid Park
Check Mexican Duck 26 Nov Reid Park
Check Cackling Goose 26 Nov Gilbert and Chandler Heights Rds. pond
Check Arizona Woodpecker 26 Nov Florida Wash--Corral at Jct FR488&62A
Check Arizona Woodpecker 26 Nov Florida Wash--Corral at Jct FR488&62A
Check Lewis's Woodpecker 26 Nov
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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.