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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| Marbled Godwit | 21 Jul | Ajo Sewage Ponds | |||
| Snowy Plover | 21 Jul | Ajo Sewage Ponds | |||
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | 21 Jul | ||||
| Mexican Duck | 21 Jul | Santa Cruz River--south end of Renaissance Dr. | |||
| Mexican Duck | 21 Jul | Santa Cruz River--south end of Renaissance Dr. | |||
| American Wigeon | 21 Jul | Lakeside Park | |||
| Buff-collared Nightjar | 20 Jul | ||||
| Rufous-winged Sparrow | 20 Jul | ||||
| Rufous-winged Sparrow | 20 Jul | ||||
| Buff-collared Nightjar | 20 Jul | ||||
| Black-capped Gnatcatcher | 20 Jul | Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd. | |||
| Black-capped Gnatcatcher | 20 Jul | Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd. | |||
| Black-capped Gnatcatcher | 20 Jul | Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd. | |||
| Black-capped Gnatcatcher | 20 Jul | Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd. | |||
| Black-capped Gnatcatcher | 20 Jul | Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd. | |||
| Black-capped Gnatcatcher | 20 Jul | Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd. | |||
| Black-capped Gnatcatcher | 20 Jul | Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd. | |||
| Black-capped Gnatcatcher | 20 Jul | Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd. | |||
| Black-capped Gnatcatcher | 20 Jul | Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd. | |||
| Black-capped Gnatcatcher | 20 Jul | Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd. | |||
| Lucifer Hummingbird | 20 Jul | Ash Canyon B&B (closed Wednesdays) | |||
| Bendire's Thrasher | 20 Jul | Whitewater Draw WA | |||
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Sharp-shinned Hawk | 20 Jul | Mt. Lemmon--Summerhaven | ||
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Rose-throated Becard | 20 Jul | De Anza Trail--Tubac | ||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Rocky Mts.) | 20 Jul | ||||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Rocky Mts.) | 20 Jul | ||||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker (Rocky Mts.) | 20 Jul | ||||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 20 Jul | ||||
| Rufous-capped Warbler | 20 Jul | Florida Canyon--lower | |||
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Rose-throated Becard | 20 Jul | De Anza Trail--Tubac | ||
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Rose-throated Becard | 20 Jul | De Anza Trail--Tubac | ||
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Gray Hawk | 20 Jul | Wickenburg--Secret Ponds | ||
| Common Crane | 20 Jul | stakeout Common Crane, Mormon Lake (2017) | |||
| Common Crane | 20 Jul | stakeout Common Crane, Mormon Lake (2017) | |||
| Common Crane | 20 Jul | stakeout Common Crane, Mormon Lake (2017) | |||
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Sharp-shinned Hawk | 20 Jul | Mt. Lemmon--Summerhaven | ||
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Sharp-shinned Hawk | 20 Jul | Mt. Lemmon--Summerhaven | ||
| Red-necked Phalarope | 20 Jul | Ajo Sewage Ponds | |||
| Snowy Plover | 20 Jul | Ajo Sewage Ponds | |||
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Scott's Oriole | 20 Jul | Mt. Lemmon--Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground) | ||
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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.