Latest Rarities

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Notable Sightings in Arizona
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  Name Date Location
  Wilson's Phalarope 17 Jun Yuma East Wetlands
Check Harris's Hawk 17 Jun
  Tropical Kingbird 17 Jun San Pedro RNCA--Hereford Bridge
  Baltimore Oriole 17 Jun
  Vermilion Flycatcher 17 Jun Oak Creek Vista
  Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 17 Jun Oak Creek Vista
Check White-eared Hummingbird 17 Jun Paradise--George Walker House
Check Crested Caracara 17 Jun
  Inca Dove 17 Jun Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
  Western Flycatcher 17 Jun Spot Road Farm
  Western Flycatcher (Pacific-slope) 17 Jun Spot Road Farm
  Redhead 17 Jun Spot Road Farm
  Wilson's Warbler 17 Jun FR 42--past Herb Martyr Rd to E Turkey Creek
  Mexican Duck 17 Jun Mt. Lemmon--Rose Canyon and Lake
Check Prothonotary Warbler 17 Jun
Check Yellow-headed Blackbird 17 Jun Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
  Rufous-winged Sparrow 17 Jun
  Blue-throated Mountain-gem 17 Jun Mt. Lemmon--Marshall Gulch
Check Lark Sparrow 17 Jun McCormick Park
Check Wild Turkey 17 Jun Canoa Ranch Conservation Park
Check Lazuli Bunting 17 Jun Canoa Ranch Conservation Park
Check Bendire's Thrasher 17 Jun Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Check Hermit Warbler 17 Jun Desert Breeze Park
  Spotted Sandpiper 17 Jun Patagonia Lake State Park
  Pine Siskin 17 Jun Patagonia Lake State Park
Check Greater White-fronted Goose 17 Jun Sierra Vista EOP
Check Cliff Swallow (melanogaster) 17 Jun Fort Huachuca--Officer's Pond
Check Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay 17 Jun Montosa Canyon--km 1 (culvert area)
Check Northern Cardinal (Common) 17 Jun Anza Trail--Tubac
  Warbling Vireo 17 Jun Sweetwater Wetlands
  Dusky Flycatcher 17 Jun Santa Cruz River--Sasco Rd
Check Yellow-crowned Night Heron 17 Jun San Pedro RNCA--Hereford Bridge
Check Ridgway's Rail 17 Jun Tres Rios Overbank Wetlands (permit required)
Check Ridgway's Rail (Yuma) 17 Jun Tres Rios Overbank Wetlands (permit required)
Check Ruby-crowned Kinglet 17 Jun
Check Swainson's Thrush 17 Jun
  Buff-collared Nightjar 16 Jun Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd.
Check Yellow-crowned Night Heron 16 Jun San Pedro RNCA--Hereford Bridge
  Costa's Hummingbird 16 Jun
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16 Jun Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning)
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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.