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.

Powered by eBird

Notable Sightings in Arizona
Check = Sighting confirmed by an eBird reviewer
  Name Date Location
  Prothonotary Warbler 02 Oct
  Lucifer Hummingbird 02 Oct
  Semipalmated Plover 02 Oct Ashurst Lake
Check Rufous Hummingbird 02 Oct University of Arizona
Check Dickcissel 02 Oct Himmel Park
  Gray Hawk 02 Oct Higley and Ocotillo Rds. ponds
Check Lesser Nighthawk 02 Oct
  Clay-colored Sparrow 02 Oct Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch
  Gilded Flicker 02 Oct Lake Pleasant--Castle Creek (Four Lane) Boat Ramp (Yavapai Co.)
Check Bank Swallow 02 Oct Amado WTP
Check Harris's Hawk 02 Oct Amado WTP
  Double-crested Cormorant 02 Oct Lakeside Park
  Roseate Spoonbill 02 Oct Lake Pleasant--Garfias Wash/Kite Pt.
  Baird's Sandpiper 02 Oct Lake Pleasant--Garfias Wash/Kite Pt.
  Common Black Hawk 02 Oct
Check Hermit Warbler 02 Oct Mt. Lemmon--Marshall Gulch
Check Crested Caracara 02 Oct Santa Cruz River--Palo Parado Rd
  Black-bellied Plover 02 Oct Glendale Recharge Ponds
  Short-billed Dowitcher 02 Oct Glendale Recharge Ponds
  Sanderling 02 Oct Glendale Recharge Ponds
Check Crested Caracara (Northern) 02 Oct
  Northern Pygmy-Owl 02 Oct Mt. Lemmon--Windy Point
  Canyon x Abert's Towhee (hybrid) 02 Oct Portal--Cave Creek Ranch
  Calliope Hummingbird 02 Oct Portal--Cave Creek Ranch
  Red-breasted Nuthatch 02 Oct
Check American White Pelican 02 Oct Santa Cruz River--Crossroads at Silverbell District Park
Check White-breasted Nuthatch 02 Oct Santa Cruz River--Crossroads at Silverbell District Park
Check Juniper Titmouse 02 Oct Mt. Lemmon--Gordon Hirabayashi RA (Prison Camp)
Check Painted Bunting 02 Oct
  Common Ground Dove 02 Oct
Check Black Vulture 02 Oct
Check Rufous-winged Sparrow 02 Oct Veterans Memorial Park, Sierra Vista
  Willet 02 Oct Watson Lake and Riparian Preserve
  Hairy Woodpecker 02 Oct
Explore more Arizona birding data at eBird.

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.