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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| Anna's Hummingbird | 19 Oct | ||||
| Rufous-winged Sparrow | 19 Oct | Portal--Bob Rodrigues yard (Dave Jasper's old yard) | |||
| Rufous-winged Sparrow | 19 Oct | Portal--Bob Rodrigues yard (Dave Jasper's old yard) | |||
| Pacific-slope Flycatcher | 19 Oct | ||||
| American Avocet | 19 Oct | Holbrook--Hidden Cove Golf Course | |||
| Horned Grebe | 19 Oct | Solar Power & Water Ponds | |||
| Surf Scoter | 19 Oct | Solar Power & Water Ponds | |||
| Sabine's Gull | 19 Oct | Cholla Lake Park (Historic) | |||
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Grasshopper Sparrow | 19 Oct | Catalina SP | ||
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | 19 Oct | ||||
| Lucifer Hummingbird | 19 Oct | ||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 19 Oct | Agua Fria River--Black Canyon City (public access S Wanda Rd) | |||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 19 Oct | Agua Fria River--Black Canyon City (public access S Wanda Rd) | |||
| Wilson's Phalarope | 19 Oct | Glendale Recharge Ponds | |||
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker | 19 Oct | |||
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | 19 Oct | Portal--Cave Creek Ranch | |||
| Hepatic Tanager | 19 Oct | Mt. Ord (Gila Co.) | |||
| Dusky Flycatcher | 19 Oct | Yarnell | |||
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Prothonotary Warbler | 19 Oct | Portal--Dave Jasper's new yard (opened 2015) | ||
| American Bittern | 19 Oct | ||||
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Dusky-capped Flycatcher | 19 Oct | De Anza Trail--Carmen (Clark Crossing Rd) | ||
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Dusky-capped Flycatcher | 19 Oct | De Anza Trail--Carmen (Clark Crossing Rd) | ||
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Pacific-slope Flycatcher | 19 Oct | Santa Gertrudis Lane (foot access only) | ||
| McCown's Longspur | 19 Oct | ||||
| Short-eared Owl | 19 Oct | ||||
| Long-tailed Jaeger | 19 Oct | ||||
| Long-tailed Jaeger | 19 Oct | ||||
| Ferruginous Hawk | 19 Oct | ||||
| Snow Goose | 19 Oct | ||||
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | 19 Oct | ||||
| Lucifer Hummingbird | 19 Oct | ||||
| Common Black Hawk | 19 Oct | Mt. Lemmon--Babad Do'ag Vista | |||
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Greater Scaup | 19 Oct | Lake Havasu--North end viewpoint | ||
| Black-and-white Warbler | 19 Oct | Tres Rios Overbank Wetlands (permit required) | |||
| Black-headed Grosbeak | 19 Oct | Tres Rios Overbank Wetlands (permit required) | |||
| Violet-crowned Hummingbird | 19 Oct | ||||
| Red-shouldered Hawk (elegans) | 19 Oct | Hassayampa River Preserve | |||
| Western Tanager | 19 Oct | Hassayampa River Preserve | |||
| Clay-colored Sparrow | 19 Oct | Canoa Ranch Conservation Park | |||
| Grasshopper Sparrow | 19 Oct | Canoa Ranch Conservation Park | |||
| Explore more Arizona birding data at eBird. | |||||
Featured Rarity
Thank you to Chris West for this fine photograph of the Plain-capped Starthroat at the Spirit Tree Inn in Patagonia.