Latest Rarities

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Notable Sightings in Arizona
Check = Sighting confirmed by an eBird reviewer
  Name Date Location
  Crested Caracara (Northern) 24 Jan
  Yellow-throated Warbler 24 Jan
  Violet-crowned Hummingbird 24 Jan Ramsey Canyon Preserve (formerly Mile Hi Ranch)
  Rufous-backed Robin 24 Jan
  Virginia Rail 24 Jan Voyager RV Resort pond (view from road)
  Swamp Sparrow 24 Jan Twin Arrows PJ Oasis
Check Long-tailed Duck 24 Jan Salt River--Granite Reef Recreation Area
  Rufous-capped Warbler 24 Jan
  Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored/cismontanus) 24 Jan Sun Ray Park
  Summer Tanager 24 Jan Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
Check American Wigeon x Mallard (hybrid) 24 Jan
  Elegant Trogon 24 Jan Madera Canyon--Madera Kubo B&B
  Red-throated Loon 24 Jan Patagonia Lake dam/spillway area
  Common Loon 24 Jan Patagonia Lake dam/spillway area
Check Barn Swallow 24 Jan Canoa Ranch Conservation Park
Check Williamson's Sapsucker 24 Jan Sun Ray Park
Check Eastern Phoebe 24 Jan
Check Great Egret 24 Jan Sierra Vista EOP
Check Greater Yellowlegs 24 Jan Prescott--Willow Lake
  Northern Mockingbird 24 Jan Madera Canyon--Madera Kubo B&B
Check Tennessee Warbler 24 Jan Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd.
  Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 24 Jan
Check Cassin's Kingbird 24 Jan Fort Huachuca--Officer's Pond
  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24 Jan
Check Fox Sparrow 24 Jan Paton Center for Hummingbirds (Patons' Yard)
  Ross's Goose 24 Jan Amado WTP
Check Greater Scaup 24 Jan Amado WTP
  Dark-eyed Junco (Red-backed) 24 Jan Madera Canyon--Madera Kubo B&B
Check Turkey Vulture 24 Jan
Check Northern Parula 24 Jan Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch
Check American Redstart 24 Jan Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch
Check Wilson's Warbler 24 Jan Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch
Check Broad-billed Hummingbird 24 Jan Veterans Oasis Park
Check Barn Swallow (American) 24 Jan Canoa Ranch Conservation Park
  Pine Siskin 24 Jan stakeout Varied Thrush, San Martin de Porres Catholic Church (2025)
Check Varied Thrush 24 Jan stakeout Varied Thrush, San Martin de Porres Catholic Church (2025)
  Song Sparrow (montana/merrilli) 24 Jan
Check Western Bluebird 24 Jan Agua Nueva Park (was Roger Road WRF, renamed 2024)
Check Red-breasted Merganser 24 Jan Amado WTP
Check Barrow's Goldeneye 24 Jan Lake Pleasant--Ten Lane Boat Ramp
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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.