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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Notable Sightings in Arizona
Check = Sighting confirmed by an eBird reviewer
  Name Date Location
  Costa's Hummingbird 19 Jul Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
  Costa's Hummingbird 19 Jul Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
  Indigo Bunting 19 Jul Canyon Creek Fish Hatchery
Check Bank Swallow 19 Jul Kachina Wetlands
  Black-capped Gnatcatcher 19 Jul Patagonia Lake SP--Birding Trail
  Common Black Hawk 19 Jul Patagonia Lake SP--Birding Trail
  Common Black Hawk 19 Jul Patagonia Lake SP--Birding Trail
  Black-capped Gnatcatcher 19 Jul Patagonia Lake SP--Birding Trail
  Inca Dove 19 Jul WOW Arizona B&B
Check Sora 19 Jul Sweetwater Wetlands
Check Allen's Hummingbird 19 Jul Oak Creek Canyon--Cave Springs CG
Check Yellow-throated Vireo 19 Jul Oak Creek Canyon--Cave Springs CG
Check Cassin's Sparrow 19 Jul
  Hooded Warbler 19 Jul De Anza Trail--Tumacacori
  Rose-throated Becard 19 Jul De Anza Trail--Tumacacori
Check Clark's Grebe 19 Jul Gilbert and Chandler Heights Rds. pond
Check Montezuma Quail 19 Jul
  Cassin's Sparrow 19 Jul Green Valley WWTP
  Black-capped Gnatcatcher 19 Jul Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd.
  Black-capped Gnatcatcher 19 Jul Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd.
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.