Latest Rarities

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Notable Sightings in Arizona
Check = Sighting confirmed by an eBird reviewer
  Name Date Location
Check Northern Jacana 22 Jan
Check Double-crested Cormorant 22 Jan Green Valley Country Club Estates (private)
Check Eurasian Wigeon 22 Jan Green Valley Country Club Estates (private)
Check American White Pelican 22 Jan Green Valley Country Club Estates (private)
Check Bushtit 22 Jan Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd.
Check Northern Jacana 22 Jan Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd.
Check Northern Jacana 22 Jan Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd.
Check Greater Pewee 22 Jan Reid Park
Check Violet-green Swallow 22 Jan Arthur Pack Regional Park
  Rufous Hummingbird 22 Jan
  Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 22 Jan
Check Brown Pelican 22 Jan Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch
Check Roseate Spoonbill 22 Jan Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch
  Fox Sparrow 22 Jan Mt. Lemmon--Summerhaven
Check Ruddy Ground Dove 22 Jan Fort Lowell Park and Pantano Wash
Check Northern Jacana 22 Jan Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd.
Check Northern Jacana 22 Jan
  Trumpeter Swan 22 Jan
Check Snow Goose 22 Jan Reid Park
Check Greater Pewee 22 Jan Reid Park
Check Elegant Trogon 22 Jan Madera Canyon--Madera Picnic Area
Check Elegant Trogon 22 Jan Madera Canyon--Madera Picnic Area
  Elegant Trogon 22 Jan Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
Check Elegant Trogon 22 Jan Madera Canyon--Madera Picnic Area
Check White-crowned Sparrow (Dark-lored) 22 Jan
Check Gila Woodpecker 22 Jan Madera Canyon--Santa Rita Lodge
Check Rufous-backed Robin 22 Jan Santa Gertrudis Lane (foot access only)
Check Pyrrhuloxia 22 Jan
Check Pyrrhuloxia 22 Jan
  Common Goldeneye 22 Jan Randolph GC/Hardesty Building
  Hutton's Vireo 22 Jan Randolph GC/Hardesty Building
  Hutton's Vireo 22 Jan Randolph GC/Hardesty Building
  Common Goldeneye 22 Jan Randolph GC/Hardesty Building
Check Cassin's Finch 22 Jan Madera Canyon--Madera Kubo B&B
Check Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22 Jan Blue Haven Rd--between Paton's and the Preserve
  Elegant Trogon 22 Jan Madera Canyon--Madera Picnic Area
  Mountain Plover 22 Jan
  Mountain Plover 22 Jan
Check Northern Jacana 22 Jan Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd.
Check Northern Jacana 22 Jan Santa Cruz River--Ina Rd.
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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.