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
  Mexican Whip-poor-will 07 May Mingus Mountain--Butterfly Spring
  Grace's Warbler 07 May Mt. Ord--FR 1688
Check Black Vulture 07 May
  Cliff Swallow (melanogaster) 07 May
  Wood Duck 07 May
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak 07 May
  Red-necked Phalarope 07 May
Check Lucifer Hummingbird 07 May Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning; formerly Ash Canyon B&B)
  Belted Kingfisher 07 May Hassayampa River--US 60 Rest Area
Check Berylline Hummingbird 07 May Madera Canyon--Madera Kubo B&B
Check Greater Yellowlegs 07 May CAP Recharge Basin--Mile Wide Rd
  Swainson's Hawk 07 May Mt. Lemmon--Summerhaven
Check Mississippi Kite 07 May Patagonia Town Park
Check Bald Eagle 07 May Parker Canyon Lake
  Bushtit (Interior) 07 May
Check Blue-throated Mountain-gem 07 May Mt. Lemmon--Palisades Visitor Center
  Arizona Woodpecker 07 May
  Northern Pintail 07 May Glendale Recharge Ponds
Check Common Black Hawk 07 May Mt. Lemmon--Summerhaven
Check Painted Bunting 07 May Portal--Bob Rodrigues yard (Dave Jasper's old yard)
Check Rufous-winged Sparrow 07 May Portal--Bob Rodrigues yard (Dave Jasper's old yard)
  Ruddy Ground Dove 07 May Desert Botanical Garden
  Merlin 07 May
  Common Ground Dove 07 May Madera Canyon--Proctor Rd.
Check Five-striped Sparrow 07 May Montosa Canyon--km 1 (culvert area)
Check Crested Caracara 07 May
  Williamson's Sapsucker 07 May Barfoot Park
Check Juniper Titmouse 07 May Mt. Lemmon--Gordon Hirabayashi RA (Prison Camp)
Check Gray Catbird 07 May Portal
Check Brown Thrasher 07 May
  Bendire's Thrasher 07 May Portal--Bob Rodrigues yard (Dave Jasper's old yard)
  Bushtit 07 May Catalina SP
Check Thick-billed Kingbird 07 May Box Canyon
Check Buff-breasted Flycatcher 07 May Madera Canyon--Josephine Saddle
  Hooded Merganser 07 May Yavapai Lakes (Urban Forest Park)
Check Hairy Woodpecker 07 May Mt. Ord--FR 1688
Check Brown Pelican 07 May Sweetwater Wetlands
Check Least Bittern 07 May Sweetwater Wetlands
Check Gray Vireo 07 May Mt. Lemmon--Molino Basin
  Inca Dove 07 May
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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.