Latest Rarities

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Notable Sightings in Arizona
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  Name Date Location
  Rufous-backed Robin 18 Apr
  Indigo Bunting 18 Apr
  White-throated Sparrow 18 Apr Madera Canyon--Madera Kubo B&B
  Berylline Hummingbird 18 Apr Madera Canyon--Madera Kubo B&B
  Pinyon Jay 18 Apr Cave Creek Canyon--Southwestern Research Station
  White-tailed Kite 18 Apr Miller Canyon Rd--paved/residential portion
  Grace's Warbler 18 Apr Mt. Ord--FR 1688
  Red Crossbill 18 Apr Mt. Ord--FR 1688
  Bushtit 18 Apr Mt. Ord--FR 1688
  Least Grebe 18 Apr Gila Bend Sewage Ponds
  Western Tanager 18 Apr Lake Havasu City--Rotary Park
Check Acorn Woodpecker 18 Apr SHARP (Southeast Houghton Area Recharge Project)
  Ridgway's Rail 18 Apr Tres Rios Overbank Wetlands (permit required)
  Streak-backed Oriole 18 Apr Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch
  Rufous-winged Sparrow 18 Apr
  Golden-crowned Sparrow 18 Apr Battiste's Bird Garden
  Lucifer Hummingbird 18 Apr Battiste's Bird Garden
Check White-throated Sparrow 17 Apr Patagonia Lake SP--Birding Trail
Check Cassin's Finch 17 Apr Portal--Jasper/Moisan feeders (opened 2015)
  Lucifer Hummingbird 17 Apr
Check Black-throated Blue Warbler 17 Apr Cave Creek Canyon--Southwestern Research Station
  Canyon Towhee 17 Apr Riverside Park
Check Inca Dove 17 Apr Tanque Verde Wash--Wentworth Rd.
  Least Grebe 17 Apr Gila Bend Sewage Ponds
  Western Flycatcher 17 Apr Mt. Lemmon--Incinerator Ridge
  Greater Scaup 17 Apr Amado WTP
Check Pine Siskin 17 Apr
  Thick-billed Kingbird 17 Apr De Anza Trail--Tumacacori
Check Berylline Hummingbird 17 Apr Madera Canyon--Madera Kubo B&B
Check Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle x Audubon's) 17 Apr Ash Canyon Bird Sanctuary (closed Thursday morning; formerly Ash Canyon B&B)
Check Franklin's Gull 17 Apr Ron Morriss Park
Check Gilded Flicker 17 Apr San Pedro RNCA--San Pedro House and trails
Check Bendire's Thrasher 17 Apr Avra Valley--Reservation Road
Check Violet-crowned Hummingbird 17 Apr Catalina SP
Check Yellow-eyed Junco 17 Apr Madera Canyon--Madera Picnic Area
Check Harris's Sparrow 17 Apr Grand Canyon NP--Visitor Center
  Greater White-fronted Goose 17 Apr Graham County Regional Park
Check Sandhill Crane 17 Apr Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Check Canada Goose 17 Apr Willcox--Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course
Check Rufous-backed Robin 17 Apr
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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.