Recent Arizona Rarity Photos

List of Species Posted

Statewide Rarities:

• Fan-tailed Warbler, Canada del Oro Wash, Pima County - added 18 November 2022
• Fan-tailed Warbler, Granite Reef, Salt River - added 13 November 2022
• Kentucky Warbler, Jewel of the Creek Preserve - added 6 November 2022
• Red-necked Grebe, Lake Pleasant - added 5 November 2022
• Iceland Gull, Lake Mohave - 2021 Photos added 5 November 2022
• Blue-headed Vireo, Jewel of the Creek - added 5 November 2022
• Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Seneca Lake, Gila County - added 5 November 2022
• Philadelphia Vireo, Pena Blanca Lake - added 3 November 2022
• Philadelphia Vireo, Leslie Canyon - added 3 November 2022
• White-winged Crossbill, Kaibab Plateau - added 3 November 2022
• Parasitic Jaeger, Bill Williams Delta - added 3 November 2022
• Great-crested Flycatcher, Sunflower - added 3 November 2022
• Black-throated Green Warbler, Madera Canyon - added 3 November 2022
• Red Knot, John Lake Playa - added 3 November 2022
• Yellow-green Vireo, Leslie Canyon - added 3 November 2022
• Blue-winged Warbler, Gilbert Water Ranch - added 3 November 2022
• Short-tailed Hawk, Bear Wallow, Santa Catalina Mts. - added 3 November 2022
• Groove-billed Ani, Quitobaquito, Organ Pipe NM - added 3 November 2022
• Red Knot, White Star Dairy, Stanfield - added 3 November 2022
• Yellow-throated Warbler, Miller Canyon - added 3 November 2022
• Arctic Tern, Lake Havasu - added 3 November 2022
• Berylline Hummingbird, Madera Canyon - added 3 November 2022
• Clay-colored Thrush, Madera Canyon - added 3 November 2022
• Blackburnian Warbler, Beeline Highway, Maricopa County - added 3 November 2022
• Elegant Tern, Arthur Pack, Tucson - added 3 November 2022
• Elegant Tern, Amado Sewage Treatment Plant - added 3 November 2022
• Yellow Grosbeak, Pena Blanca Lake - added 3 November 2022
• Yellow Grosbeak, Sedona - added 3 November 2022
• Baltimore Oriole, Reid Park, Tucson - added 3 November 2022
• Red-eyed Vireo, Tubac - added 3 November 2022
• Red Phalarope, Glendale Recharge Ponds - added 3 November 2022
• White-tipped Dove, Scheelite Canyon - added 3 November 2022
• Pine Flycatcher, Rose Canyon Lake - added 3 November 2022
• Purple Finch, Pine Creek Canyon, Gila County - added 3 November 2022
• Flame-colored Tanager, Lower Ida Canyon - added 3 November 2022
• Flame-colored Tanager, Ramsey Canyon - added 3 November 2022
• Upland Sandpiper, Willcox - added 3 November 2022
• Rough-legged Hawk, Chandler - added 3 November 2022
• Northern Jacana, Fort McDowell - added 3 November 2022
• White-winged Scoter, Parker Canyon Lake - added 3 November 2022
• American Tree Sparrow, Chinle, Apache County - added 3 November 2022
• Blue-headed Vireo, Box Bar, Verde River - added 3 November 2022
• Arctic Tern, Painted Rock Dam - added 3 November 2022
• Tufted Flycatcher, Rucker Canyon - added 14 April 2022
• Nutting's Flycatcher, Paige Creek - added 14 April 2022
• Golden-winged Warbler, Granite Reef - added 14 April 2022
• Rusty Blackbird, Sweetwater, Tucson - added 14 April 2022
• Pine Warbler, Chandler - added 14 April 2022
• Eurasian Wigeon, Phoenix - added 14 April 2022
• Pomarine Jaeger, San Carlos Lake - added 14 April 2022
• Short-billed Gull, Lake Pleasant - added 14 April 2022
• Scarlet Tanager, Columbus Park, Tucson - added 14 April 2022
• Wood Thrush, Oatman - added 14 April 2022
• Least Flycatcher, Sonoita Creek Riparian C.A. - added 14 April 2022
• Least Flycatcher, Barry Goldwater Range - added 14 April 2022
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lake Havasu City - added 14 April 2022
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lake Pleasant - added 14 April 2022
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glendale Recharge Ponds - added 14 April 2022
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lake Pleasant - added 14 April 2022
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, San Carlos Lake - added 14 April 2022
• Ruff, Caballero Dairy - added 14 April 2022
• Ruff, Van deWaerden Dairy - added 14 April 2022
• Hudsonian Godwit, Gila River Indian R. - added 14 April 2022
• Black-throated Blue Warbler, Boyce Thompson Arboretum - added 14 April 2022
• Black-throated Green Warbler, Santa Cruz R., Tucson - added 14 April 2022
• American Tree Sparrow, Chinle, Apache County - 2021 photos added 14 April 2022
• Black-legged Kitiwake, Bill Williams Delta - 2021 photos added 14 April 2022
• Black-legged Kitiwake, Glendale Recharge Ponds - 2021 photos added 14 April 2022
• Black-legged Kitiwake, Santa Cruz River, Tucson - 2021 photos added 14 April 2022
• American Woodcock, Cave Creek Canyon - 2021 photos added 14 April 2022
• Groove-billed Ani, Gila River I.C. - added 14 April 2022
• Purple Gallinule, Tucson - 2020 photos added 13 October 2021
• Parasitic Jaeger, Lake Havasu - added 13 October 2021
• Long-tailed Jaeger, Lake Roosevelt - added 13 October 2021
• Upland Sandpiper, Santa Cruz Flats - added 10 October 2021
• Canada Warbler, Tubac - added 10 October 2021
• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, John Lake Playa - added 10 October 2021
• Red-headed Woodpecker, Tucson - added 09 October 2021
• Red Knot, Paloma Ranch - added 09 October 2021
• Red Knot, Spot Road Farm - added 09 October 2021
• American Golden-Plover, Spot Road Farm - added 09 October 2021
• Kentucky Warbler, Sierra Vista - added 09 October 2021
• Bobolink, John Lake Playa - added 08 Octobber 2020
• Bobolink, Holbrook - added 08 Octobber 2020
• Bobolink, Flagstaff - added 08 Octobber 2020
• Iceland Gull, Lake Pleasant (Yavapai) - 2019 photos added 04 October 2021
• Yellow-footed Gull, Lake Havasu - added 07 October 2021
• Pacific Golden-Plover, Paloma Ranch - added 06 October 2021
• Tricolored Heron, Gilbert - added 05 October 2021
• Blackburnian Warbler, Parker Canyon Lake - added 05 October 2021
• Tufted Flycatcher, Box Canyon - added 5 October 2021
• Ruddy Turnstone, John Lake Playa, Coconino County - added 04 October 2021
• Elegant Tern, Lakeside Park, Tucson - added 04 October 2021
• Elegant Tern, Amado - added 04 October 2021
• Elegant Tern, Patagonia Lake - added 04 October 2021
• Red-headed Woodpecker, Flagstaff - added 04 October 2021
• Berylline Hummingbird, Madera Canyon - added 3 October 2021
• Brant, Phoenix - added 3 October 2021
• Red-headed Woodpecker, Pinedale Estates - added 13 May 2021
• Palm Warbler (Eastern subspecies), Dankworth Pond - added 13 May 2021
• Mew Gull, Benson - added 13 May 2021
• Golden-winged Warbler, Rio Rico - added 13 May 2021
• Black Skimmer, White Star Dairy - added 13 May 2021
• Common Grackle, Willcox - added 13 May 2021
• Red-necked Grebe, Lake Pleasant - added 16 March 2021
• Common Crane, Duncan - added 16 March 2021
• Black Scoter, Lake Pleasant - added 16 March 2021
• Black Scoter, Glen Canyon RNA - added 26 January 2021
• Kentucky Warbler, Wupatki Nat. Mon. - added 26 January 2021
• Least Grebe, Glendale Recharge Ponds - added 26 January 2021
• White-winged Junco, South Rim Grand Canyon - added 26 January 2021
• Trumpeter Swan, Queen Valley - added 26 January 2021
• Long-tailed Duck, Patagonia Lake - added 26 January 2021
• Cave Swallow, San Carlos Reservoir - added 26 January 2021
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Roosevelt Lake - added 26 January 2021
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glendale - added 26 January 2021
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lake Havasu - added 26 January 2021
• Glossy Ibis, Vicksburg - added 26 January 2021
• Black-capped Chickadee, Kanab Creek, Fredonia - added 26 January 2021
• Streak-backed Oriole, Himmel Park, Tucson - added 18 December 2020
• American Tree Sparrow, Badger Spring - added 18 December 2020
• American Tree Sparrow, Round Rock Reservoir - added 18 December 2020
• Northern Shrike, Hunter's Point, Apache Co. - added 18 December 2020
• Trumpeter Swan, Granite Reef R.A. - added 16 December 2020
• Common Crane, Willcox - added 16 December 2020
• Field Sparrow, Whitewater Draw - added 16 December 2020
• Field Sparrow, Portal - added 20 November 2020
• Black-throated Blue Warbler, Marana - added 16 December 2020
• Black-throated Blue Warbler, NW Tucson - added 20 November 2020
• Streak-backed Oriole, Tubac - added 20 November 2020
• Broad-winged Hawk, Cave Creek Canyon - added 20 November 2020
• Blackburnian Warbler, Santa Gertrudis Lane - added 20 November 2020
• Blackburnian Warbler, Columbus Park, Tucson - added 19 November 2020
• Blackpoll Warbler, Hassayampa River Preserve - added 19 November 2020
• Magnolia Warbler, Goldfield Rec. Site, Salt River - added 19 November 2020
• Tennessee Warbler, Hassayampa - added 19 November 2020
• Purple Finch (Eastern), Meteor Crater RV Park - added 19 November 2020
• Purple Finch (California), Flagstaff - added 19 November 2020
• Purple Finch (Eastern), Meteor Crater RV Park - added 19 November 2020
• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Spot Road Farm - added 31 October 2020
• Common Grackle, Meteor Crater RV Park - added 31 October 2020
• Ruddy Ground-Dove, Meteor Crater RV Park - added 31 October 2020
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, I-40 Meteor Crater Rest Area - added 31 October 2020
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Flagstaff - added 31 October 2020
• Palm Warbler, Silverlake Park, Tucson - added 31 October 2020
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lake Havasu - added 31 October 2020
• Cape May Warbler, Dove Valley, Surprise - added 31 October 2020
• Canada Warbler, Brandi Fenton Park, Tucson - added 30 October 2020
• Black-throated Green Warbler, Whitetail Canyon - added 30 October 2020
• Black-thr. Blue Warbler, Chiricahua Nat. Mon. - added 30 October 2020
• Baltimore Oriole, Whitetail Canyon - added 30 October 2020
• Ruff, Willcox - added 19 October 2020
• Roseate Spoonbill, Gilbert Water Ranch - added 19 October 2020
• Eared Quetzal, Cave Creek Canyon - added 19 October 2020
• American Golden-Plover, Maricopa - added 19 October 2020
• American Golden-Plover, Lake Havasu City - added 19 October 2020
• Magnolia Warbler, Indian School Park - added 7 October 2020
• Palm Warbler, Gilbert Water Ranch - added 7 October 2020
• Philadelphia Vireo, Kino Springs - added 7 October 2020
• Kentucky Warbler, Cave Creek Canyon - added 7 October 2020
• Blackburnian Warbler, Gilbert Water Ranch - added 5 October 2020
• Red-eyed Vireo, Lakeside Park, Tucson - added 5 October 2020
• Northern Jacana, Ina Road / Santa Cruz River - added 5 October 2020
• Eared Quetzal, Cave Creek Canyon - added 5 October 2020
• Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lake Pleasant - added 5 October 2020
• Least Flycatcher, Dateland - added 23 September 2020
• Ruff, Stanfield - added 23 September 2020
• Canada Warbler, Box Bar Rec. Area - added 23 September 2020
• Eastern Kingbird, Gilbert Water Ranch - added 22 September 2020
• Red Phalarope, Stanfield - added 22 September 2020
• Yellow-green Vireo, Hassayampa River - added 22 September 2020
• Roseate Spoonbill, Glendale Recharge Basins - added 21 September 2020
• Laughing Gull, Glendale Recharge Basins - added 21 September 2020
• Canada Warbler, Gilbert Water Ranch - added 21 September 2020
• Roseate Spoonbill, Willow Tank - added 16 September 2020
• Broad-winged Hawk, Pintail Slough - added 16 September 2020
• Hooded Warbler, Pinal Mountains - added 16 September 2020
• Northern Jacana, Canoa Ranch - added 16 September 2020
• Bobolink, Whitewater Draw - added 16 September 2020
• Reddish Egret, Lake Pleasant - added 14 September 2020
• Little Blue Heron, Growler Pond - added 8 September 2020
• Least Tern, East of Yuma - added 8 September 2020
• Reddish Egret, East of Yuma - added 7 September 2020
• Eastern Kingbird, Gilbert Water Ranch - added 7 September 2020
• Roseate Spoonbill, Canoa Ranch - added 7 September 2020
• Eared Quetzal, Rucker Canyon - added 1 September 2020
• Blue-winged Warbler, Joseph City - added 30 August 2020
• Upland Sandpiper, Marana - added 30 August 2020
• Purple Gallinule, Tucson - added 30 August 2020
• Least Tern, Stanfield - added 30 August 2020
• Orchard Oriole, Meteor Crater - added 30 August 2020
• Purple Gallinule, Buenos Aires NWR - added 30 August 2020
• Tricolored Heron, Stanfield - added 30 August 2020
• Reddish Egret, Lake St. Clair - added 30 August 2020
• Reddish Egret, Santa Cruz Flats - added 30 August 2020
• Plain-capped Starthroat Patagonia - added 30 August 2020
• Common Crane, Kinnikinick Lake - added 30 August 2020
• Eared Quetzal, Cave Creek Canyon - added 29 June 2020
• Streak-backed Oriole, Hassayampa River Preserve - added 29 June 2020
• Tropical Parula, Huachuca Canyon - added 29 June 2020
• Least Tern, Canoa Ranch - added 19 June 2020
• Short-tailed Hawk, Mt. Graham - added 19 June 2020
• Red-necked Grebe, Apache Lake - added 19 June 2020
• Red-necked Grebe, Saguaro Lake - added 19 June 2020
• White-eared Hummingbird, Miller Canyon - added 19 June 2020
• Little Blue Heron, Tres Rios - added 19 June 2020
• Berylline Hummingbird, Madera Canyon - added 18 June 2020
• Eared Quetzal, Cave Creek Canyon - added 16 June 2020
• Blackpoll Warbler, Holbrook - added 16 June 2020
• Elegant Tern, Canoa Ranch - added 16 June 2020
• Canada Warbler, Page - added 16 June 2020
• Tennessee Warbler, Lee's Ferry - added 16 June 2020
• Magnificent Frigatebird, Green Valley - added 16 June 2020
• Red Phalarope, Yuma - added 16 June 2020
• Flame-colored Tanager, Miller Canyon - added 16 June 2020
• Glossy Ibis, Willcox - added 16 June 2020
• Arctic Tern, Tucson - added 16 June 2020

• Regional Interest and Out of Season

  • Flammulated Owl, Green Valley - added 26 January 2021
  • Eastern Meadowlark, Fort Lowell Park, Tucson - added 31 October 2020
  • Common Tern, Roper Lake - added 8 October 2020
  • Dickcissel, San Pedro House - added 2 February 2020

  Hybrids, Exotics, and Other

  • Egyptian Goose, Chandler - added 05 October 2021
  • Leucistic Vermilion Flycatcher, Marana - added 04 October 2021
  • Hybrid Glossy x White-faced Ibis, Buckeye - added 17 May 2020
  • Hybrid Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal, Palo Verde - added 17 May 2020
  • Hybrid Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal, Mormon Lake - added 17 May 2020
  • Hybrid Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal, Avondale - added 17 May 2020
  • Hybrid Ring-necked Duck x Lesser Scaup, Phoenix - added 17 May 2020
  • Probable Anna's x Broad-billed Hummingbird, Scottsdale - added 26 February 2020
  • Hybrid Northern Shoveler x Cinnamon Teal, Tucson - added 2 February 2020