Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 219 species recorded on eBird. This desert habitat attracts Gambel's Quail, Mourning Dove, and Costa's Hummingbird among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Anna's x Costa's Hummingbird (hybrid)
Calypte anna x costae
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Costa's Hummingbird
Gila Woodpecker
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Common Raven
Verdin
Cactus Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Phainopepla
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Canyon Towhee
Hooded Oriole
Western Tanager
Gambel's Quail
Turkey Vulture
Gilded Flicker
Purple Martin
Birding Tips
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Start birding at dawn when desert birds are most active before the heat.
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Check around water sources, which concentrate desert species.
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Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.