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
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Bendire's Thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Gila Woodpecker
Common Raven
Verdin
Cactus Wren
Phainopepla
House Sparrow
House Finch
Mourning Dove
Turkey Vulture
Great Horned Owl
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bewick's Wren
Curve-billed Thrasher
Lesser Goldfinch
Abert's Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Gambel's Quail
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.