Avra Valley WTP
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Avra Valley WTP is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 274 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, and Gadwall among many others. The unique desert and riparian habitats support specialty species alongside wintering and migrating birds.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Bendire's Thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Red-tailed Hawk
Gila Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Common Raven
Verdin
Horned Lark
American Pipit
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.