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
Anna's x Costa's Hummingbird (hybrid)
Calypte anna x costae
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Rock Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Black-necked Stilt
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
White-faced Ibis
Gila Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Curve-billed Thrasher
House Finch
Rufous-winged Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Lazuli Bunting
Wilson's Phalarope
Least Sandpiper
Snowy Egret
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.