Betty's Kitchen/Laguna Dam
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Betty's Kitchen/Laguna Dam is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 211 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts American Coot, Double-crested Cormorant, and Snowy Egret 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
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Common Poorwill
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Gambel's Quail
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
American Coot
Great Egret
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Verdin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Crissal Thrasher
House Finch
Song Sparrow
Abert's Towhee
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-headed Blackbird
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.