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
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Vermilion Flycatcher
Mallard
Gambel's Quail
Mourning Dove
Sora
Killdeer
Black Phoebe
Verdin
House Finch
Song Sparrow
Abert's Towhee
Great-tailed Grackle
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-winged Dove
Gila Woodpecker
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Northern Mockingbird
Hooded Oriole
Birding Tips
- 1
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.