Box Bar Recreation Site
Arizona · Southwest
Moderate
October-May
About This Location
Box Bar Recreation Site is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 223 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, and Neotropic Cormorant 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
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
American Wigeon
Mallard
Gambel's Quail
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Great Horned Owl
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Cassin's Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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.