Jewel of the Creek Preserve
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Jewel of the Creek Preserve is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 200 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Mallard, Gambel's Quail, and Mourning Dove 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
Gilded Flicker
Colaptes chrysoides
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni
Steller's Jay (Southwest Interior)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris
Western Warbling Vireo
Vireo swainsoni
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black Phoebe
Verdin
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Phainopepla
House Sparrow
Lesser Goldfinch
Black-throated Sparrow
Abert's Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Northern Cardinal
Cooper's Hawk
Common Raven
Dark-eyed Junco
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.
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