Las Cienegas NCA
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Las Cienegas NCA is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 231 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Red-tailed Hawk, and Gila Woodpecker 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
Inca Dove
Columbina inca
Abert's Towhee
Melozone aberti
Buff-breasted Flycatcher
Empidonax fulvifrons
Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Broad-billed x Berylline Hummingbird (hybrid)
Cynanthus latirostris x Saucerottia beryllina
American Goshawk
Astur atricapillus
Five-striped Sparrow
Amphispizopsis quinquestriata
Botteri's Sparrow
Peucaea botterii
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Common Raven
Horned Lark
House Finch
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Chihuahuan Meadowlark
Lucy's Warbler
Turkey Vulture
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Say's Phoebe
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.