Las Lagunas de Anza wetlands (Drive-in Ponds)
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Las Lagunas de Anza wetlands (Drive-in Ponds) is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 212 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Eurasian Collared-Dove, White-winged Dove, and Great Blue Heron 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
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
Setophaga coronata
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons
Northern Cardinal (Common)
Cardinalis cardinalis
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Black-capped Gnatcatcher
Polioptila nigriceps
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
House Finch (Common)
Haemorhous mexicanus
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Gila Woodpecker
Vermilion Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Tropical Kingbird
Bell's Vireo
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Phainopepla
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Yellow-breasted Chat
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Lucy's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
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.