Needle Rock Recreation Area
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Needle Rock Recreation Area is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 223 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Mallard, Gambel's Quail, and White-winged 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
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Hutton's Vireo
Vireo huttoni
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris
Western Flycatcher (Pacific-slope)
Empidonax difficilis
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Gila Woodpecker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Black Phoebe
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Bell's Vireo
Verdin
Northern Mockingbird
Lark Sparrow
Abert's Towhee
Yellow-breasted Chat
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Yellowthroat
Northern Cardinal
Mallard
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Western Warbling Vireo
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
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.