Paloma Ranch
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Paloma Ranch is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 286 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Cinnamon Teal, Mallard, and Rock Pigeon 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
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Rock Pigeon
Black-necked Stilt
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Neotropic Cormorant
White-faced Ibis
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Burrowing Owl
Western Kingbird
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Great-tailed Grackle
Birding Tips
- 1
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.