Pena Blanca Lake
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Pena Blanca Lake is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 285 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Mallard, Mexican Duck, and American Coot 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
Five-striped Sparrow
Amphispizopsis quinquestriata
Scaled Quail
Callipepla squamata
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Northern Pygmy-Owl (Mountain)
Glaucidium gnoma
Buff-collared Nightjar
Antrostomus ridgwayi
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Mexican Duck
Ruddy Duck
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Broad-billed Hummingbird
American Coot
Pied-billed Grebe
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Gray Hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Red-naped Sapsucker
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Black Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Carry extra water and sun protection; mornings are the prime birding window.