Portal-Paradise Road
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Portal-Paradise Road is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 204 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts a wide variety of species 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
Thick-billed Kingbird
Tyrannus crassirostris
Curve-billed Thrasher (curvirostre Group)
Toxostoma curvirostre
Lucifer Hummingbird
Calothorax lucifer
White-eared Hummingbird
Basilinna leucotis
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
Bendire's Thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Common Poorwill
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Gambel's Quail
Wild Turkey
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Acorn Woodpecker
Arizona Woodpecker
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Hutton's Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
Mexican Jay
Common Raven
Bridled Titmouse
Juniper Titmouse
Bewick's Wren
Spotted Towhee
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.