Portal - Willow Tank
Arizona · Southwest
About This Location
Portal - Willow Tank is a productive birding destination in Arizona, with 257 species recorded on eBird. This desert and chaparral habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Great Blue Heron, and Say's Phoebe 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
American Goshawk
Astur atricapillus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Curve-billed Thrasher (curvirostre Group)
Toxostoma curvirostre
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Broad-billed x Berylline Hummingbird (hybrid)
Cynanthus latirostris x Saucerottia beryllina
Lucifer Hummingbird
Calothorax lucifer
Bendire's Thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Curve-billed Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Mexican Duck
Gambel's Quail
Eurasian Collared-Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Loggerhead Shrike
Brewer's Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Lucy's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Snipe
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chihuahuan Meadowlark
American Coot
Turkey Vulture
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.