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
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
Lesser Nighthawk
Northern Mockingbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Mourning Dove
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
House Finch
Black-throated Sparrow
Lucy's Warbler
Turkey Vulture
Song Sparrow
White-winged Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
American Kestrel
Verdin
Northern Yellow Warbler
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.